“What’s going on with recycling? The answer is complicated and has been confused, says Kieran White. He’s a 21 year old sustainability entrepreneur that’s been working on the recycling

“What’s going on with recycling? The answer is complicated and has been confused, says Kieran White. He’s a 21 year old sustainability entrepreneur that’s been working on the recycling problem since he was 18, most recently working on an innovative recycling startup called Lasso Loop - deciding to dedicate his time to solving the recycling problem. In this creative, simple and transparent talk on an otherwise controversial topic, Kieran explores why recycling is misunderstood and how we can all join the recycling revolution. Being the change we wish to see in the world.” “What’s going on with recycling? The answer is complicated and has been confused, says Kieran White. He’s a 21 year old sustainability entrepreneur that’s been working on the recycling problem since he was 18, most recently working on an innovative recycling startup called Lasso Loop - deciding to dedicate his time to solving the recycling problem. In this creative, simple and transparent talk on an otherwise controversial topic, Kieran explores why recycling is misunderstood and how we can all join the recycling revolution. Being the change we wish to see in the world.” This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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Richard Wolfson discusses his book "Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century: A Citizen's Guide", an authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround

Richard Wolfson discusses his book "Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century: A Citizen's Guide", an authoritative and unbiased guide to nuclear technology and the controversies that surround it. Are you for nuclear power or against it? What's the basis of your opinion? Did you know a CT scan gives you some 2 millisieverts of radiation? Do you know how much a millisievert is? Does irradiation make foods safer or less safe? What is the point of a bilateral Russia–US nuclear weapons treaty in a multipolar world? These are nuclear questions that call for nuclear choices, and this book equips citizens to make these choices informed ones. It explains, clearly and accessibly, the basics of nuclear technology and describes the controversies surrounding its use. Richard Wolfson is a Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at Middlebury College, where he also taught in the Environmental Studies Program and at the Middlebury Institute in Monterey. He did undergraduate work in physics and philosophy at MIT and Swarthmore, holds a Master’s in environmental studies from the University of Michigan and a PhD in physics from Dartmouth. Wolfson’s research involves the Sun, climate change, and solar energy. Other published work encompasses medical physics, plasma physics, electronics, nuclear issues, and astrophysics. His books "Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-first Century: A Citizen’s Guide" and "Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified" exemplify Wolfson’s interest in making science accessible to nonscientists. Wolfson has published in Scientific American and World Book Encyclopedia. His video courses for The Teaching Company’s Great Courses series include Einstein’s Relativity and the Quantum Revolution, Physics in Your Life, Earth’s Changing Climate, Physics and Our Universe, and Understanding Modern Electronics. He has spent sabbaticals at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, St. Andrews University, and Stanford University. He is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Get the book here: https://goo.gle/3bDYgZ6. Moderated by Matt Bongiovi. Speaker photo credit: James P. Blair. #nuclearpower #RichardWolfson

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In their new book, The Paradise Notebooks, Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illuminated by incandescent poetry and

In their new book, The Paradise Notebooks, Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the spectacular Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illuminated by incandescent poetry and fascinating fact. From granite to aspen, to fire, to a rare, endemic species of butterfly, the essays in the book explore the natural history and mystical wonder of each element with a balanced and captivating touch. As they weave in vignettes from their ninety-mile backpacking trip across the range, Nevle and Nightingale powerfully reconceive the Sierra Nevada as both earthly matter and transcendental offering, letting us into a reality in which nature holds just as much spiritual importance as it does physical. Join Richard, Steven, and former NHI Executive Director Tom Fleischner in a webinar conversation about The Paradise Notebooks and all the beauty and wonder of the Sierra Nevada. In a time of rapid environmental degradation, there is a way forward—a whole-minded, learned, loving attention to place that rekindles our joyful relationship with the living world. The Natural History Institute’s Stories of Nature and Culture series explores ways that people and nature intersect in a wide variety of social, ecological, and personal contexts. In the 2021-2022 installment of this series, we hope to converse with artists, scientists, and writers willing to share their interpretation of and experience with the practice of natural history.

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Clean Tech expert Richard Hilt explains various aspects of this new field. Excerpts from a presentation at Clean Tech Open, Silicon Valley, August 2008. www.cleantechopen.com. Film by Expert In A Box.

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Green Economy pioneer Van Jones addresses the 2009 Bentley University/TIME magazine Leadership Forum. Jones, founder of Green For All and served as President Obama's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. This is Part 1 of a 27-minute address where he addresses the three fallacies that tore the floor out from under the American people:  rely on consumtion, rather than production; credit rather than smart savings and thrift; and ecological destruction rather than restoration.

Since resigning from his White House post, Mr. Jones has been vilified in the press as a communist, fascist and racist. We recommend listening to what he talks about, rather than the talk about him.

 

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Featuring: Tim Mohin Chief Executive GRI Richard Howitt CEO International Integrated Reporting Council Paul Simpson CEO and Co-Founder CDP MODERATOR: B. Accountability Helle Bank Jorgensen CEO B.

Featuring: Tim Mohin Chief Executive GRI Richard Howitt CEO International Integrated Reporting Council Paul Simpson CEO and Co-Founder CDP MODERATOR: B. Accountability Helle Bank Jorgensen CEO B. Accountability

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Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in

Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York City. He wrote Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism and founded www.democracyatwork.info, a non-profit advocacy organization of the same name that promotes democratic workplaces as a key path to a stronger, democratic economic system. Professor Wolff discusses the economic dimensions of our lives, our jobs, our incomes, our debts, those of our children, and those looming down the road in his unique mixture of deep insight and dry humor. He presents current events and draws connections to the past to highlight the machinations of our global economy. He helps us to understand political and corporate policy, organization of labor, the distribution of goods and services, and challenges us to question some of the deepest foundations of our society. For more of his lectures, visit the Democracy at Work YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/democracyatwrk. Get the book here: https://goo.gl/XDxuDL

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Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino?, with Dr. Barbara Durrant Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Michio Kaku: 99.99%

Can this “frozen zoo” resurrect the Northern White Rhino?, with Dr. Barbara Durrant Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/c/bigthink Up next ►► Michio Kaku: 99.99% of species go extinct. What is humanity’s future? https://youtu.be/JAK6KrIuRbI Due to poaching, the Northern White Rhinoceros is functionally extinct. There are only two members of the species left. The San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a unique biotech facility called the "frozen zoo" that could reverse the extinction. Using in vitro fertilization, scientists hope to implant a Northern White Rhino embryo inside a Southern White Rhino, a closely related species. If successful, this procedure could help rescue critically endangered species or even resurrect extinct ones. This video was originally created and shared by Freethink. Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/videos/white-rhino-extinction ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more of our stories on animal extinction: Cause of worst mass extinction ever found ►► https://bigthink.com/hard-science/cause-of-worst-mass-extinction-ever-found/ The platypus is headed for extinction, warn Australian scientists ►► https://bigthink.com/life/platypus-extinction/ Extinction is a natural process, but it’s happening at 1,000 times the normal speed ►►https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/extinction-is-a-natural-process-but-its-happening-at-1000-times-the-normal-speed/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Big Think | Smarter Faster™ ► Big Think The leading source of expert-driven, educational content. With thousands of videos, featuring experts ranging from Bill Clinton to Bill Nye, Big Think helps you get smarter, faster by exploring the big ideas and core skills that define knowledge in the 21st century. ► Big Think+ Make your business smarter, faster: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want more Big Think? ► Daily editorial features: https://bigthink.com/popular/ ► Get the best of Big Think right to your inbox: https://bigthink.com/st/newsletter ► Facebook: https://bigth.ink/facebook ► Instagram: https://bigth.ink/Instagram ► Twitter: https://bigth.ink/twitter

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Cheryl Suchors began writing at age six, when she wrote a play starring her sister and herself. She continued to write poetry until she took a detour through the business world for twenty years. She

Cheryl Suchors began writing at age six, when she wrote a play starring her sister and herself. She continued to write poetry until she took a detour through the business world for twenty years. She holds degrees from Harvard Business School and Smith College. Her memoir, 48 PEAKS, Hiking and Healing in the White Mountains, was published by She Writes Press in September, 2018. Cheryl continues to hike every chance she gets, most recently in Poland and Canada. Have you ever heard of the AMC Four Thousand Footer Club? Neither had Cheryl Suchors until she was already hiking one of the NH mountains that qualifies! Floundering in her second career, the one she’s always wanted, forty-eight year old Cheryl Suchors resolves that, despite a fear of heights, her mid-life success depends on hiking the highest of the grueling White Mountains in New Hampshire. All forty-eight of them. She endures injuries, novice mistakes, and the heartbreaking loss of a best friend. When breast cancer threatens her own life, she seeks solace and recovery in the wild. Hear her talk about hiking, changing careers, overcoming grief and more from the quest that took her ten years to complete. Get the book here: https://goo.gl/4ZR2fv

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