Here are a few of the sources of information that have inspired us to want to change to sustainable business success. The following animations, talks and documentaries contribute to our better understanding of the connections between business actions and detrimental environmental effects. Surprisingly, this was most smartly pointed out to me by the late comedian George Carlin, “Mother Earth will be here long after we’re gone.” In other words, our ecological ignorance (e.g. excessive burning of fossil fuels with resulting climate change, or carcinogenic plastics entering our food chain in the great pacific garbage patch) won’t kill planet earth, it will just kill the human race.
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Animations
Sustainability Explained Through Animation
Watch this short animated movie explaining sustainability created for RealEyes by Igloo Animations
Watch Video Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.
Watch Video 300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds
Fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries. Now that we're reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we're in for an exciting ride.
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TED Talks
Carl Safina - The Oil Spill's Unseen Culprits, Victims
The Gulf oil spill dwarfs comprehension, but we know this much: it's bad. Carl Safina scrapes out the facts in this blood-boiling cross-examination, arguing that the consequences will stretch far beyond the Gulf -- and many so-called solutions are making the situation worse.
Watch Video James Hansen - Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change
Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change.
Watch Video Garth Lenz - The True Cost of Oil
What does environmental devastation actually look like? At TEDxVictoria, photographer Garth Lenz shares shocking photos of the Alberta Tar Sands mining project -- and the beautiful (and vital) ecosystems under threat.
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Frontline
Frontline - HEAT
A far-reaching investigation into America's energy landscape and what can be done to save our planet - and what it will take.
Watch Video Frontline - Poisoned Waters
Investigating the dangerous new wave of pollutants entering our waterways and drinking water - and who's responsible.
Watch Video Show Frontline - Climate of Doubt
Four years ago, climate change was a hot issue and politicians from both sides seemed poised to act. Today public opinion on the climate issue has cooled considerably. Politicians either ignore it or proclaim their skepticism.
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Solutions
Janine Benyus - Biomimicry in action
Janine Benyus has a message for inventors: When solving a design problem, look to nature first. There you’ll find inspired designs for making things waterproof, aerodynamic, solar-powered and more. Here she reveals dozens of new products that take their cue from nature with spectacular results.
Watch Video Reinventing Fire
Energy-related economic, security, and environmental threats are intensifying the national conversation about how to regain energy leadership and competitiveness, restore jobs and prosperity, and build a secure and climate-safe energy system.
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Articles & Blogs
Time to Leave GDP Behind
Gross domestic product is a misleading measure of national success. Countries
should act now to embrace new metrics, urge Robert Costanza and colleagues.
Read the PDF A Transparent Market Means Rethinking the Ways Brands Advertise
In the transparent marketplace it's what you do, not what you say, that makes the difference, and that's good for sustainability
Read the Article The Minimalists
Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write about living a meaningful life with less stuff for 2 million readers. They live in Montana by way of Dayton, Ohio. As featured on: CBS, ABC, NPR, USA Today, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, and Toronto Star.
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LINKS OF INTEREST
Blog entry: A transparent market means rethinking the ways brands advertise
Blog: The Minimalists