Melanie George Smith is founder and president of Sustainable World Strategies, which drives organizational improvement through strategic community relations, business development and global

Melanie George Smith is founder and president of Sustainable World Strategies, which drives organizational improvement through strategic community relations, business development and global sustainability. Business Owner 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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George Kamiya speaks about the energy and greenhouse gas emissions from digital technologies, and provides ideas on how to keep them at bay in light of ever growing computing needs. He also discusses

George Kamiya speaks about the energy and greenhouse gas emissions from digital technologies, and provides ideas on how to keep them at bay in light of ever growing computing needs. He also discusses ways in which digital technologies can be employed to help combat the climate crisis. This talk is based on his much acclaimed work on digital technologies and energy at the International Energy Agency. George coordinates the IEA's work on digitalisation and tracking clean energy progress, and leads the agency’s analysis on ICT energy use and automated and shared mobility. He was a lead author of the 2017 Digitalization & Energy report and has contributed to the agency's work on climate change mitigation and adaptation. 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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TV host and science educator, Bill Nye, talks about older climate deniers 'aging out,' and the rise of scientifically-literate people emerging to combat climate

TV host and science educator, Bill Nye, talks about older climate deniers 'aging out,' and the rise of scientifically-literate people emerging to combat climate disruption. https://climateone.org/events/bill-nye-science-guy https://climateone.org

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Bill McKibben Speech at AASHE2011 Student Summit. He addresses the question,

what else do we need to do?   Brings us up to date where we are today as a planet.  Twenty-two years ago he wrote the End of Nature, before the issue/evidence of climate change.  

To order The End of Nature from Amazon, click on the link or visit your local bookstore. Thank you.

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Plastic pollution and food insecurity are two of the most pressing social and environmental challenges we face today. Luckily for us, some of our small insect friends are willing and able to help us

Plastic pollution and food insecurity are two of the most pressing social and environmental challenges we face today. Luckily for us, some of our small insect friends are willing and able to help us find solutions. George Shenusay is a New Yorker who has moved to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for sustainability. He accidentally inbread thousands of mealworms in middle school and now he’s found himself here. He’s studying environmental science at UCLA and is currently leading a research team with a focus on mealworms and their ability to eat plastic. George and his research team currently do their work at UCLA’s MIC (Molecular Instrumentation Center) and the BHS lab. They have been working on this project since 2018. 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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Bill Gates addresses the warming of the planet by CO2 emissions and resulting temperature increases and ecosystems collapsing. Do we really have to get down to near zero emissions? Yes. This is a

Bill Gates addresses the warming of the planet by CO2 emissions and resulting temperature increases and ecosystems collapsing. Do we really have to get down to near zero emissions? Yes. This is a presentation made at TED conference 2010.

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As a Tennessee native, Erica Davis, is keenly aware of the role that oil and gas extraction plays in her home state, as well as the fact rural Tennesseans often benefit little from resource

As a Tennessee native, Erica Davis, is keenly aware of the role that oil and gas extraction plays in her home state, as well as the fact rural Tennesseans often benefit little from resource extraction operations within their communities. Working in collaboration with grassroots organizers in Campbell County, TN, Davis has researched, written, and obtained sponsorship for a bill to reform oil and natural gas severance taxes. In Tennessee, severance taxes are the only legislative means to ensure that part of the wealth associated with oil and gas production remains in-state. Davis’s bill seeks to raise these taxes and change the way the tax revenue is distributed so that all of the revenue returns to the affected communities in the county where extraction occurred. (Impacted communities currently receive only one-third of the revenue). Davis, who’s now pursuing an environmental law degree, lobbied hard to help raise bipartisan support for the bill. Unfortunately, the bill was dropped from the 2015-2016 docket. Davis intends to revive the bill in the next legislative session.

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