This trailer introduces "A Thousand Suns," a film from The Global Oneness Project, set in the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley. The film investigates two critical threats: the erosion of indigenous Gamo spirituality and governance by protestant evangelism, and the introduction of chemical agriculture by the Western aid organization AGRA.

Through these external forces, "A Thousand Suns" highlights the modern world's separation from nature. It contrasts this with the Gamo people's interconnected worldview, presenting it as fundamental for long-term sustainability in the region and beyond.

Harry Kreisler of the University of Berkeley interviews Amory Lovins on Natural Capitalism (http://www.natcap.org/). Lovins discusses the Rocky Mountain Institute (http://www.rmi.org/) and analyzes how the profit motive can redesign the relationship between the environment and capitalism.

Drawing on his three-decade career as an innovator, Lovins explains how ideas can impact business practices and government policy. The ultimate goal is to foster environmental sustainability.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ross Gelbspan's 1997 book, *The Heat Is On: The High Stakes Battle Over Earth's Threatened Climate*, documents the reality and acceleration of global warming.

Gelbspan exposes the campaign by oil and coal interests, teamed with conservative politicians, to confuse the public. He was an early voice in urging people to confront the facts of climate change.

President-elect Barack Obama addressed the Global Climate Summit in Beverly Hills, California, on November 18-19, 2008, promising "a new chapter of American leadership on climate change."

His subsequent engagements included Climate Change Talks in 2009 (details here), speeches on climate change in 2013 (details here), and discussions on reducing carbon pollution from power plants in May 2014 (details here).

Imagine living beside the world's largest freshwater body, yet being unable to afford its use. This is the reality for Highland Park, Michigan residents, who face soaring water costs and demand accountability for these rising expenses.

This critical situation highlights issues of water access, community rights, sustainability, and civil rights, with particular relevance to women's rights, government responsibility, and local activism in Michigan. The topic is explored in a film by Liz Miller.

Our actions on a finite planet have a greater impact than we often realize. Daily choices, from personal habits to business practices, are interconnected in unexpected ways.

The health of business is directly linked to the natural world's well-being. Both can grow and flourish together.

This perspective comes from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Portland State University (PSU) defines sustainability, proudly identifying as "green, urban, and connected." The university attracts more students than any other in Oregon.

This content is categorized under Education. Key tags include: Oregon, Portland, University, PSU, international, sustainable, green, connected, urban, diversity, and progressive.

Andrew Revkin's New York Times blog, Dot Earth (launched 2007), explores global sustainability.

This initiative is vital as the world faces an impending population of nine billion and a growing consensus on the significant dangers posed by climate change.