Category: Sustainability

How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft

Boyan Slat (@BoyanSlat, Delft, 1994) combines environmentalism, creativity and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. Currently working on oceanic plastic pollution, he believes current prevention measures will have to be supplemented by active removal of plastics in order to succeed. With his concept called Marine Litter Extraction, Boyan Slat proposes a radical clean-up solution,…Continue Reading How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft

Paul Hawken: “We have to squeeze into our ecological footprint a just and meaningful society” (29:03)

Environmentalist and entrepreneur Paul Hawken, CEO of OneSun Solar, an energy company focused on ultra low-cost solar based on green chemistry and biomimicry. His speech at the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship 2010 focuses on environmental problems around the world….Continue Reading Paul Hawken: “We have to squeeze into our ecological footprint a just and meaningful society” (29:03)

The Story of Change – Why Citizens (not shoppers) Hold the Key to a Better World (6:30)

Can shopping save the world? The Story of Change urges viewers to put down their credit cards and start exercising their citizen muscles to build a more sustainable, just and fulfilling world. See full site: http://storyofchange.org…Continue Reading The Story of Change – Why Citizens (not shoppers) Hold the Key to a Better World (6:30)