This program explores the relationship of human culture with the natural world, both through the lens of art and culture, and through the experience of education and on-the-ground-actions. Osprey Orielle Lake is founder of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus (http://www.iwecc.org), a solution-based alliance fostering resilient communities and promoting a post-carbon economy and energy future, and is the author of the recently published book, Uprisings for the Earth: Reconnecting Culture with...

This program explores the relationship of human culture with the natural world, both through the lens of art and culture, and through the experience of education and on-the-ground-actions. Osprey Orielle Lake is founder of the Women’s Earth and Climate Caucus, a solution-based alliance fostering resilient communities and promoting a post-carbon economy and energy future, and […] The post Eco Evolution – Reconnecting Culture With Nature, With Osprey Orielle Lake, founder of the Women’s Earth...

This conversation explores the essential resource of water and the growing movement to radically reduce our use of bottled water – as individuals, companies, restaurants and governments. Guest Michael Davis is a water expert, activist and entrepreneur. His U.S. Pure Water Corporation (http://www.uspw.net)is a mission driven full spectrum water treatment service company in Northern California that saved the City and County of San Francisco over $1 million by converting their offices from...

This conversation explores the essential resource of water and the growing movement to radically reduce our use of bottled water – as individuals, companies, restaurants and governments. Guest Michael Davis is a water expert, activist and entrepreneur. His U.S. Pure Water Corporation is a mission driven full spectrum water treatment service company in Northern California […] The post Eco Evolution – Reclaiming the Water Commons: Moving Beyond Bottled Water, With Michael Davis, CEO of U.S....

With Gil Friend, CEO of Natural Logic Sustainability Consultants There is no question that the shift to a sustainable culture requires all corporate hands on deck. The early, primitive age of our global consumer culture is giving way to a new era where we design products with a “cradle to cradle” approach, taking into account materials sourcing, manufacturing, shipping, use, reuse, and recycled materials. Sustainable business practices are fast evolving as successful models are tested,...

With Gil Friend, CEO of Natural Logic Sustainability Consultants There is no question that the shift to a sustainable culture requires all corporate hands on deck. The early, primitive age of our global consumer culture is giving way to a new era where we design products with a “cradle to cradle” approach, taking into account […] The post Eco Evolution – Corporate Transformation to Full Cycle Sustainability appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

With Ken Jordan, co-founder Evolver and Reality Sandwich On the forward edge of the progressive ranks of the sustainability movement is Evolver.net (http://Evolver.net)and its companion online journal, Reality Sandwich (http://RealitySandwich.net). This is where dreamers and innovators express possibilities in an open-minded venue that encourages out-of-the-box thinking and big visions. It is also where evolutionaries from around the world meet via the elegant Evolver social network (that...

With Ken Jordan, co-founder Evolver and Reality Sandwich On the forward edge of the progressive ranks of the sustainability movement is Evolver.net and its companion online journal, Reality Sandwich. This is where dreamers and innovators express possibilities in an open-minded venue that encourages out-of-the-box thinking and big visions. It is also where evolutionaries from around […] The post Eco Evolution – The Evolver Community: Making Change Online and On-the-Ground appeared first on...

Now that we are beyond “the end of the old world” as signified by the December 21, 2012 winter solstice, it is time to accelerate the shift to a thriving world. In this first 2013 edition of Eco Evolution, the conversation with big picture expert and educator Vinit Allen reveals the primary components and character of the planet-wide movement and offers some specific “game changing” priorities, as well as plenty of examples of how we can all play our parts in the eco evolution of our species...

Now that we are beyond “the end of the old world” as signified by the December 21, 2012 winter solstice, it is time to accelerate the shift to a thriving world. In this first 2013 edition of Eco Evolution, the conversation with big picture expert and educator Vinit Allen reveals the primary components and character […] The post Eco Evolution – Getting the Big Picture: Surveying the Front Lines of the Sustainability Movement With Vinit Allen, author Sustainable World Sourcebook appeared first...

Guest William Gladstone, Author and Indigenous Culture Expert For many years now there has been a growing fascination with the December 21, 2012 winter solstice. Significant meaning has been attributed to this date as the end of a major cycle in the Mayan calendar system and the beginning of what many hope will be a vital new cycle of higher evolution for humankind and our planet. Hundreds of events are taking place on this date, celebrating transition and transformation (see Birth2012.com...

Guest William Gladstone, Author and Indigenous Culture Expert For many years now there has been a growing fascination with the December 21, 2012 winter solstice. Significant meaning has been attributed to this date as the end of a major cycle in the Mayan calendar system and the beginning of what many hope will be a […] The post Eco Evolution – The 2012 Shift: The Mayan Calendar and New Beginning appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

With Jay Ma, Permaculture Educator Many have heard the word “permaculture” but most only have a vague understanding of the philosophy it proposes and how its design principles are applied. Bill Mollison and David Holmgren originated the permaculture concept (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofKTgmW_FAg)in the early 1970s in Australia. Since that time is has become a global movement with groups and guilds in almost all major cities. Following three core tenets – take care of the Earth (first...

With Jay Ma, Permaculture Educator Many have heard the word “permaculture” but most only have a vague understanding of the philosophy it proposes and how its design principles are applied. Bill Mollison and David Holmgren originated the permaculture concept in the early 1970s in Australia. Since that time is has become a global movement with […] The post Eco Evolution – The Permaculture Movement appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

With Jerry Tierney, Architect Sustainably designed buildings and cities involve more than better solar panels and the use of recycled materials, as this conversation with green architect Gerry Tierney reveals. The trend toward green building in major cities across the country and world is becoming less a movement than the norm. There are many ways to design environments and, importantly, lifestyles that contribute to the sustainability equation, while also saving money and improving health....

There are major changes coming to local food systems and how we source and consume food. Wasted food is a major economic and ecological problem, being addressed by many groups including Dana Frasz’ new non-profit Food Shift (http://www.foodshift.net)which is working to develop partnerships with local restaurants, hospitals, catering companies and food service organizations to preserve and distribute the 40% of edible food that goes uneaten (and into landfills and the atmosphere). The second...

Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, was a futurist, technology visionary and explorer of the deepest principles at work in Nature. He considered himself to be a “comprehensive anticipatory design scientist,” and dedicated his life to making our modern civilization work – for all of humanity – and in harmony with the systems of the natural world. His work lives on through countless brilliant people in many fields who have been inspired by and built on his ideas and inventions....

In 1971 Italian Architect Paolo Soleri, after having studied with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin in Arizona, purchased a large plot of land in the high desert 60 miles north of Phoenix and began Arcosanti (http://www.arcosanti.org), a model ecocity project. A nexus of Soleri’s extensive output over 70+ years, an event venue, and an educational center that has hosted over 7000 students at its annual construction workshops, this “urban laboratory” has been an inspiring cultural touchstone since...

For us to really get with the evolutionary program we need not control and patent natural systems, processes and life forms, but rather learn advanced design from them. Janine Benyus is the catalyst of and guide for a cross-disciplinary movement following her basic thesis that human beings should consciously emulate nature's genius in their designs. This 50 minute extended program not only conveys much about the concept and applications of biomimicry, but also sheds light on Janine’s history...

While people worldwide are well aware of the impacts of climate change, pollution and habitat loss – and know that there is a severe loss of species occurring – our leading experts and institutions are not seriously addressing the very real possibility of a mass extinction event of our making occurring within the next 30 to 100 years. Mass extinction means that the biosphere suffers such a huge loss of life forms on all levels that the web of interconnected biological systems breaks down,...

Founder, Green Festivals and Global Exchange, Green Economy Expert and Activist Major U.S. cities all have emerging green economic sectors says activist and author Kevin Danaher, and the opportunities for innovations – and profits – are growing with them.This information intense discussion gets into details about how cities are going green, bioregionalism is changing societies, how consumers can get green profiles of any product with an app, and how new products, services and community...

Hundreds of nonprofit organizations and NGOs are the drivers of our eco-evolution as individuals, societies and a global culture. As the stakes grow higher, the work of these groups in fostering the global shift becomes more and more vital. Darian Heyman, founder of the Craigs List Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp, author of Nonprofit Management 101 (http://www.amazon.com/Nonprofit-Management-101-Practical-Professionals/dp/0470285966)and producer of the new Social Media for Nonprofits ...

This inspiring discussion with journalist activist Dorka Keene reveals how women are playing pivotal roles in social change and the environmental movement, and how community is key to joining the eco evolution. Active for years working toempower women in politics and business, Keene recently authored Eco Amazons: Twenty Women Who Are Changing the World (http://www.ecoamazons.com). The conversation includes the stories of several of these bioneers: Judy Bonds who challenged and defeated the...