Green Festivals Radio
by Green Festival Radio
Green Festival Radio™ presents an ongoing series of keynote speeches given at the world's largest sustainability event: Green Festival™. Speakers at Green Festival™ are articulate, powerful advocates for a just and sustainable planet. From authors and filmmakers to politicians, musicians and scientists, these renowned individuals inspire packed audiences with their expertise—one of the most compelling draws to Green Festival™ since 2002. Green Festival™ is a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America.
Episodes
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Dr. Stuart Pimm - Chicago 2009
The Balance of Nature? Humanity is driving species to extinction a hundred times faster than species would become extinct naturally, and the rate continues to accelerate at an alarming rate. Reducing deforestation and restoring deforested areas is by far the cheapest, simplest and most effective...
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Alice Waters - Chicago 2009
An Edible Education Round Table Chef Waters, owner of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, CA, will convene an edible education policy round table with local and national experts, including Illinois Congressman Danny Davis and filmmaker Chris Taylor. Waters has championed this movement nationally, offering...
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John Perkins - Chicago 2009
Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy For the first time in human history, every individual faces the same crises: climate change, diminishing resources and economic turmoil. We all have a crucial stake in how we move forward. It is time to develop positive models that are committed to creating…
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Greg Palast - Chicago 2009
Burn the Banks Palast, The New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist extraordinaire, will give the inside skinny on the billionaire bonus babies of banking. He will tell tales from his years of investigating the banking buzzards - from the Congo to Detroit - showing us the...
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Jim Hightower - Chicago 2009
Even the Smallest Dog Can Lift its Leg on the Tallest Building Hightower, populist speaker, agitator, best-selling author and radio commentator, is taking on the powers that be on behalf of the powers that ought to be - small farmers, small-business people, workers, grassroots organizers and just...
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Amy Goodman - Chicago 2009
Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times When powerful individuals, organizations and governments manipulate media to spread their own agendas, it is imperative that forums are in place to make sure the full stories are told. In many cases, this has not occurred through...
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Auden Schendler - Denver 2009
Getting Green Done If sustainability were quick and easy, as many consultants suggest, we'd have done it by now. Everyone's talking green, but global carbon dioxide emissions are climbing, and climate scientists tell us we have under a decade to solve the problem. We need fewer visionaries and…
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Mike Farrell - Denver 2009
A Great Moral Hunger Chair of the board of Death Penalty Focus, Farrell is also spokesperson for Concern America, an international refugee aid and development organization, and co-chair emeritus of the California Committee of Human Rights Watch. He has also been a Good Will A
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Greg Palast - Denver 2009
Burn the Banks Palast, The New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist extraordinaire, will give the inside skinny on the billionaire bonus babies of banking. He will tell tales from his years of investigating the banking buzzards - from the Congo to Detroit - showing us the...
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Tom DeWolf / Belvie Rooks - Denver 2009
Sustainable Healing from the Legacy of Slavery Rooks stood at the infamous "door of no return" at the Elmina slave dungeon in Ghana trying to imagine what reaching this spot must have felt like for some long-ago, African ancestor. Years earlier, DeWolf, a descendent of the largest slave-trading...
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John Perkins - Denver 2009
Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy For the first time in human history, every individual faces the same crises: climate change, diminishing resources and economic turmoil. We all have a crucial stake in how we move forward. It is time to develop positive models that are committed to creating…
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Gunter Pauli / Chido Govero - Denver 2009
Pulp to Protein: The Green Job Machine / Orphan Teaching Orphans We are witness to the demise of an economy built on what we did not have. Now we have an opportunity to evolve towards an economy based on what we have. In developing countries alone, where basic needs are unmet, the financial…
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Thom Hartmann - Denver 2009
Cracking the Code: The Art and Science of Persuasion Both an art and science, political persuasion is as much about biology as ideology, about knowing how the brain processes information and how that influences the way people perceive messages, make decisions and form worldviews. Drawing on his...
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Amy Goodman - Denver 2009
Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times The Bush administration manipulated and fabricated news to suit its purposes while the corporate media worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. Many people are fighting back, but their stories too often go...
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Jerome Ringo - Seattle 2009
The New Apollo Project Since 2003, the Apollo Alliance has argued that the problems of global warming, oil dependence and income inequality require bold action. The Obama administration's economic stimulus package is the first step in taking us toward a new clean energy economy, but it is just a...
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David Korten - Seattle 2009
Agenda for a New Economy Using excerpts from his latest book Agenda for a New Economy, Korten will expose the economic mirage created by Wall Street institutions that led us to believe the economy was expanding exponentially, even as our economic, social and natural capital eroded and most people...
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Laura Flanders - Seattle 2009
The Oxygen of Social Change If information is the oxygen of democracy, is independent media the oxygen of social change? A broadcaster for more than 20 years, Flanders, host of GRIT tv and author of the bestseller BUSHWOMEN: Tales of a Cynical Species, will engage you in a discussion of the…
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Malkia Cyril - Seattle 2009
Media Power Is One Path to Justice Communities of color, poor people and other disenfranchised communities face serious barriers to public participation and democratic inclusion. Building media power through digital inclusion, content standards and fights for representation strengthens not only…
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John Perkins: Seattle 2009
"Transforming Turmoil into a New Economy" Sharing his experiences as an economic hitman, Perkins will explore the empire that resulted and the plan presented in his book, The Secret History of the American Empire, for creating a stable, sustainable and peaceful world. Learn about the epiphany…
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Amy Goodman: Seattle 2009
"Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times." The Bush administration manipulated and fabricated news to suit its purposes while the corporate media worked hand in glove with the powerful to deceive the public. Many people are fighting back, but their stories too often go...
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"The Best Democracy Money Can Buy"
According to The Baltimore Chronicle, "No one has investigated the Bush dynasty like Greg Palast… and lived to write about it." The BBC and Democracy Now! Reporter and author of The New York Times bestsellers The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Armed Madhouse will give a harrowing and humorous...
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"Supreme Inspiration: Bringing Water to Dry Land"
Featured on Oprah's The Big Give, Byars Beckwith, world-renowned performer and founder of the celebrated Agape Choir, makes her San Francisco Green Festival debut - not to be missed! Bringing the power of music and storytelling to the stage, Byars Beckwith will take us on a journey to discover…
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Amy Goodman - Interview - D.C., 2008
Amy Goodman - acclaimed journalist and host of Democracy Now! - joins Melissa Mansfield to discuss the important of grassroots activism and a truly independent media. A thoughtful observer of American politics, Goodman is also the author of several books including Standing up to the Madness:...
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Van Jones - Speech - SF, 2008
As climate chaos and soaring fuel costs batter the U.S. economy, Jones brings a unique perspective to the color green. Shifting the environmental discussion from green consumers to green workers, Jones argues that a green economy that rescues the polar bears can also rescue the U.S. economy. He...
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Cornel West - Interview - SF, 2008
Dr. Cornel West - distinguished author, philosopher, and social critic - sits down with Melissa Mansfield to discuss race, politics and the green movement. West touches on themes from his new book, Hope on a Tightrope, on how to move democracy forward with courage, love and conviction.
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An Introduction to the Green Festival - Special Video
An introduction and overview of the Green Festival, the world's largest expo on sustainable business, social justice and the environment!
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Van Jones - Interview - SF, 2008
Author, activist and founder of Green For All, Van Jones talks to Melissa Mansfield about how to shift to a "green collar economy" that creates jobs and tackles environmental issues. With humor and optimism, Jones lays out a sensible plan for businesses and communities. To learn more, check out…
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Majora Carter - Speech - Chicago, 2008
"Green the Ghetto" - The green-collar revolution is the best opportunity we have had in decades to honor the legacy of the civil rights movement. Carter founded Sustainable South Bronx in 2001 to simultaneously alleviate poverty, improve the environment and reduce public health costs. Discover…
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Lester Brown - Interview - D.C., 2008
President of the Earth Policy Institute and author of Plan B 3.0, Lester Brown, outlines principal threats facing civilization and lays out an alternative to "business as usual" exploring strategies to solve global warming and other major environmental crises.
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Barbara Ehrenreich - Interview - D.C., 2008
Best-selling author and social critic, Barbara Ehrenreich, discusses her new book "This Land is Their Land" and offers a progressive political perspective on current environmental and economic issues.
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10 Green Tips - Special Video
Melissa Mansfield brings you 10 easy ways to green your life. The Green Festival is a great way to learn how being 'green' takes more than just changing a few lightbulbs.
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William McDonough - Interview - D.C., 2008
Award-winning designer and co-author of bestselling book, Cradle-to-Cradle, William McDonough speaks about working to eliminate the concept of waste. He inspires us to re-think the way we make and use products and shares information about current innovations in green design to increase...
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Greening the Green Festival
A behind- the-scenes look at the 2006 San Francisco Green Festival reveals how the event stays truly green, with its impressive waste management program that diverts over 90% of garbage from landfills.
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Riane Eisler - Interview - SF, 2008
Social activist, systems scientist and cultural historian, best known for writing the Chalice and the Blade, Riane Eisler proposes a new approach to economics. Discussing her latest book, The Real Wealth of Nations, Eisler describes an economic paradigm that gives visibility and value to the most...
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Deepak Chopra - Speech - San Francisco, 2007
"The Environment As Our Extended Body" - Acclaimed author, speaker, and well-being expert Deepak Chopra discusses the connection between environmentalism and spirituality.
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Green Festival Radio™ presents an ongoing series of keynote speeches given at the world's largest sustainability event: Green Festival™. Speakers at Green Festival™ are articulate, powerful advocates for a just and sustainable planet. From authors and filmmakers to politicians, musicians and scientists, these renowned individuals inspire packed audiences with their expertise—one of the most compelling draws to Green Festival™ since 2002. Green Festival™ is a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America.
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