Drew Dellinger Presents Hieroglyphic Stairway | Bioneers

Drew Dellinger, activist and spoken word poet presents his original poem, Hieroglyphic Stairway.

“My great-great-grandchildren ask me in dreams, ‘What did you do when the planet was plundered?'”

This performance was given at the 2009 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Jack Hidary – From Small Steps to the Energy Revolution | Bioneers

How do we move rapidly from 1% solar and wind energy in the U.S. to 50%? To 100%? Is it just a fantasy? One of the nation’s leading technology entrepreneurs, co-founder of SmartTransportation.org and chairman of AmericansforCleanEnergy.org, Jack Hidary, explains what we have to do politically, economically and socially to realize that necessary revolution.

This speech was given at the 2009 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Terrance McNally Speaks with Hai Vo | Bioneers

Hai Vo, a 2009 winner of the Brower Youth Award, speaks with author Terrence McNally about his experience with the industrial food system and his work doing real food advocacy.

This interview took place at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Dekila Chungyalpa – Faiths for Conservation

Dekila Chungyalpa, buddhist and Director of the World Wildlife Fund’s Sacred Earth Program, discusses the powerful role of faith in the environmental conservation movement.

This speech was given at the 2013 Bioneers National Conference and is part of the Nature, Culture and Spirit Collection, Vol. 1 .

 

Terrance McNally Speaks with Tom B.K. Goldtooth | Bioneers

Terrance McNally speaks with Tom Goldtooth, the Executive Director of The Indigenous Environmental Network on environmentalism and indigenous activism.

This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Terrance McNally Interviews Maya Wiley | Bioneers

Terrance McNally speaks with Maya Wiley, Founder and Director of The Center for Social Inclusion, on structural injustice and racism.

“Structural racism, in a nutshell, is simply the way that we’ve created institutions and the way they interact, and the policies on top of them, that create pathways to opportunities for some, but barriers to opportunities to others.” – Maya Wiley

 

Terrance McNally Speaks with Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

Terrence McNally speaks with Philippe Cousteau, Jr., the grandson of Jaques Cousteau and CEO of EarthEcho International, on continuing the legacy of his family of environmental activism.

“My grandfather always taught me that everything is interconnected. I mean, we have coal dust from China that lands on the beaches of the Bahamas. Whatever we do in one spot effects another. And that’s what nature is all about.” – Philippe Cousteau, Jr.

This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.

Terrance McNally Speaks with Meiny Prins | Bioneers

Terrance McNally speaks with Meiny Prins, the CEO of Priva, on her work with the Dutch horticulture and building sustainability company.

This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Terrance McNally Speaks with Mark Hertsgaard | Bioneers

Terrance McNally speaks with author and journalist Mark Hertsgaard, on his work on climate change.

“Genuine skeptics are open to evidence. But clearly, the deniers are not open to evidence. They have made up their mind and then they cherry-pick whatever little facts they can find.” – Mark Hertsgaard

This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Terrance McNally Speaks with Yoni Landau | Bioneers

Terrance McNally speaks with Yoni Landau, Co-founder and Director of the Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive, on his experience with the youth food movement and the Berkeley Student Food Collective.

This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Terrance McNally Speaks with Charlotte Brody | Bioneers

Terrance McNally speaks with Charlotte Brody, Director of Chemicals, Public Health and Green Chemistry for the Blue Green Alliance, on her work in the public health field. This interview was given at the 2011 Bioneers National Conference.

 

Miguel Santistevan on Being Connected to Mother Earth

Miguel Santistevan, an ethnobiologist and farmer from Taos, New Mexico, explains how farming has connected him with Mother Earth.

“I measure my success by how many different living things are benefiting from what I am doing.”