Posts tagged Ingenuity
REBECCA BURGESS on Soil to Soil Fiber Systems /200

Rebecca begs the question; if much of our clothing originates from the soil, why don’t we interrogate the fashion industry the way we do the agricultural industry? In order to answer this question, we begin by exploring the rise of industrialized fashion and its global impact – when did we start to rampantly consume clothing?

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MICHAEL MARTINEZ on Transforming Waste Relations /121

Michael and Ayana discuss our widespread culture of disposability, the ecological services and benefits of healthy soil, the beauty of decay and decomposition, the necessity of circular economies, the importance of individual responsibility and community action, and the lessons that compost teaches us about humanity, value, and reverence for what we cannot see.

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JANINE BENYUS on Redesigning Society Based on Nature /71

Janine encourages us to live by the questions, “What would nature do here?” And, “What wouldn’t nature do here?” This Thursday, listen to Janine expound upon the power of Biomimicry as a force for regeneration.

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WINONA LaDUKE on the Prophesied Green Path /57

As the Founder and Executive Director of Honor the Earth, Winona is fighting against pipelines while simultaneously creating tangible solutions for oil independence.

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BREN SMITH on Underwater Food Forests For Ailing Oceans /44

Bren Smith of Green Wave is determined to pioneer and popularize a food system that carries marine restoration in its very architecture. Having spent his life on the seas from Newfoundland to Alaska, Bren has witnessed first hand the collapse of global fisheries.

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