The Natural Edge Project Executive Director Karlson "Charlie" Hargroves keynote presentation to the World Technopolis Association on the opportunities for sustainable cities. Click here to listen  Agroinnovations Podcasts talks with Permaculture founder Bill Mollison about the origins of Permaculture and whats happening now. Click here to listen
 Gail Vittori, of the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, was the sustainability consultant to the architects of the new the $200-million Dell Children's Medical Center on 32 acres of the former Austin airport site is a likely candidate to be the nation's first hospital to achieve platinum LEED certification. Click here to listen  Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights explains the link between human rights and environmentalism, and how neither the welfare nor the warfare state will bring us a green future.  Joel Salatin is on the forefront of what may be the most important global issue facing the world today: How to create a world food system not enslaved by multinational corporations and governmental subsidies. Named the most innovative farmer in the nation, he is an articulate voice of the natural food movement, whose holistic approach is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable. Salatin will discuss how, for the first time in history, most food is consumed without an awareness of its place, heritage, social or spiritual implications. Recorded January 24, 2008 Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming, alternative energy, and the risks associated with human genetic engineering. Beginning in the summer of 2006, he led the organization of the largest demonstrations against global warming in American history. His most recent book Deep Economy: the Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future addresses what the author sees as shortcomings of the growth economy and envisions a transition to more local-scale enterprise.  Measuring wellbeing and sustainability- Anil Markandya, Professor of Economics, Univeristy of Bath
Professor Anil Markandya, from the Department of Economics & International Development, gives the Charter Day lecture in which he explores more sophisticated ways of measuring a country's wellbeing than just looking at GDP; these include assessing its ecological footprint, rating in the Corruption Perception Index and number of happy life years. Using these techniques, there are some surprising winners and losers.
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