In this video, Barry Heidt interviews Rebecca Moore of Google of Outreach at the 2009 Bioneers Conference.  Ms. Moore discusses her project, the Google Earth Outreach Program and the importance of her project as a Global "Community Watch." It brings mapping to the people and is already changing the world by supporting non-profits, communities and indigenous peoples around the worldd in applying Google's mapping tools to help create a sustainable society.

Rebecca Moore is a computer scientist and longtime software professional. Her personal work using Google Earth was instrumental in stopping the logging of more than a thousand acres of redwoods in her Santa Cruz Mountain community. Rebecca also initiated and leads the development of Google Earth Engine, a new technology platform which supports global-scale data-mining of satellite imagery for societal benefit. Rebecca received a bachelor's degree with honors from Brown University in Artificial Intelligence, a master's degree from Stanford University, and is currently on leave from the Stanford Ph.D. program in Computer Science.

We live on a finite planet and sometimes our impact on it is greater than we realize. The seemingly isolated actions we take every day, from our choice of morning beverage to our choice of business practices, are often links in a chain of unusual connections we would never have imagined.

The bottom line: The health of business is directly connected to the health of the natural world. And both can grow and flourish—together.

From the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Green Economy pioneer Van Jones addresses the 2009 Bentley University/TIME magazine Leadership Forum. Jones, founder of Green For All and served as President Obama's Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality. This is Part 1 of a 27-minute address where he addresses the three fallacies that tore the floor out from under the American people:  rely on consumtion, rather than production; credit rather than smart savings and thrift; and ecological destruction rather than restoration.

Since resigning from his White House post, Mr. Jones has been vilified in the press as a communist, fascist and racist. We recommend listening to what he talks about, rather than the talk about him.

Voices of Sustainability: Management consultant, turned eco-adventurer, Roz Savage is an inspiration in courage and commitment to the cause of sustainable development. To bring us all together, she is rowing by herself across our oceans for our planet and to demonstrate how we can change things, one stroke at a time. Ultimately Roz is the first woman to have rowed solo across three oceans – the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian. For more videos, subscribe to her YouTube channel.

Matt and Jessica Flannery, co-founders of Kiva.org, talk about how and why they launched Kiva, the very successful and inspiring online micro-lending venture. Their mission is to help make the world in 2017 better than we can even imagine today.

This is one in a series of ideas at http://www.thefuntheory.com asking the question, "Can we get more people to throw rubbish in the bin instead of onto the ground?" During one day 72 kg of rubbish was collected in this bin. See why and laugh.

This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Part of a Volkswagen Initiative that the easiest way to change people's behaviour for the better is by making it fun to do.  Part of a Volkswagen Initiative that the easiest way to change people's behaviour for the better is by making it fun to do. It is also a competition sponsored by Volkswagon with a deadline of December 15, 2009.

This is one in a series of three videos at http://www.thefuntheory.com.

It asks the question, can we get more people to choose the stairs by making it fun to do? Yes, 66% more people took the stairs and you really need to see why. Escalators consume an enourmous amount of energy.

This site and series is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Part of a Volkswagen Initiative that the easiest way to change people's behaviour for the better is by making it fun to do. It is also a competition sponsored by Volkswagon with a deadline of December 15, 2009.

TheFunTheory.com