Sustainability Pioneers is a series of short documentaries visualizing a bridge from our fossil-fuel based economy to an economy based on renewable energy and sustainable living.
The series is produced by Kirsi Jansa, a documentary filmmaker and journalist and the producer of Gas Rush Stories, short documentaries on shale gas exploration.
Sustainability Pioneers is funded by The Heinz Endowments, The Fisher Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Roy A. Hunt Foundation. It is produced in collaboration with Rachel Carson scholar and energy consultant Patricia DeMarco and The Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
Curated by earthsayer
Sustainability Pioneers 5: Becoming Energy Independent |
Germany's Climate Community Saerbeck, a town of 7,000, offers a global model for sustainable energy independence. Starting climate work in 2009, it produced more renewable energy than it consumed within five years. Sustainability Pioneers interviews Ralf Fuecks (Heinrich Boll Foundation president) and climate scientist Neil Donahue (Carnegie Mellon University). They discuss carbon footprint reduction and its feasibility in the U.S. Become a Sustainability Pioneers supporter with a tax-deductible donation. Published on May 14, 2015. EarthSayers Neil Donahue; Ralf Fuecks; Guido Wallraven |