Spoken Gems » environment http://spoken-gems.com Remarkable speeches, rhetorical masterpieces, impressive monologues Mon, 21 May 2012 14:01:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Annie Leonard: The story of bottled water http://spoken-gems.com/2010/07/08/annie-leonard-the-story-of-bottled-water/ http://spoken-gems.com/2010/07/08/annie-leonard-the-story-of-bottled-water/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:37:23 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=3279 This “Story Of Stuff Project” presentation focuses on bottled water.

Found at Mark’s Daily Apple

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2010/07/08/annie-leonard-the-story-of-bottled-water/feed/ 0 David Attenborough: At the Google Earth Outreach launch http://spoken-gems.com/2010/03/30/david-attenborough-at-the-google-earth-outreach-launch/ http://spoken-gems.com/2010/03/30/david-attenborough-at-the-google-earth-outreach-launch/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:31:57 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2931 David Attenborough spoke at the Google Outreach launch about the benefit of making knowledge available for the masses.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2010/03/30/david-attenborough-at-the-google-earth-outreach-launch/feed/ 0 Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish http://spoken-gems.com/2010/03/29/dan-barber-how-i-fell-in-love-with-a-fish/ http://spoken-gems.com/2010/03/29/dan-barber-how-i-fell-in-love-with-a-fish/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:31:25 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2914 Chef Dan Barber tells an amazing story about a revolutionary fish farm.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2010/03/29/dan-barber-how-i-fell-in-love-with-a-fish/feed/ 0 Majora Carter: Tale of Urban Renewal http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/23/majora-carter-tale-of-urban-renewal/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/12/23/majora-carter-tale-of-urban-renewal/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:27:07 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=2553 Majora Carter speaks about greening the Ghetto in her neighborhood in the South Bronx.

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]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/11/30/john-francis-i-walk-the-earth/feed/ 0 Shai Agassi: A bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars http://spoken-gems.com/2009/04/17/shai-agassi-a-bold-plan-for-mass-adoption-of-electric-cars/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/04/17/shai-agassi-a-bold-plan-for-mass-adoption-of-electric-cars/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:37:41 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=1364 In this TED talk from 2009, Shai Agassi outlines his bold vision for the future of cars and oil independence.

Found at PresentationZen

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/04/17/shai-agassi-a-bold-plan-for-mass-adoption-of-electric-cars/feed/ 0 Severn Cullis-Suzuki: UN Earth Summit 1992 http://spoken-gems.com/2008/07/24/severn-cullis-suzuki-un-earth-summit-1992/ http://spoken-gems.com/2008/07/24/severn-cullis-suzuki-un-earth-summit-1992/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:44:14 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/2008/07/24/severn-cullis-suzuki-un-earth-summit-1992/ In 1992, 12-year old Severn Cullis-Suzuki closed a Plenary Session with a powerful speech at the UN Earth Summit.

 

 

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