earthsayer's Open Salon Blog

Sustainability: A Thousand Suns

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:10:05 -0400

http://bit.ly/SymJS

View Trailer of A Thousand Suns on EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability. Only takes a couple of minutes and will wet your appetite to view the entire documentary.

A Thousand Suns tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley. Shot in Ethiopia, New York and Kenya, the film explores two interrelated threats to the Gamo Highlands: 1) the evangelistic aspirations of the protestant church that are destroying the Gamos indigenous spirituality and governance systems; and 2) the efforts of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), a Western aid organization which is spending hundreds of millions of dollars bringing chemical pesticides, fertilizers and‚ improved seeds to the continent. Through these external forces we gain insight into the modern worlds untenable sense of separation from and superiority over nature. And we see how the interconnected worldview of the Gamo people is fundamental in achieving long-term sustainability, both in the region and beyond.

Sustainability Awareness

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 11:07:09 -0400

The United States is in 8th place in Google search traffic on the word, sustainability, according to Google Trends. We are behind Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the U.K., Canada, Singapore, and Malaysia. On the term, ecology, we are dead last, number 10.

A search on sustainability and ecology didn't net enough traffic to report as a trend graph!

The only two U.S. cities to be in the top 10 on Google search for the term, sustainability, is Portland, Oregon and Washington, D.C. (Washington has come up only since President Obama took office).

How do we increase traffic to and interest in sustainability among our citizens? Talk about it as employees, employers, and citizens. As journalists and bloggers, report about it. We need buzz that sparks interest, that leads to searching and then finding. From here the learning cycle has been launched!

We here at EarthSayers.tv are seeking people who want to help us get EarthSayers.tv in the top five listings on the search term sustainability. We think in addition to increasing the number of searches, we need to improve the "finding" by providing the voices of sustainability at the very beginning of the learning cycle.

Visit EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability, and hear about sustainability, and contact us. We need reviewers for the content as each program is reviewed for relevancy and quality.

Sustainability Awareness

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:04:48 -0400

Visit EarthSayers.tv, the voices of sustainability, a good place to find inspiration and motivation.

Synergos hosts annual Earth Day Eve Event March 26th

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:03:51 -0400

3/26/2009

6PM to 8PPM

Palo Alto, California

The Hayden Group sponsors the Synergos Series. The Synergos Series offers interesting guests, interesting speakers, business networking and brainstorming- all in an intimate setting that begins with wine tasting.

This March, Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv will be a panelist.

WHERE: PALO ALTO:Please RSVP to Victoria Hayden at victoria@thehaydengroup.com so we can ensure adequate seating.

WHEN: The last Thursday of every month. More details on the March 26th event at "On Deck" section at www.thehaydengroup.com.

President Barack Obama on Climate Change

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:01:22 -0500

Last November, then President-elect Barack Obama gave a taped speech to the Governors' Climate Summit in LA. If you have not listened to it yet, visit www.earthsayers.tv and search on "Obama" and give a listen.