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What do you want to happen to your body after you die?

Our current funeral practices are far from sustainable. Even a "green" funeral fails to account for the existing toxins in all our bodies. Artist Jae Rhim Lee has a better solution — using a special burial suit seeded with toxin-eating mushrooms.

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Animator/Editor/Producer: Steve Agnos
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Narration: Jae Rhim Lee (http://bit.ly/1xVzERw)

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Dr. Steve Palumbi of Stanford University presents a series of short micro-documentaries that explain ecological sustainability. This microdoc, Big Fish, explains how prohibiting fishing

Dr. Steve Palumbi of Stanford University presents a series of short micro-documentaries that explain ecological sustainability. This microdoc, Big Fish, explains how prohibiting fishing in certain areas can actually improve the quality of fish and ensure a sustainable supply of seafood. See more microdocs at microdocs.stanford.edu

Howard Lack, CEO of Plastic Oceans in this interview talks about the film project Plastic Oceans has undertaken

Howard Lack, CEO of Plastic Oceans in this interview talks about the film project Plastic Oceans has undertaken with the objective of increasing awareness of the plastic that is in our oceans negatively effecting our wildlife and the health of humans, especially our children as plastic moves through the food chain.  This is a cause Mr. Lack is passionate about as you will hear as he discusses the role of plastic toxins on developing nations; the importance of accepting personal responsibility; the development of solutions to the problems; and recognition of plastic, when properly recycled, as an energy source. Plastic Oceans provides a powerful and effective platform campaigning for, supporting and funding targeted solutions aimed at significantly reducing plastic pollution in the environment. 

Howard Lack CEO of the documentary project, Plastic Oceans talks about his fundraising activities for increasing

Howard Lack CEO of the documentary project, Plastic Oceans talks about his fundraising activities for increasing awareness of the plastic polluting our oceans, particularly the tiny bits and pieces.   He references UNESCO leaders and the naturalist David Attenborough who believes "when people are aware of the problem they want to solve the problem."  What the film project focuses on is increasing awareness.

Howard was interviewed in the Fall of 2013 in San Francisco, California by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv, Voices of Sustainability.

Steve Cochran is an internationally-recognized and nationally-prominent leader, speaker,

Steve Cochran is an internationally-recognized and nationally-prominent leader, speaker, writer and advocate in the field of sustainable enterprise, working with private industry, government, academia and the non-profit world to achieve that goal.  He addresses the need for balance among people, planet and prosperity and acting to meet our own needs as well as those of future generations.

He is the co-founder of Sustainability Strategies, LLC and a founding partner in the Washington-based National Center for Sustainability, and a founding board member of the DC-based United States Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development.

Marine Biologist, Dr.

Marine Biologist, Dr. Stephen Palumbi, discusses the oceans and global warming which is transforming our environment. The temperature, acidity and water level of the ocean is rising. These changes are increasing in speed and magnitude and their effects will last for centuries. Corals are among those organisms hit hardest by global warming. The rate our climate changes will determine whether coral can survive or not. Uploaded on Nov 5, 2008

Author and architect Steve Mouzon gives a brief definition of new urbanism and relates it to building a sense of place.