Future Primitive

BIONEERS BY THE BAY CONFERENCE
20-22 OCTOBER 2006, UMASS, DARTMOUTH
Visionary and practical solutions for restoring the Earth and its inhabitants
Bioneers by the Bay is sponsored by the Marion Institute.

Joanna Harcourt-Smith interviews the speakers at the conference.
OCTOBER 22 INTERVIEWS:

LYNN MARGULIS & DORIAN SAGAN - Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and her son Dorian, a scientist and author.
Lynn is acknowledged for her contribution to James E. Lovelock's Gaia concept.
Lyn and Dorian have co-authored several books.
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JEREMY NARBY - anthropologist and author.
Jeremy has worked for 22 years with the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon for the recognition of their territories and systems of knowledge.
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MARGOT ADLER - journalist and correspondent for National Public Radio.
Margot wrote Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers and Other Pagans in America Today which is considered a watershed in American Neopagan circles.
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CHRIS PAINE - Director of the movie Kill the Electric Car
Discussion with Chris about who killed the electric car. It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. So who killed it?
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OCTOBER 21 INTERVIEWS:

NANCY JACK TODD & DR JOHN TODD - ecological designers
In the face of rising fuel prices, economic uncertianty and the expectations of climate change, the Todds discuss proven and hopeful idea and technologies for meeting these twenty-first century challenges.
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LAURIE LANE ZUCKER - Founder of the Triad Institute.
Discussion on how society is besieged by literal-minded fundamentals - religious, political, market - that are driving humanity toward self-inflicted social and ecological catastrophes.
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STEPHAN HARDING - resident ecologist and tutor at Schumacher College, Dartington, since its inception in 1991.
Discussion with Stephan regarding the Gaia Theory which he considers both the most compelling science and the most needed metaphor for our times.
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JAMES J. MCCARTHY - Harvard's Alexander Agassiz Professor of Biological Oceanography
James's research interests relate to marine plankton and climate.
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OCTOBER 20 INTERVIEWS:

PAUL HAWKEN - environmentalist, entrepreneur, journalist and best-selling author
Paul writes and teaches about the impact of commerce upon the environment, and consults with governments and corporations on economic development, industrial ecology, and environmental policy.
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BILLY PARISH - Founder of the Climate Campaign and Co-Founder of the Energy Action Coalition
Billy has focused on coalition-building within the youth movement.
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VAN JONES - Founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human rights
Van is helping to create a green economy that is strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
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BIONEERS BY THE BAY CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER 2005

The links on the left will take you to the web site corresponding to the person.
The "LISTEN" links on the right are for the interview itself.
ANNA LAPPE | LISTEN
MARI KURAISHI and DENNIS WHITTLE | LISTEN
GUNTER PAULI | LISTEN
HENNIE FITZPATRICK | LISTEN
JAMES KUNSTLER | LISTEN
JOHN CRONIN - no web link | LISTEN
JOHN HOLDREN | LISTEN
JOHN LASH | LISTEN
JULIA BUTTERFLY HILL | LISTEN
JULIET SCHOR | LISTEN
LISA HARROW and ROGER PAYNE | LISTEN
LYNN MARGULIS | LISTEN
EASTERN SONS DRUM GROUP - no web link | LISTEN
PETER FORBES | LISTEN
SUSAN WITT | LISTEN




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