Power to the Earth

Vandana Shiva, physicist, feminist, philosopher of science, writer and science policy advocate, is the Director of The Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy. She serves as an ecology advisor to several organizations including the Third World Network and the Asia Pacific People’s Environment Network.  In 1993 she was the recipient of the Right Livelihood Award, commonly known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize”.  She...

Car-Sharing and the Future of Transportation

Robin Chase is a transportation innovator. She was the founding CEO of Zipcar (the largest carsharing company in the world) and GoLoco (the first company to combine ridesharing, social networks, and easy payment). She writes, consults, and gives talks about the future of transportation and how to actually get there. robinchase.org http://media.libsyn.com/media/futureprimitive/futureprimitive_robin_chase_oct2009.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download |...

The Art of Volunteering

Peter Czarkowski is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  At 21 he dropped out of college to assist those affected by Hurricane Katrina.  Now 24, he leads a team of AmeriCorps volunteers from around the country.  Eight in all, the group call themselves “Kill Squad” because of their desire to kill apathy.  They are currently working with the Marion Institute to help host the 5th annual Bioneers by the Bay conference in New Bedford....

An Opportunity to Feel Money Differently

Our Love And/Or Our Money. Does time present us with a unique opportunity to think, feel and “do” our money differently. Clemens Pietzner is the President of Triskeles for more information go to www.triskeles.org http://media.libsyn.com/media/futureprimitive/futureprimitive-clemenspietzner-oct2009.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe:...

Singing at Bioneer’s 2009

Mercy and David sang on stage at the Bioneer’s by the Bay conference. http://media.libsyn.com/media/futureprimitive/futureprimitive_mercybell-oct2009.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe:...

Open Heart, Open Hands

Nipun Mehta is the founder of Charity Focus a fully volunteer driven organization started in 1999. Charity Focus has now become an incubator of gift-economy projects ranging from web services to a film production company to a print magazine to a restaurant. With a membership of 250.000, they attract millions of viewers to their website, charityfocus.org http://media.libsyn.com/media/futureprimitive/nipunmehta_futureprimitive-oct2009.mp3Podcast: Play in new window...