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Daniel Goleman on Bill Moyers Journal

By Ang Jordan | Published: January 2, 2010
At the Bill Moyers Journal site you can watch video or read a transcript of his interview with Daniel Goleman, psychologist, science journalist, and best-selling author. They discuss his 2009 book Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything. Also mentioned, the Good Guide web site and how it [...]
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The Botany of Desire on PBS

By Ang Jordan | Published: October 28, 2009
Heads up to fans of Michael Pollan: PBS has created a documentary based on his book The Botany of Desire. It airs tonight on PBS, at 7pm on APTV (Alabama Public) or WSRE (Pensacola). Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship [...]
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How Food Shapes Our Cities

By Ang Jordan | Published: October 14, 2009
Thanks to my brother-in-law for this link to video of architect and author Carolyn Steel (Hungry City) speaking at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conference, July 2009. In this 18-minute talk she gives an overview of the historical relationship between cities and agriculture and the changes technology has wrought. She says, “We live in a [...]
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Food, Inc.

By Ang Jordan | Published: September 10, 2008
From the “Sustainable Table blog”:http://www.sustainabletable.org/blog/?p=1500: bq. As part of the Slow Food Nation’s weekend, Participant Productions (producer of such films as ??Fast Food Nation?? and ??An Inconvenient Truth??) premiered several clips from their upcoming film “Food, Inc.”:http://www.participantmedia.com/films/Coming+Soon/517/FoodInc, a documentary about our food system. bq. From what was shown, this film will portray the problems with [...]
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Alabama Goes Green with Lakia Richardson

By Ang Jordan | Published: May 15, 2008
Friday May 16 at 7:00pm on “Alabama Public Television”:http://aptv.org/ In this week’s installment of Alabama Stories, “Alabama Goes Green with Lakia Richardson”:http://aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?NOLA1=AS&ID=178438: bq. In 2008, Forbes magazine named Alabama one of the worst “green states” in the country. Alabama leaders, businessmen and homeowners are working to shake this stigma. Find out which businesses and communities [...]
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