YERT at Northeastern!

Last night I gave a presentation to a crowd of about 70 students at Northeastern University, invited by their environmental group "HEAT" and their entrepreneurial club, and we had a great time! I showed a few clips from our upcoming feature film, including a chapter about Joel Salatin (also featured in Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma), not to mention a number of quotes from eco-notable figures like Wes Jackson (Land Institute), Janine Benyus (Biomimicry), and David Orr (renowned climate scientist).I also highlighted a number of eco-resources for students to consider exploring on their own after the presentation. Here's a list (in case you didn't have time to write them all down!)...- The Better World Shopping Guide - One of the best stocking-stuffer-sized guides to all kinds of products, from an eco and social justice perspective.- Plan B 4.0, by Lester Brown - The best guide to all the issues facing our planet, and the best solutions for getting ourselves out of the fix, all in one place. A true plan. Fine more information here. (Full free book download here)- Cradle to Cradle - Shows how we can make things safely on a finite planet. A must-read for entrepreneurs and scientists. Printed on totally recyclable plastic pages! ;-)- Green Chemistry - The fertile soil upon which chemistry in this new generation will most likely be built. At least it SHOULD be built on these principles. Read all about Green Chemistry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_chemistry .- Transition Town movement - A community response to climate change, peak oil, and financial instability in the years ahead: Transition US. And the local Massachusetts Transition network. And my favorite, the Transition Handbook. A must read!- Bioneers by the Bay - There is a wonderful conference that takes a broad and deep look at environmental, social justice, and spiritual approaches to healing the planet. There are satellite conferences nationwide, including a huge one one at UMass Dartmouth: http://www.connectingforchange.org. And the national Bioneers conference happens in San Rafael, CA.- I also showed a slide about YERT's New Media Tools. Check it out for a full explanation of all the tools we used on the trip and what we liked/didn't like about them.I'll be gradually adding to this list of resources, but this is a good start. You can also find some of the videos from last night's presentation on the YERT environmental video page.A big thanks to all the students who turned out for the event, and please do stay in touch!