To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift (environmental peace)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: There’s no such thing as throwing something away, says Andrew Dent — when you toss a used food container, broken toy or old pair of socks into the trash, those things inevitably end up in ever-growing landfills. But we can get smarter about the way we make, and remake, our products. Dent shares exciting examples of thrift — the idea of using and reusing what you need so you don’t have to purchase anything new — as well as advances in material science, like electronics made of nanocellulose and enzymes that can help make plastic infinitely recyclable.
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The other inconvenient truth (environmental video)

From the TEDx.com YouTube channel: We typically think of climate change as the biggest environmental issue we face today. But maybe it’s not? In this presentation, Jonathan Foley shows how agriculture and land use are maybe a bigger culprit in the global environment, and could grow even larger as we look to feed over 9 billion people in the future.

New MacDonald (environmental video)

Watch as these kids perform a skit, a play on the children’s favorite, Old MacDonald Had a Farm called New MacDonald, enlightening us as to the benefits of organic farming.

Optus: Whalesong (environmental video)

Although commercial this video beautifully exemplifies just how connected all things are in our world. Goosebumps await!

How Wolves Change Rivers (environmental video)

This fascinating environmental video is taken from a TedTalk given by George Monbiot. Watch in amazement as the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park completely changed the environment. Proof positive that we are all connected.

Dog Saves Friends in Canoe (animal video)

Watch in amazement as a Black Labrador Retriever rescues his buddies adrift in a canoe.

Polar Bears - The Quest for Sea Ice

Although a commercial nature video for GoPro cameras (supporting the Arctic Exploration Fund), you will be inspired by the power of nature as polar bears swim in search of sea ice.

Can humans really communicate with animals?

This appeared first in the Modern Day Mastery blog here.

Watch in amazement as animal communicator, Anna Breytenbach, who has dedicated her life to what she calls “interspecies communication“, transforms a deadly snarling leopard into a relaxed content cat. Otherwise known as the amazing story of how leopard Diabolo became Spirit.

Chimpanzee re-introduced in the wild… with Jane Goodall (inspirational video)

This post first appeared in the Modern Day Mastery blog here.

Wounda, a female chimpanzee, has been reintroduced in the wild on the island of Tchindzoulou after staying at Tchimpounga sanctuary where she was rescued by the Jane Goodall Institute in the Congo.

Hovercraft Deer Rescue

Although a promo video for GoPro cameras, watch as these two caring men on Hovercrafts step up to rescue three stranded deer unable to get up and walk on a frozen lake.

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