How Plants Communicate and Think (nature documentary)

You might be amazed watching this beautiful nature documentary.

Nature is everywhere - we just need to learn to see it (environmental video)

For the TED.com YouTube channel: How do you define “nature?” If we define it as that which is untouched by humans, we won’t have any left, says environmental writer Emma Marris. She urges us to consider a new definition of nature — one that includes not only pristine wilderness but also the untended patches of plants growing in urban spaces — and encourages us to bring our children out to touch and tinker with it, so that one day they might love and protect it.

Who Speaks for Earth? (environmental video)

Truer words about the sustainability of our planet have never been spoken. Watch with optimism as Carl Sagan utters the wisdom: “Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.”

How the oceans can clean themselves (environmental video)

From the TEDx YouTube channel: 18-year-old Boyan Slat combines environmentalism, entrepreneurism and technology to tackle global issues of sustainability. After diving in Greece, and coming across more plastic bags than fish, he wondered; “why can’t we clean this up?”

While still being on secondary school, he then decided to dedicate half a year of research to understand plastic pollution and the problems associated with cleaning it up. This ultimately led to his passive clean-up concept, which he presented at TEDxDelft 2012. Working to prove the feasibility of his concept, Boyan Slat currently gives lead to a team of approximately 50 people, and temporarily quit his Aerospace Engineering study to completely focus his efforts on The Ocean Cleanup.

The progress of The Ocean Cleanup can be followed through www.theoceancleanup.com Read more

Deep ocean mysteries and wonders (environmental video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: In the deepest, darkest parts of the oceans are ecosystems with more diversity than a tropical rainforest. Taking us on a voyage into the ocean — from the deepest trenches to the remains of the Titanic — marine biologist David Gallo explores the wonder and beauty of marine life.

Underwater Astonishments (environmental video)

From the TED.com YouTube channel: David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.

Photographic Stories from the Ocean (environmental video)

From the TED.com YouTube site: Experience the colorful lives of underwater animals through the lens of art photography. Learn about the surprising sex lives of famous animated fish, the bizarre mating habits of punk-rock nudibranchs, and the majestic grace of the largest fish in the ocean. See the adorable playfulness of sea lions up close, and the consider the message they teach us about our relationship to the ocean. Tom Gruber was co-founder and head of design for Siri, and continues the Siri vision at Apple. He also has a passion for underwater photography, and has traveled the world capturing the surprising beauty of ocean life.

Gratitude: Louie Schwartzberg (environmental video)

From the TED.com YouTube site: Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. (Filmed at TEDxSF.)

Louie Schwartzberg is an award-winning cinematographer, director and producer who captures breathtaking images that celebrate life — revealing connections, universal rhythms, patterns and beauty.

Louie’s notable career spans feature films, television shows, commercials and documentaries. He won two Clio Awards for TV advertising, including best environmental broadcast spot, an Emmy nomination for best cinematography and the Heartland Film Festival’s Truly Moving Picture Award for the feature film “America’s Heart & Soul.” Schwartzberg founded Moving Art to use the power of media to inspire and entertain through television programming, DVD products, and full-length motion picture and IMAX films. His new film “Wings of Life” will be released by Disneynature. Read more

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.

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