Sustainability advocates Sustainability advocates Albert A. Bartlett is an emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. Professor Bartlett has lectured over 1,500 times on Arithmetic, Population, and Energy. Bartlett is a modern-day Malthusian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Albert Bartlett"
Benjamin M. Friedman, a leading American political economist, is William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University. Friedman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the [[Brookings Institute's Panel on Economic Activity, and the editorial board of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Benjamin M. Friedman"
Professor Brenda Vale and Doctor Robert Vale are architects, writers, pioneer researchers and leading experts in the field of sustainable housing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brenda and Robert Vale"
Dr. David C. Korten is an author and leader within the anti-globalization movement. He is probably best known as the founder of the People-Centered Development Forum and author of the book When Corporations Rule the World. Korten received an M.B.A. and Ph. D. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He served in the Vietnam War as a captain in the United States Air Force. After the war, Dr. Korten spent some time as a visiting professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business and later spent many years working with the U.S. Agency for International Development in Asia. Having become disillusioned with the current US efforts to combat poverty, inequality, and other problems in developing nations, he joined with others in 1990 to found the People-Centered Development Forum where he serves as president. Dr. Korten is also co-founder and board chair of Positive Futures Network, publishers of YES! A Journal of Positive Futures magazine. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Korten"
Earl Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie founded Medtronic in 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...more on Wikipedia about "Earl Bakken"
James Robertson, a British-born political and economic thinker and activist, became an independent writer and speaker in 1974 after an early career as a British civil servant. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Robertson (activist)"
Jim Merkel is an American author, volunteer, and engineer that moved from involvement in the military industry to pioneering in simplicity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jim Merkel" It's my shortopedia!
John B. Cobb, Jr. (born February 9, 1925) is an American United Methodist theologian who played a crucial role in the development of process theology. He integrated Alfred North Whitehead's metaphysics into Christianity, and applied it to issues of social justice. ...more on Wikipedia about "John B. Cobb"
Masanobu Fukuoka (福岡 正信 Fukuoka Masanobu), born February 2, 1914, author of The One-Straw Revolution, The Road Back to Nature and The Natural Way Of Farming, is one of the pioneers of no-till grain cultivation. His system is referred to as "natural farming", Fukuoka Farming, or the Fukuoka Method. ...more on Wikipedia about "Masanobu Fukuoka"
Mikoto Usui is a Japanese born, US educated ( MIT Faculty of Economics, PhD program) development economist and international scholar whose life work has centered on multilateral environmental diplomacy, sustainable development governance and science & technology for economic and social development. His recent research and writings have concentrated on the role of the private business sector in sustainable development governance and Corporate social responsibility. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mikoto Usui"
Peter William Geoffrey Newman, born in Perth, Western Australia, August 20th, 1945. PhD in Chemistry (1972, University of WA). Post doctoral studies in Environmental Science, Delft University, Dip EST, Environmental Science, 1972. Lives and works in Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peter Newman (Australian)"
Richard Bartlett Gregg ( 1885- 1974) was an American social philosopher said to be "the first American to develop a substantial theory of nonviolent resistance" and an influence on the thinking of Martin Luther King, Jr and civil-rights theorist Bayard Rustin. ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Richard Gregg"
Robert Underwood Ayres, American-born physicist and economist. His careeer has focused on the application of physical ideas, especially the laws of thermodynamics, to economics; a long-standing pioneering interest in material flows and transformations ( Industrial Ecology or Industrial Metabolism); and most recently to challenging held ideas on the economic theory of growth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robert Ayres"
Robert Jungk ( May 11, 1913 - July 14, 1994) was an Austrian writer and journalist who wrote mostly on issues relating to nuclear weapons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robert Jungk"
Sim Van der Ryn is acknowledged as a leader in "sustainable architecture." He is also a researcher and educator. Van der Ryn's driving professional interest has been applying principles of physical and social ecology to architecture and environmental design. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sim Van der Ryn"
Will Steger (born 1943 at Richfield, Minnesota) is a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some of the most significant feats in dogsled exploration; such as the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole (without re-supply) in 1986, the 1,600-mile south-north traverse of Greenland - the longest unsupported dogsled expedition in history during 1988, the historic 3,471-mile International Trans-Antarctic Expedition - the first dogsled traverse of Antarctica (1989-90), and the International Arctic Project - the first and only dogsled traverse of the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Ellesmere Island in Canada during 1995. ...more on Wikipedia about "Will Steger"
William A. McDonough ( 1951, Tokyo, Japan - ) is an American architect whose career is focused on designing environmentally sustainable buildings and transforming industrial manufacturing processes, with the twin goals of eliminating pollution and increasing the profits of his clients. ...more on Wikipedia about "William McDonough"
Wolfgang Joachim Zuckermann - Born Berlin 11 October 1922, American citizen since 1938. Resident in France since 1995. Builder of musical instruments, author, environmental and social activist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Wolfgang Zuckermann"
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