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FORCES OF NATURE

Environmental Elders Speak

1970s

Stewart Brand: A Magnet for New Ideas

FORCES OF NATURE Posted on December 20, 2019 by Lynn AlexanderFebruary 20, 2020

Huey Johnson and Stewart Brand reminisce about some early innovations by Stewart including the Whole Earth Catalog and the California Water Atlas. Stewart Brand, a creative environmentalist and founder of several nonprofits was also involved with the creation of the amazing California Water Atlas. Huey and Stewart collaborated on many environmental projects. They discuss some early times at the nonprofit Point Foundation, the 1972 Stockholm UN Conference on the Human Environment, Huey’s appointment in the Jerry Brown administration as the California Secretary of Resources, and his current passion: revival and restoration of the endangered Black Footed Ferret.

Tagged Author/Editor, Innovator

Vera Marcus: The Mother Movement

Attorney, Vera Marcus, will never allow herself to become defeated by her struggles. You will learn how she became a warrior. How her early struggles with civil rights and education were shaping her. Next, she had to fight for environmental and the gay rights. Vera is proud of her part in saving the Wild and Scenic Rivers in California. And why not? Love this.

July 29, 2019 by Lynn Alexander Tagged Commitment, Wisdom

Dr. Martin Griffin: Planning Ahead

Imagine a different view from San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge — one with a major freeway bisecting the Marin Headlands. Marty Griffin was not about to let that happen. Dr. Griffin tells his story about how he surreptitiously thwarted a plan to develop the pristine lands of the Marin Headlands.

July 25, 2019 by Lynn Alexander Tagged Commitment, Ideas, Leadership, Persuasion, Stewardship, Strategy
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