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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/13/Secretary_of_State_Hillary_Clintons_Asia_Society_Address

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Obama Administration’s approach to global environmental sustainability, and rejects the notion that environmentally-conscious policies must negatively impact American lifestyles and economic freedom. “Changing to compact fluorescent bulbs is not the kind of sacrifice that is going to undermind the quality of our life,” she jokes.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her first major foreign policy speech on the eve of her first visit to Asia as a member of the Cabinet.

In her first major foreign policy speech, made on the eve of a four-nation tour of Asia, with visits to Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and China, Secretary Clinton said that the U.S. will resume mid-level military-to-military discussions with China. The talks were suspended by Beijing last year after U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

“It is in our interest to work harder to build on areas of common concern and shared opportunities,” said Clinton. - Asia Society

Hillary Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. She was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2008 election.

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EnviroMission, Ltd. (www.enviromission.com.au; US Stock Market: EVOMY, Australian Stock Exchange: EVM) is a renewable energy developer of sustainable “green” energy solutions for the energy market. EnviroMission aims to be one of Australia’s leading producers of clean renewable energy. EnviroMission holds the proprietary rights to Solar Tower technology, a large-scale renewable energy technology based on simple fundamentals of physics — hot air rises. Solar Tower technology has the potential to offer competitive renewable energy with equal reliability to fossil fuel generators.

A single 200MW Solar Tower power station will provide enough electricity to power around 400,000 households. The energy output will represent an annual saving of more than 1,960,000 tonnes of greenhouse CO2 gases from entering the environment when compared to brown coal emissions in Victoria. The greenhouse savings equate to the removal of approximately 500,000 cars from the road. The Australian Solar Tower project consists of six distinct phases, the first two of which (project optimization and pre-feasibility commercialization) have already been completed. The third phase (final feasibility), paving the way for the implementation of the next three phases (final design, construction, and commercial operation).

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Summit on the Future of the Corporation

Plenary Session 5 (Part 2): The Emergence of New Corporate Designs

“Pioneers, Hybrids, and Visionaries: portraits of transformational change”

Moderator, Marjorie Kelly, Corporation2020 & Tellus Institute

Speakers:
Susan Mac Cormac (Morrison and Foerster)
Steve Voight, (King Arthur Flour)
Craig Cohon, (Globalegacy)

Dialogue Facilitator, Allen White (Tellus Institute)

Please visit Corporation2020.org and Summit2020.org for more information.

Duration : 0:5:14

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This guy is a freaking genius….a modern day Einstein meets Frank Lloyd Wright meets Ed Begley Jr meets the local garbage man….

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/01/30/Conscious_Capitalism

Panelists Eric Ryan, Nathan Shedroff and Rajan Dev discuss “conscious consumerism” and its role in promoting sustainable business practices.

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Conscious Capitalism with panelists Nathan Shedroff, Brandon Schauer, Rajan Dev, and Eric Ryan.

Why are there 50 varieties of toothpaste on grocery store aisles? How does this fit into the world’s heightened awareness of the need for sustainable business practices, and our own growing individual needs for self-actualization and meaning? Leaders in business, design and innovation will debate why a deeper understanding of human nature needs to be central to a 21st century business strategy and how it can challenge people’s attitudes toward consumerism - The Commonwealth Club of California

At age 27, Eric Ryan founded method, a San Francisco-based consumer goods company that has reinvented homecare products with an innovative branding and product design approach. In five short years, method has challenged some of the world?s largest multinationals in home cleaning, laundry, personal care and air care to become the fastest growing consumer products company in the US.

Nathan Shedroff has been an information and interface designer for over twelve years. He focuses on developing online experiences, building online brand strategies and business models, and developing online communities. Throughout his career, he has worked in several different media and authored several books on multimedia, computers, and information. His electronic experience spans CD-ROMs, kiosks, published titles, application development, and online experiences.

Prior to joining Hot Studio as Chief Operating Officer, Rajan was the General Manager of the San Francisco office of Modern Media/Digitas for nearly six years. In that role, Rajan served clients such as Hewlett Packard, Intel, Sprint PCS, Michelin North America, Amgen and Charles Schwab delivering interactive marketing strategy and integrated marketing solutions (web, email and print).

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Summit on the Future of the Corporation

Plenary Session 5 (Part 1): The Emergence of New Corporate Designs
“Pioneers, Hybrids, and Visionaries: portraits of transformational change”
Moderator, Marjorie Kelly, Corporation2020& Tellus Institute

Speakers:
Susan Mac Cormac (Morrison and Foerster)
Steve Voight, (King Arthur Flour)
Craig Cohon, (Globalegacy)

Dialogue Facilitator, Allen White (Tellus Institute)

Please visit corporation2020.org and summit2020.org for more information about this event.

Duration : 0:6:39

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Please visit Summit2020.org and Corporation2020.org for more information. Opening Remarks
A historical perspective on the evolution of the corporation, its purpose and its future design.
Charles Handy, Author, formerly Royal Dutch Shell, London Business School.

Duration : 0:4:49

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Summit on the Future of the Corporation

Plenary Session 4 (Part 2): Critical Issues in the Coming Decade Perspectives on selected issues within the broader agenda for transformational change.

Moderator: Aron Cramer, Business for Social Responsibility

Kent Greenfield, Boston College School of Law
Robert Monks, Corporate Library/Lens Governance Advisors
Steven Lydenberg, Domini Investments
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School
Jason Clay, WWF-US

Dialogue Facilitator: Peter Senge

Duration : 0:5:53

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Summit on the Future of the Corporation

Plenary Session 4 (Part 1): Critical Issues in the Coming Decade Perspectives on selected issues within the broader agenda for transformational change.

Moderator: Aron Cramer, Business for Social Responsibility

Kent Greenfield, Boston College School of Law
Robert Monks, Corporate Library/Lens Governance Advisors
Steven Lydenberg, Domini Investments
Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School
Jason Clay, WWF-US

Dialogue Facilitator: Peter Senge

Please visit Summit2020.org for more information about this event.

Duration : 0:5:59

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Summit on the Future of the Corporation

Plenary Session 2 (Part 2): The Two Faces of Change: Internal and External.

The challenge of transformational change and the nexus of internal and external forces.

Moderator: Jeffrey Hollender, Seventh Generation

Marv Adams, Citi
Darcy Winslow, Nike
Michael Marx, Corporate Ethics International
Damon Silvers, AFL-CIO

Dialogue Facilitator: Peter Senge

Duration : 0:7:14

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