Let It Rain... Or Not Award-winning journalist and author Cynthia Barnett has reported on water and climate worldwide, from emerging water strife in the eastern U.S. to...
Deep Leadership “Exploring the limits of human performance in outer space and the abyssal ocean is generating new forms of leadership for our workplace on this planet...
From Cavewoman to Martian On an average day, Dr. Penny Boston goes to the office underground in a dark void that could be extremely hot extremely cold, filled with...
The Real Catwoman Acclaimed for almost single-handedly saving the cheetahs in the wild, Dr. Laurie Marker is passionate for this fastest of all land animals...
Native Intelligence The original conservationists on our planet were indigenous peoples who handed down their wisdom for maintaining Nature’s balance from generation...
Cultural Ecologist and World Explorer Alizé Carrère is a National Geographic Explorer researching and documenting climate change adaptation in practice...
Wildlife DJ Ben Mirin is a National Geographic Explorer, a Fellow at The Safina Center, and a natural sounds recordist with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology....
Undersea Voyager An ocean pioneer, Capt. Scott Cassell is the President and Founder of The Undersea Voyager Project, a five-year mission to circumnavigate the Earth...
Birds of a Feather Chris Maynard combines his scientific knowledge, artistic sense, and love of feathers and life in a new art form. His message is one of beauty..
Finding The Right Stuff: The Human Factor Kathryn Clark has one professional objective: "To entertain people and sneak education in when they're not...
Doctor Bugs From the top of the world’s largest tree to deep in unexplored caves, Mark Moffett is an explorer, ecologist and photojournalist whose subject matter ...
The Green Car Expert “Our buying decisions have the potential to make a difference today- not years in the future. If demand forthese vehicles materializes is significant enough...
A Legacy of Exploring the Ocean Realm Fabien Cousteau, a third-generation ocean explorer and filmmaker, shares his famous father’s and grandfather’s love of deep-sea adventure...
The Queen of the Canopy Dubbed “The Queen of the Forest Canopy,” Dr. Nalini Nadkarni is a pioneer in forest canopy studies and communicating the biodiversity...
Explorer, Environmental Educator, Filmmaker Explorer, environmentalist, educator, film producer--- for more than four decades Jean- Michel Cousteau has used his vast experiences to communicate to people ...
No Doubt About the History of Science It was the publication that shook the world. Former Vice President and Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore included her work in An Inconvenient Truth....
Climate Expert When Dr. Heidi Cullen talks, people listen. A climate expert at The Weather Channel, Dr. Cullen is also a scientist with Climate Central at Princeton University...
Following the World’s Greatest Travelers Hob Osterlund is an award-winning writer and photographer living on the island of Kaua`i. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, National ....
Exploring the Ethnosphere Named by The National Geographic Society as one of the “Explorers for the Millennium,” Dr. Wade Davis is world-renowned as an author, researcher and speaker...
Adventures in Wildlife Filmmaking An environmental and wildlife film producer who has swum with dolphins and whales, confronted sharks, come face-to-face with Kodiak bears...
Skyfarmer Dr. Dickson Despommier believes the future of food is up. Vertical farming, literally growing our food supply in high-rise towers, is a progressive alternative to ...
The Dark Knight Light pollution obscures more than the Milky Way. Human-produced light pollution disrupts ecosystems, affects human circadian rhythms causing health risks...
Ecopsychologist Dr. Thomas Joseph Doherty is an expert in the emerging field of ecopsychology and is bridge between the world of scientific research...
Digging Deep into the American Heart of Darkness Judy Pasternak is an award-winning investigative reporter and author whose celebrated book, Yellow Dirt, tells the story...
It's Green, it’s Slimy and it May Save the World Author of the 2008 Science Book of the Year, Green Algae Strategy, Mark Edwards is an advocate of sustainable and affordable food, fuel, and medicines...
High Altitudes Archeologist Johan Reinhard is one of the world’s foremost high-altitude archeologists and has spent a lifetime studyingancient civilizations, religions, and cultures....
Sticking His Neck Out Giraffe are one of the iconic animals of Africa and seemingly plentiful. Yet, like so many species on the continent, giraffe are under siege...
Eco-Journalist A prize-winning reporter and author who has spent a quarter of a century covering subjectsranging from the assault on the Amazon to the Asian tsunami...
Sustainable Seafood An award-winning author of Ocean Friendly Cuisine: Sustainable Seafood Recipes from the World’s Finest Chefs. His newest cookbook, Trattoria Grappolo...
Nature's Lawyer For nearly 20 years, Joel Reynolds has been “the Earth’s best defense” to protect the environment and speakout for wildlife and habitats that have no human voice...
Food Cyclist Kathleen is a creative, visionary leader working for a smarter, more sustainable world. Kathleen's efforts are fueled by determination, grace and passion, resulting in...
Energy and Climate Solutions Co-founder of Valence Energy, a smart microgrid start-up, and has worked in both the India and California offices. Prior to starting the company...
Getting to the Root of Food Food has become an increasingly important issue facing public policy and consumer decisions. From climate change to deforestation and genetically-modified...
What Animals Think and Feel One of the most prolific and respected natural history authors in the world, Carl Safina’s magical writings have led to conservation efforts across the globe...
In Pursuit of Fruit Adam Gollner sees the environment through the lens of…well…fruit. Fruits today are a part of everyday life the past, they were utmost rarities and luxury items...
God's Green Earth Behind all science is a philosophy that binds those who inquire. Religious experts have re-discovered bedrock tenets in their faiths to protect an ailing planet...
Pictures Worth Thousands of Words Melissa Groo is a wildlife photographer, writer, and conservationist with a passion for educating people about the marvels of the natural world...
On the Front Lines of Green Jobs Named a “Pioneer of the New Energy Economy” by the University of Colorado and a “Global Warming Innovator” by Time Magazine...
The Sound Tracker An Emmy Award-winning acoustic ecologist who has circled the globe more than three times in search of the planet's last quiet places and nature's music...
Reversing the Tide A dramatic lecture combining the knowledge of science with the wisdom of poetry in which renowned scientist Roger Payne and acclaimed actress Lisa Harrow...
From the Boardroom to the Dinner Table After a career in business as a management consultant and senior corporate executive, Jim Hicks became curious about the...
The Angel Wears Green A fashion industry veteran, Sandy Skinner is making green more than just a color you wear. Reinventing how and why we buy fashion, Sandy has founded ecoSkin...
Who? Mr. Owl, that's who Denver Holt has spent the last 35 years in the field studying owls — the harbingers of climate change -- on a year-round basis...
The Weather Wizard Somerville is one of the world’s leading atmospheric scientists, and his climate research has been at the forefront of the field for decades...
Gorillas in her Midst In the legacy of the late Dian Fossey, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has working to save the critically endangered mountain gorillas of East Africa...
Thorny Issues Author and garden guru Amy Stewart knows all the thorny issues of the botanical world. Like all good investigators, she knows how to follow the clues...
The Medicine Hunter Called “The Indiana Jones of natural medicine” by CNN, Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter, author, and has conducted medicinal research in over 20 countries...
Space Cowboy Engineer and daredevil explorer Bill Stone is obsessed with discovery. After years of descending into the deepest unexplored caves on the planet...
Guardian Against the Illegal Wildlife Trade Co-Founder of WildAid, one of the world’s most successful organizations fighting the illegal wildlife trade, Peter began his career as an ecological detective...
Seeing the Forest Through the Trees Tom Swetnam is the director of the world’s premier tree-ring research laboratory and a scientist who has a unique view of climate change on our planet...
Natural Security: Global Warming and World Conflict “We’re used to thinking of climate change as an environmental problem, not a military one, but it’s long past...
Peak Performer One of the foremost high-altitude mountaineers in the world, Ed Viesturs is the first and only American to summit all fourteen 8,000-meter peaks on the planet...
Whale of a Tale Studies killer whales—or orca—and one of the few to ever research these incredible creatures underwater and without the protection of shark cages...
Crusader For the Natural Child Focused on nature, family and community, his most recent book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder...
The Right To Be Cold The Nobel Peace Prize nominee & honored advocate for indigenous culture in the Arctic views herself as less of an environmentalist & more of a human rights activist.
Tales From Underground What happens to all crops and plant life on Earth as our planet warms? Who are the “winners” and who are the “losers”? That’s the lifelong pursuit of Dr. David Wolfe...
It Takes Green to Make Green in Green Investment We hear everyday about the new green economy we should expect in the United States and the thousands of...