Ecological Economic Interdependence

Ben Barber leads panel of John Fullerton, Graciela Chichilnisky, Bill McKibben urging focus on the growing need for business to think in terms of sustainability, to rethink humanity's impact on the globe, the interdependence between the biosphere and global financial system. Introduced by Jeremy Friedman, manager of NYU's Sustainability Office. . . .

Benjamin R. Barber is distinguished senior fellow at Demos, founder and president of the Interdependence Movement, and Walt Whitman Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University. He is the author of seventeen books, including classics Strong Democracy and Jihad vs. McWorld, and most recently Consumed. . .

. .John Fullerton is a former managing director at JPMorgan and founder and president of the Capital Institute, an organization exploring the transformative role finance can play in the transition to a new economy. .

. .Graciela Chichilnisky is professor of economics and mathematical statistics at Columbia University and a special adviser to several UN organizations, heads of state, and the United States Congress. She is the author of fourteen books, including The Economics of Climate Change and Saving Kyoto. . .

.Bill McKibben is the author of The End of Nature, Deep Economy, and numerous other books. He is the founder of the environmental organizations Step It Up and 350.org , and was among the first to warn of the dangers of global warming. . . .

Event made possible through the generous support of New York University's Environmental Studies Program and Sustainability Task Force and.by Demos and the Capital Institute. June 15, 2011. Camera, edit: Joe Friendly

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[emg03063]

Great lecture. Thanks for posting!

[RayDandy]

@JamesJohn2960  don't be stupid.

[JamesJohn2960]

The way to communism.

[teletran8]

Graciela Chichilnisky, great lecture!