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May
2009
Bob Besso is the Recycling Program Manager for Norcal Waste System, and works in the city of San Francisco. He is credited with helping to created the “Fantastic Three” program of recycling, in which homes are provided three separate bins for sorting their trash. The recycling program in San Francisco is internationally recognized as one of the most effective urban programs for waste disposal. In December 2009, he was interviewed by Ignas Pavilonis about his experiences in recycling.
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April
2009
Mat Thomas is an animal rights activist, and is the author of the blog AnimalRighter. He has also written fror and contributed to Vegnews, and the Farm Sanctuary. He has been a vegetarian for over ten years, and a vegan for the last 6. In December 2009 he was interviewed by Hao-Wei Lin and the rest of the class about how animal rights relates to issues of sustainability and justice.
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March
2009
Scot Herbst is an industrial designer for Lunar Design, Inc, a Palo Alto based design firm. At Lunar he has worked on numerous projects, including the HP Touchsmart. One of his primary focuses at Lunar is to emphasize the importance of sustainability and implementing sustainable practices into the company’s designs. In December 2009 he sat down with Ivy Liu and the rest of the Global Issues class to talk about sustainability and product design.
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June
2008
Hey friends - we are now on summer break. Most of the interviewers you heard in previous episodes have just recently graduated. The Global Issues Initiative will be on hold until late fall of 2008 when we start producing interviews with a new batch of students.
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April
2008
Annie Leonard is an internationally known eco-activist, and creator of the online movie “The Story Of Stuff,” a critical look at the way in which humans make, buy, and then throw away stuff. Her movie is available for free online and also at youtube. The Global Issues class made a video response to Annie’s movie and posted it on youtube, which you can see here. Through youtube, Annie contacted the class, and came out to San Francisco to be interviewed by the whole class about the content, making of, and popularity of the Story Of Stuff.
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