Fernando Casado talks about what we humans are doing well, what is not going well, and most of all, what we can do! The presentation is in Spanish.

Terapia Urbana is a technology-based company in Seville that uses nature to solve energy problems caused by buildings in cities where greenery is far from abundant. The presentation includes a few of their projects, and you'll be introduced to a few vertical gardens -- for both the outside and interior of buildings -- as well as other "green" innovations. (in Spanish)

An overview of what green schools are, and what they can do to transform students and communities, as seen through the eyes of a green building activist.

 

Ants Field was tired of wasting hundreds of dollars on gas, so he changed his car into an e-car. His e-car is much more efficient than your typical car, but then he wondered if he could do better. He transformed his bike into an extremely efficient e-bike and now uses it to commute to work.

In "Green Spaces and Urban Acupuncture" From PechaKucha Night Dublin Vol. 8, based on her previous research, Landscape Architect Esther Gerrard talks about her ideas regarding "green spaces" and "urban acupuncture" to explore how they can be utilized to view public space differently. 

Kathy Jentz is a gardener and editor of Washington Gardener Magazine. She doesn't believe in "black thumbs", only green thumbs waiting to sprout. Kathy shares the best tips to turn black thumbs into green thumbs.

Lorraine Jenks presented on how she changed her life by going Green and how she has worked with hotels and businesses to change over to green sustainable methods

"Amid a dense urban environment, a beautiful ribbon of green stretches off into the distance…”

In Ribbon of Green: DL&W Rail Trail from PechaKucha Buffalo Vol. 19, Deputy Executive Director of the Western New York Land Conservancy, Jajean Burney, describes the vision of a 1.5-mile elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail on the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad corridor in Buffalo, New York. Similar to the High Line park in Manhattan, where an abandoned stretch of the New York Central Railroad has been transformed to a vibrant public space, the goal of the DL&W Rail Trail is to redevelop an obsolete infrastructure as public space to encourage human connection with nature and neighborhoods. 

Biologist Bob Peart muses on his love for the grasslands and nostalgia for a time when we used to send our kids outside to roam free. It's time to give kids more green time instead of screen time!