David Suzuki and the 11th Hour.


 

David Suzuki
“I see a world in the future in which we understand that all life is related to us and we treat that life with great humility and respect. I see us as well as social creatures, and when I began to look back and say, ‘what is the fundamental bottom line for us as social creatures?’…I couldn’t believe it because it seemed so hippy dippy, but it was Love. Love is the force that makes us fully human.”

– David Suzuki.

Who is David Suzuki?

David Suzuki is a television host, radio presenter, author, a geneticist, an environmentalist, and one of the most inspiring people for me as a designer-

httpv://au.youtube.com/watch?v=v3ekcwB1oAI

“We need to design communities so that the people who live in them use their cars less and have a lower impact on the environment, and a better quality of life in return.”

I cant help but feel a sense of pride as an architect and designer, that i (even on a small scale) can change the quality of life directly through design.

I first came upon the wise words of David Suzuki in ‘The 11th Hour’ a documentary on the environment, our impact on the earth and the pleading of environmentalists and activists to reverse the damage already done, hosted by Leonardo DiCaprio (no.. don’t laugh, he does a good job) –

Myself and a half dozen other design students trundled along for the first screening of the 11th hour in Melbourne a couple months back, i’m sorry to say that the main reason we went along was that we were members of an offshoot of GBCA (green building council of Australia) called ‘Future Green Leaders’ – and admission (and after movie drinks!) were free.

The first half of the ‘The 11th hour’ mercilessly depicted the atrocities of humankind and our blatant disregard for the environment – it left me feeling uncomfortably humble and quite small (metaphorically) in the grand scheme of things – suggesting that the snowballing that is the earth’s destruction is already a tumbling avalanche, and that we are not just at the 11th hour, but the time is in fact 11:59.

However, hope is offered – (thanks Leo!) though it is up to all of us as individuals to reverse the negative effect we have had on the earth.

“Yeah, we’ve heard this all before,” I hear you say, “I’ve seen already seen an inconvenient truth, we need to change our ways, the earth is in deep shit blah blah blah.”

The message has been drummed into us from environmentalist, activists and politicians for years now, however, for me, it was the visual impact of this movie that particularly spurred me into actively thinking about environmentally friendly design (and lifestyle!) and from it I have adopted heroes such as David Suzuki, who’s passion for the environment is a real inspiration.

and finally, a nice (very relevant) quote that I particularly liked –

“We’re at a point in our history, with 6.4 billion of us, that we have to imagine what it would be like to redesign design itself, see design as the first signal of human intention, and realize that we need new intentions for our future where materials are seen as things that are highly valuable and need to go in closed cycles—what we call cradle to cradle, instead of cradle to grave… So, the design itself changes from mass production of things that are essentially destructive to mass utilization of things that are inherently assets instead of liabilities”

—William McDonough, architect and designer.

Start by checking out the trailer below, from there, see the movie!

httpv://au.youtube.com/watch?v=7IBG2V98IBY

38,298 Comments

  1. faux meat says:

    I every time spent my half an hour to read this web site’s articles daily
    along with a mug of coffee.

  2. Flossie says:

    I don’t know whether it’s just me or if everyone else encountering
    issues with your website. It appears like some of the written text
    in your content are running off the screen. Can somebody
    else please comment and let me know if this is happening to them as well?

    This might be a issue with my web browser because I’ve had this happen before.
    Cheers

  3. I have been exploring for a little bit for any high quality articles or weblog posts in this
    kind of house . Exploring in Yahoo I ultimately stumbled upon this website.

    Reading this information So i’m happy to express that I’ve an incredibly excellent uncanny feeling I discovered exactly what I needed.
    I such a lot unquestionably will make certain to
    don?t put out of your mind this site and give it a glance regularly.

  4. I found simply the information I already searched throughout the place and
    simply couldn’t come across. What a perfect website.

    Check out my site … http://www.youtube.com

  5. Simply a smiling visitor here to share the love. btw great design and style as well as
    excellent post.

    my web site – http://www.wboc.com

  6. There’s certainly a great deal to find out about this topic.
    I really like all the points you’ve made. http://webboard.banmaicamping.com/index.php?action=profile;u=13108

  7. I have been surfing online more than three hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.
    It’s pretty worth enough for me. Personally, if all
    site owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the web will be much more useful than ever before.

  8. Hello I am so glad I found your blog, I really found you by error, while I was looking on Google for something else, Anyhow I am
    here now and would just like to say cheers for a
    tremendous post and a all round entertaining blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time
    to browse it all at the minute but I have bookmarked it and also added in your RSS feeds, so when I have
    time I will be back to read a lot more, Please do keep up the awesome
    work.

  9. I’ve recently started a site, the information you offer on this website has helped me greatly. Thank you for all of your time & work. “Her grandmother, as she gets older, is not fading but rather becoming more concentrated.” by Paulette Bates Alden.

  10. เพิ่มไลค์คนไทย, ปั้มไลค์ฟรี, ปั้มไลค์, Pump Like, ปั้มไลค์รูปเฟส, บริการเพิ่มไลค์เฟสบุ๊คให้แฟนเพจ, ปั้มไลค์มือถือ, การเพิ่ม Like เป็นการเพิ่มโอกาสทางการขายสินค้าของคุณนั่นเอง ด้วยงานบริการเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจระดับมืออาชีพ ประสบการณ์การทำงานหลายปี, ปั้มไลค์ ในโทรศัพท์, ปั้มไลค์ทั่วไป, รับเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, เพิ่มไลค์เพจ, ปั้มรูป, ปั้มไลค์รูป, รับเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจ เป็นการโปรโมทแฟนเพจ เพื่อเพิ่มยอดขายสินค้าได้, รับจ้างปั้มไลค์, รับจ้างกดไลค์, รับปั้มไลค์เพจ, เพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจ, กดไลค์, ปั้มไลค์เฟสบุ๊ค, รับสร้างแฟนเพจพร้อมยอดไลค์, Add Like Fanpage, Up Like Fanpage, ปั้มไลค์ราคาถูก, ปั่นไลค์, ปั้มไลค์ Facebook, ปั้มโพสต์, จ้างไลค์รูป, จ้างไลค์, ปั้มไลค์เพจคนไทย, รับทำเพจสินค้าพร้อมยอดไลค์, รับไลค์ครบวงจรทั่วไทย, จ้างเพิ่มไลค์, ปั้มเพจ, รับเพิ่ม Like Fanpage Facebook ราคาพิเศษ เหมาะสำหรับผู้ที่ต้องการเพิ่ม Like Fanpage ให้ดูเป็นความน่าเชื่อถือของร้าน, ปั้มไลค์ครบวงจร, ปั้มเพจ เหมาะสำหรับผู้ที่ต้องการยอดไลค์เพจเพจเยอะๆ, ปั้มเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, เพิ่มไลค์เพจ ราคาถูก, รับจ้างเพิ่มไลค์, รับปั้มไลค์รูป, ปั้ม Like ฟรี, ไลค์คนไทย 100%, ไลค์แฟนเพจได้สูงสุดหนึ่งล้านไลค์, ปั้มไลค์แฟนเพจ, ไลค์แฟนเพจราคาถูก, แฟนเพจพร้อมยอดไลค์, ปั้มไลค์เพจฟรี, ซื้อไลค์แฟนเพจ, เพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจ ราคาถูก, เพิ่มไลค์ฟรี, จ้างกดไลค์, ไลค์เพจ, รับทำไลค์ครบวงจร, ปั้มไลค์ง่ายๆ, ปั้มไลค์รูป Facebook, ปั้มไลค์เพจ, รับทำไลค์แฟนเพจจำนวนมาก, จ้างปั้มไลค์, ไลค์แฟนเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, รับทำเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, บริการปั้มไลค์ฟรี, ปั้มไลค์เพจ Facebook, เพิ่ม Like, กด Like, ปั้มยอดไลค์เป็นคนไทย 100%, Auto Like, รับเพิ่มไลค์, ปั้มไลค์สถานะ, กดไลค์รูป, โกงไลค์, รับไลค์แฟนเพจ, เพิ่มไลค์, บริการเพิ่ม Like ให้แฟนเพจของคุณ โดยทีมงานระดับมืออาชีพ ในระยะเวลาอันสั้นและราคาถูก รับประกันไลค์จากคนไทย 100%, กดไลค์แฟนเพจ, บริการเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจฟรี, ไลค์แฟนเพจ, รับ Like Fanpage, บริการปั้มไลค์แฟนเพจฟรี, Like Fanpage

  11. Click Here says:

    If choice that gold is exclusively for earrings and diamond limited
    to rings, then think twice and about again. Trust me
    or not, the presence of a couple of famous gems has already reached the territory of technological gadgets-mobile phones pertaining to
    being more tailored.

  12. newport news online shopping

  13. I have fun with, result in I found just what I was taking a look for.
    You’ve ended my four day lengthy hunt! God Bless you
    man. Have a nice day. Bye

  14. แฟนเพจพร้อมยอดไลค์, ไลค์แฟนเพจราคาถูก, ปั้มไลค์เพจ, รับทำไลค์แฟนเพจจำนวนมาก, เพิ่มไลค์เพจ, ปั่นไลค์, จ้างไลค์รูป, ปั้มไลค์มือถือ, ปั้มไลค์ทั่วไป, รับไลค์แฟนเพจ, ปั้มไลค์ราคาถูก, ไลค์คนไทย 100%, ปั้มไลค์แฟนเพจ, Like Fanpage, โกงไลค์, รับจ้างเพิ่มไลค์, บริการปั้มไลค์ฟรี, รับ Like Fanpage, เพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจ ราคาถูก, ไลค์เพจ, Auto Like, Up Like Fanpage, ปั้มรูป, ปั้มเพจ, ปั้มโพสต์, รับเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจ เป็นการโปรโมทแฟนเพจ เพื่อเพิ่มยอดขายสินค้าได้, ปั้มไลค์เพจคนไทย, จ้างกดไลค์, รับทำไลค์ครบวงจร, รับเพิ่ม Like Fanpage Facebook ราคาพิเศษ เหมาะสำหรับผู้ที่ต้องการเพิ่ม Like Fanpage ให้ดูเป็นความน่าเชื่อถือของร้าน, ปั้มเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, ปั้มไลค์ครบวงจร, Pump Like, รับเพิ่มไลค์, Add Like Fanpage, รับจ้างกดไลค์, รับจ้างปั้มไลค์, ไลค์แฟนเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, ปั้มไลค์ Facebook, ปั้มยอดไลค์เป็นคนไทย 100%, ปั้มไลค์รูปเฟส, เพิ่มไลค์คนไทย, ปั้ม Like ฟรี, ไลค์แฟนเพจ, รับไลค์ครบวงจรทั่วไทย, เพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจ, จ้างปั้มไลค์, รับทำเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, ซื้อไลค์แฟนเพจ, เพิ่ม Like, ไลค์แฟนเพจได้สูงสุดหนึ่งล้านไลค์, รับเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจเฟสบุ๊ค, บริการเพิ่มไลค์เฟสบุ๊คให้แฟนเพจ, กด Like, เพิ่มไลค์, กดไลค์, บริการเพิ่ม Like ให้แฟนเพจของคุณ โดยทีมงานระดับมืออาชีพ ในระยะเวลาอันสั้นและราคาถูก รับประกันไลค์จากคนไทย 100%, กดไลค์แฟนเพจ, รับปั้มไลค์เพจ, ปั้มไลค์รูป Facebook, กดไลค์รูป, ปั้มไลค์เพจ Facebook, จ้างเพิ่มไลค์, ปั้มไลค์ฟรี, จ้างไลค์, ปั้มไลค์, ปั้มเพจ เหมาะสำหรับผู้ที่ต้องการยอดไลค์เพจเพจเยอะๆ, บริการเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจฟรี, ปั้มไลค์ง่ายๆ, การเพิ่ม Like เป็นการเพิ่มโอกาสทางการขายสินค้าของคุณนั่นเอง ด้วยงานบริการเพิ่มไลค์แฟนเพจระดับมืออาชีพ ประสบการณ์การทำงานหลายปี, ปั้มไลค์สถานะ, รับทำเพจสินค้าพร้อมยอดไลค์, ปั้มไลค์เฟสบุ๊ค, เพิ่มไลค์ฟรี, รับสร้างแฟนเพจพร้อมยอดไลค์, เพิ่มไลค์เพจ ราคาถูก, ปั้มไลค์รูป, ปั้มไลค์ ในโทรศัพท์, บริการปั้มไลค์แฟนเพจฟรี, รับปั้มไลค์รูป, ปั้มไลค์เพจฟรี

  15. She knows which foods are beneficial and she tries to stay away from the bad ones.42 percent, to 16,915.In case your objective will be to drop a few pounds, and lose it fast, you then cant beat the pushup bike to experience you with the plethora of workouts you need to get rid of the fat. You don’t need any excuses to not train.The video was shot in Boai Park in Jiaozuo at about 4:30 p.
    Diego Rolan Uruguay Jersey http://www.thesoccerworldshop.com/Uruguay-Diego-Rolan-Jersey-Sale/

  16. Every as soon as in a whilst we select blogs that we read. Listed beneath would be the most recent web-sites that we select

  17. Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a really
    neatly written article. I’ll make sure to bookmark it and come back to learn more
    of your helpful info. Thanks for the post. I’ll definitely return.

  18. Тһіs is the riɡht blog fоr anybody wwho reɑlly ants to fіnd oսt aabout this topic.
    You understand so mᥙch iits аlmost touhh to aryue ԝith you (not tһat I actually will need to…HaHa).
    You definitеly put a neѡ spin on a topic tһat’s
    been ԝritten aƅоut fоr a long time. Great
    stuff, juѕt excellent!

    Мy weblog: mary kay clear proof review

  19. Right here is the perfect blog for everyone
    who wants to find out about this topic. You understand so much its almost tough to argue with you (not that I personally
    would want to…HaHa). You definitely put a fresh spin on a
    topic which has been written about for a long time.
    Great stuff, just wonderful!

  20. ESTABLISHMENT OF ISLAMIC STATESince NATOled military action toppled former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been embroiled in internal political strife and its large swathes of soil are controlled by alQaida and other radical groups.6.Local laws and regulations made up the majority of the documents, with 358 at the provincial level and 444 municipal, as of early December.He stressed that Hamas decision “is to succeed the Egyptianefforts, regain the unity of our people and end the status ofinternal division,” adding “we will exert every possible efforts inthis respect. Let us see the quickeffects of a cigarette smoke that makes a man physically and mentally dependent on it.
    Jahri Evans Jersey http://www.footballshopnfl.com/new-orleans-saints-jahri-evans-jersey-sale/

  21. After I originally left a comment I appear to have clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and from now
    on every time a comment is added I receive 4 emails with the
    exact same comment. There has to be an easy method you can remove me from that service?
    Kudos!

  22. Cancer of the Kidney refers to the formation of cancer cells in the tubules of the kidney. Most of the cars that he has might not be well maintained because people who have to make a quick buck sell their vehicles to him. That is what will happen when you get Aquaponics4You and understand what aquaponics is all about.68.The boat capsized Tuesday morning near Inani beach in Cox’s Bazar district.
    Cheap Los Angeles Lakers Hats http://www.teambasketballwear.com/Los-Angeles-Lakers-Hats/

  23. Felica says:

    Woah! I’m really enjoying the template/theme of this website.

    It’s simple, yet effective. A lot of times it’s challenging to get that “perfect balance” between user friendliness
    and visual appearance. I must say you’ve done a excellent
    job with this. Also, the blog loads extremely fast for me on Firefox.
    Excellent Blog!

  24. Apart from the amusement, there is also an excellent learning process at the anime weekend Atlanta and when the person leaves the convocation he could be sure to learn something, which assists him in the long run. economic data which showed that the world’s largest economy remained on track. Smoking: People who smoke quite often are at greater risk to develop kidney cancer. You might like to test halibut, tuna, and also fish to have the volume of fatty acids which you will want.This kind of convection started remembering the needs of the families who are participating in the big event and ensure that each of them obtain the satisfaction that they so desire.
    Tommy Townsend Jersey http://www.thecollegeproshop.com/Florida-Gators-Tommy-Townsend-Jersey/

  25. discuss says:

    Why visitors still make use of to read news papers when in this technological world everything is
    existing on net?

  26. Hi, i think that i saѡ you visited my website thhus i came to “rеturn the
    favor”.I’m attempting to find things to enhance my web site!I
    suppose itts ok to uѕe soke of your ideas!!

    Have a look at my site – cara memutihkan muka

  27. I simply wanted to thank you yet again for this amazing web page you have created here.
    It is full of useful tips for those who are seriously interested in this specific subject,
    especially this very post. You’re really all absolutely sweet along with thoughtful of others as well as reading
    your website posts is a wonderful delight to me.
    And what generous present! Ben and I usually have excitement making use of your
    recommendations in what we need to do in the future.
    Our checklist is a mile long so your tips will definitely be put to beneficial use. http://cort.as/-953Y

  28. I every time emailed tһis web site post ρage tto all mmy contacts, fоr the reason tһɑt іf like t᧐ red it afterward my links ԝill tօߋ.

    my web paցe :: Cara hilangkan sunburn Di muka

  29. An impressive share! I have just forwarded this onto a friend who was doing
    a little homework on this. And he in fact bought me breakfast due to the fact that I
    found it for him… lol. So let me reword this…. Thank YOU
    for the meal!! But yeah, thanx for spending the time to discuss
    this matter here on your web site.

  30. iworking.vn says:

    Simply t᧐ follow up on the update of this topic on your web site and
    ԝould like tߋ lеt you know ϳust hoԝ much I loved the time уߋu took
    to generate thiѕ valuable post. Іnside tһe post, you reallʏ
    spoke rеgarding how tо actᥙally handle this concern with all comfort.
    It wⲟuld be my pleasure tߋ get tߋgether some morе concepts from үour web-site
    and cоme ɑs much аs offer other individuals ѡhat I haѵe learned from you.
    Ⅿany tһanks for үour usual gоod effort.

  31. Hello there! I could have sworn I’ve been to this web site before but after looking at many of the posts I realized it’s
    new to me. Anyways, I’m definitely delighted I came across it and I’ll
    be book-marking it and checking back regularly!

    Feel free to surf to my webpage agen sbobet terpercaya 2018

  32. today says:

    I blog frequently and I truly thank you for your information. This great article
    has really peaked my interest. I’m going to take a
    note of your blog and keep checking for new information about once a week.
    I subscribed to your Feed as well.

  33. we came across a cool web page that you simply may possibly get pleasure from. Take a search in case you want

  34. I am sure this post has touched all the internet people, its really
    really good piece of writing on building up new webpage. http://www.batteryflies.org/index.php?title=Do_Enlargement_Creams_Work_Well_At_Last_-_A_Real_Review_You_Can_Trust

  35. Terrific post however I was wanting to know if you could write a
    litte more on this subject? I’d be very grateful if you could elaborate a little bit more.
    Thank you!

  36. discuss says:

    of course like your web-site however you need to test the spelling on quite a few of your posts.
    A number of them are rife with spelling issues and I in finding it very troublesome to tell the truth then again I will certainly come again again.

  37. this website says:

    I was wondering if you ever considered changing the page layout of your
    website? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say.
    But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so
    people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only
    having 1 or 2 images. Maybe you could space it out better?

  38. Yet, you?d be very impressed the number of people go out to the actual DIY hypermarket without truly considering the genuine job they?re gonna be carrying out. The shares allocated to the new prospective members come from AIIB’s existing pool of unallocated shares.vapourbase. Investigate the coral reefs, desert safari and Neema Bay’s thrilling city centre. embassy in Manila.
    Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys China http://www.cheapdiscountjerseysnfl.us.com/

  39. This is nothing diverse from a document file, but you can work on it to publish on world wide web straight as a world wide web type template.”We hope that the stable development of ChinaEU ties could withstand the uncertainties of the international situation, and send out a positive signal that China and the EU will make joint efforts to uphold the multilateral system, oppose trade protectionism, and advance economic globalization in the direction of inclusiveness, shared benefits, equality and fairness,” she said. Stunning preparedbuilt lights factors can be very highpriced.The 28yearold Serb dropped the second set after a 15minute tiebreak, in which he wasted seven set points. Step 6 – Alter an Present Photographs and Pictures:You can add something from clip artwork or your own pictures by clicking on any photograph in the template you want to change.
    Cheap Discount Jerseys http://www.cheapdiscountjerseysshop.com/

  40. Good article. I absolutely love this website. Keep it up!

  41. This article will assist the internet visitors for creating new weblog or
    even a blog from start to end.

  42. Livali says:

    Hello there, You have done an excellent job. I will certainly digg it and for my part recommend to my friends.
    I am sure they will be benefited from this site. http://protect.downloadiz2.com/livaliagelessmoisturizerreview22520

Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.

Rex The Stray – underground dog comic

Rex The Stray, an underground comic about a deviant runaway dog styled by illustrator Christian Herr and writer Lee Noble.

www.rexthestray.com

And Drunk Dial Rex, on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14CVGGD3xf8

Illustrator Marylou Farue

Work from Marylou Faure, an illustrator living in London.

more at www.maryloufaure.com

Illustrator Joel Mackenzie

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelmackenzie/ Details »

Captain Feline – Blending Pop Culture with Cats

felineship

Captain Feline employs anthropomorphism to blend pop culture with cats. The results are a collection of fun t-shirts and limited edition art prints – purr-fect for displaying a combined love of cats and cult movie characters! Whilst the debut t-shirt illustrations by Dave are inspired by cult and classic movie characters, the team plan to increase the range to feature other pop culture icons as they grow and expand.

http://www.captainfeline.com Details »

Vertigo

vertigo

via: www.tradclyffe.co.uk

Insekta

insekta-03

Insekta is a collection designed by Italian studio Kreativehouse. Details »