Science and Art in a Climate of Change: A Dialogue of Nations
Watch footage of the event co-sponsored by the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance & Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Deep in the Pacific, the island nations of Kiribati, Tokelau,…
America’s Climate Choices by Albert Carnesale
In his Fall Oppenheim Lecture on October 12, 2011, Dr. Carnesale, UCLA Chancellor Emeritus and Professor, Dept. of Public Policy and Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, gave an overview…
A conversation with Paul R. Ehrlich, Stanford University Bing Professor of Population Studies
Highlights of the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science Public Lecture: “California, conservation, and the globe: Why we need to close the culture gap and all become Mahbsters.”
Yvon Chouinard: Let My People Go Surfing
Chouinard describes the philosophy of his company through something he calls “breaking the rules of business” – creating quality clothing in a relaxed atmosphere that grants his employees both flexibility…
Yvon Chouinard: Stand Up Shorts
Yvon Chouinard gives a humorous account of the trend-setting introduction of clothing to his climbing business.
Yvon Chouinard: Closing the Cycle – A long term relationship with the customer.
Yvon Chouinard recounted how Patagonia grew from a retail climbing equipment business operating out of the back of his van to a successful global business based on sustainability and social…
Yvon Chouinard: How to make sustainable clothing
Chouinard examines the risks of using chemicals in the production of clothing, recalls the difficulties faced in his company’s switch from industrial to organic cotton, and tackles the issue of…
Yvon Chouinard: A Reluctant Businessman
Yvon Chouinard recounts his young life, including his start as an innovator and an entrepreneur in the climbing business.
“The Future of Energy and Transportation” presented by Elon Musk, Tesla Motors
Phi Beta Kappa and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability hosted this lecture on January 8, 2011 at the Fowler Museum’s Lenart Auditorium.
Heron Island Summit Video
CTR Director Tom Smith was a keynote speaker at the Applied Evolution Summit, “Interdisciplinary Solutions to Evolutionary Challenges in Food, Health and the Environment,” held on Heron Island, Australia, January…
Helping clean up oil in the Gulf
Originally posted in the UCLA Newsroom Engineering Professor Eric Hoek discusses efforts to repair the damage from the recent oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. While the full…
Institute of the Environment Commencement 2010
IoE graduation ceremony held June 13, 2010 at Korn Convocation Hall.
“Why conserving California’s biodiversity matters” by Dr. Peter Raven
Watch the public lecture given at the official launch of the La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science at King Gillette Ranch in Malibu, CA, June 6, 2010.
A Conversation with Magali Delmas, Professor of Management
Professor of Management Magali Delmas discuss her book, “Governance for the Environment New Perspectives,” and the issues it raises.