Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Water is essential to life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized Talk recommendations and more. Water is essential to life. Yet in the eyes of the law, it remains largely unprotected -- leaving many communities without access to safe drinking water, says legal scholar Kelsey Leonard. In this powerful talk, she shows why granting lakes and rivers legal "personhood" -- giving them the same legal rights as humans -- is the first step to protecting our bodies of water and fundamentally transforming how we value this vital resource. Get TED Talks recommended just for you! Learn more at http://TED.com/signup. The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. You're welcome to link to or embed these videos, forward them to others and share these ideas with people you know. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), submit a Media Request here: http://media-requests.TED.com Follow TED on Twitter: http://twitter.com/TEDTalks Like TED on Facebook: http://facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: http://youtube.com/TED

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How are the leaders of some of the nation's biggest environmental organizations responding to a year of race and health crises? Groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 350.org

How are the leaders of some of the nation's biggest environmental organizations responding to a year of race and health crises? Groups such as the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 350.org and Greenpeace helped move climate onto the presidential agenda last year, pushing Joe Biden and other Democrats’ stances on bold action. Now, organizers and advocates are backing recovery plans that bolster clean energy jobs, help strengthen communities and dismantle systems that exploit people and the planet. How enthusiastic are they about Joe Biden’s $2 trillion climate plan? Can activism finally bring America’s political ambitions in line with climate science? Join us for a conversation on the state of our climate with Annie Leonard, executive director of Greenpeace, Gina McCarthy, CEO of the NRDC, and Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, North America director of 350.org. SPEAKERS Annie Leonard Executive Director, Greenpeacz Gina McCarthy President & CEO, NRDC Action Fund Tamara Toles O'Laughlin North America Director, 350.org Greg Dalton Founder and Host, Climate One -www.commonwealthclub.org/covid19support -Subscribe for more Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/commonwealthclub -Upcoming events: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events -Become a Member: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership -Donate Now: https://support.commonwealthclub.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=298 -Watch & Listen https://www.commonwealthclub.org/watch-listen -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonwealthclub/ -Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwclub/ -Twitter https://twitter.com/cwclub

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Annie Leonard is the Executive Director of Greenpeace U.S.A. and creator and board member of the

Annie Leonard is the Executive Director of Greenpeace U.S.A. and creator and board member of the Story of Stuff Project.

In this video Annie Leonard emphasis the commitment of Greenpeace USA to environmental and social justice: "Our core values are reflected in our environmental campaign work: We 'bear witness' to environmental destruction in a peaceful, non-violent manner. We use non-violent confrontation to raise the level and quality of public debate. In exposing threats to the environment and finding solutions we have no permanent allies or adversaries. We ensure our financial independence from political or commercial interests. We seek solutions to environmental dilemmas and promote open, informed debate about society's environmental choices."

She was interviewed at the 2014 Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) in Portland, Oregon on October 28, 2014. Produced by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv with Barry Heidt of GeoSpirit.tv.

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How Singularity University C.E.O. Steve Leonard practices basic engineering and human design delivering exponential impact to Cambodia farmland. Steve Leonard is an international leader in the

How Singularity University C.E.O. Steve Leonard practices basic engineering and human design delivering exponential impact to Cambodia farmland. Steve Leonard is an international leader in the information technology industry with more than 25 years of experience building hardware, software, and managed-services companies in Asia and Europe. Leonard also has broad experience in government, holding senior roles in Singapore through which he created and implemented national programs for an innovation-based economy. Leonard currently serves as CEO of Singularity University (SU) — a Silicon Valley based global organisation that enables leaders to understand how future technologies will impact their companies and countries, and engages those leaders to help them shape that future. SU seeks to positively impact one billion people through the collective capabilities of the entrepreneurs, investors, corporations and governments with which it works. Before joining SU, Leonard created SGInnovate – a private company wholly- owned by the Singapore Government – to help entrepreneurial scientists create investable deep-tech startups. During Leonard’s tenure as its Founding CEO, SGInnovate built an engaged community of 35,000 people, held 600 discussion events around science and technology, and launched more than 90 deep tech startups into which it invested $50M. Prior to founding SGInnovate, Leonard served as the Executive Deputy Chairman of the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA), a Singapore Government statutory board overseen by the Ministry of Communications and Information. In that role, he held executive responsibility at the national level for various aspects of the information technology and telecommunications industries in Singapore. Prior to his Government roles, Leonard was for two decades the senior executive in either Europe or Asia for several global technology companies, delivering on quarterly performance commitments made publicly to employees, customers, and shareholders. Leonard serves on the main board of Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost), an international e-commerce and logistics operator, and on the main board for AsiaSat, a HK-based satellite operator which has CITIC as a major shareholder. Steve Leonard是全球信息技术行业的领导者，在创立亚洲和欧洲的硬件，软件和托管服务公司方面拥有25 年以上的经验。他也有在政府工作的丰富经验，在新加 坡担任高级职务期间，他开启并落实了一些扶持创新经 济的国家计划。 伦纳德目前担任奇点大学 (Singularity University) 的首席执行官。奇点大学是一家位于硅谷的全球性组织，它使各界领导者能够了解未来的技术将如何影响其公司和国家，并与这些领导者进行互动以引领未来。 奇点大学通过集合各大企业家，投资者，公司和政府的集体力量，致力于对十亿人带来积极的影响。 在加入奇点大学之前，伦纳德创建了SGInnovate，一 家新加坡政府全资拥有的私人公司，帮助企业家和科学 家起步有投资价值的深度技术公司。在Leonard担任 公司创始CEO的任期内，SGInnovate建立了一个由 35,000人参与的社区，举办了600次科学和技术为主 题的讨论会，创办了90多家深度技术初创公司，并向其 投资了5000万美元。 在成立SGInnovate之前，Leonard担任资讯通信媒体 发展局(IDA)的执行副主席，该局是由通信和信息部监 管的新加坡政府法定委员会。在担任该职务期间，他在 对新加坡信息技术和电信行业的各个方面负有国家一级行政责任。 在担任政府职务之前，Leonard在欧洲和亚洲曾担任 多家跨国技术公司高级执行官二十年，履行了对员工， 客户和股东公开做出的季度绩效承诺。Leonard还 担任国际电子商务和物流运营商新加坡邮政有限公司(SingPost)的董事会成员，以及以中信为主要股东的 香港卫星运营商AsiaSat的董事会成员。 https://su.org/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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