Name: 4 environmental 'heresies'
Uploaded: 2009-07-13T01:00:00Z
Duration: 16 min 24 s
Description: The man who helped usher in the environmental movement in the 1960s and '70s has been rethinking his positions on cities, nuclear power, genetic modification and geo-engineering. This talk at the US State Department is a foretaste of his major new book, sure to provoke widespread debate.

The man who helped usher in the environmental movement in the 1960s and '70s has been rethinking his positions on cities, nuclear power, genetic modification and geo-engineering. This talk at the US State Department is a foretaste of his major new book, sure to provoke widespread debate.

Stewart Brand: 4 environmental 'heresies'

4 environmental 'heresies'

Urban migration shapes our future, with 1.3M people moving to cities weekly, transforming societal drivers and opportunities.

Nuclear and hydro stand as the green solutions for baseload electricity, critical for city sustainability versus coal’s dire impacts.

Genetically engineered crops reduce pesticide use and increase yield, crucial for sustainable agriculture and environmental health.