Bioneers

What is Bioneers?

A New Word. Founder Kenny Ausubel coined the term Bioneers in 1990 to describe an emerging culture. Bioneers are social and scientific innovators from all walks of life and disciplines who have peered deep into the heart of living systems to understand how nature operates, and to mimic “nature’s operating instructions” to serve human ends without harming the web of life. Nature’s principles—kinship, cooperation, diversity, symbiosis and cycles of continuous creation absent of waste—can also serve metaphoric guideposts for organizing an equitable, humane and democratic society.
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Vid Paul Samets Paul Stamets2:13

Vid Peter Neill Peter Neill4:23

Vid Bioneers 748 Bioneers7:48

Vid Dune Lankard 634 Dune Lankard6:34

Vid Hawken 554 Paul Hawken5:54

Vid Jones 431 Van Jones4:31

Vid  J. Carl Ganter J. Carl Ganter7:02

Vid Lawton 135 Geoff Lawton's1:35

Vid Democracy School 1608 Democracy School16:08

Vid Shock 647 Shock Doctrine6:47

Vid Barlow 509 Maude Barlow5:09

Vid Earth 513 Earth Charter5:13

Wild Fires

Kindle Blog

Good Morning Bioneers!

After all, as a fifth grader once reminded me: it is morning somewhere! And that my friends is the point of this blog. When we look beyond ourselves, beyond our borders- be they emotional, physical, financial or geographic we discover a world of people, plants and environments that are simultaneously similar and different. While we are craning our necks to discern a particular star constellation our relative in Nigeria may be just setting out for the day to gather wood or water for his family [...]

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Hornpouts, Alpaca, and Ferns, Oh my.

Much like a Bioneer’s conference the aforementioned seemingly dissimilar entities comfortably co-habitate a space finding there is safety in numbers, while quietly reminding us diversity nourishes sustainability. Today’s WILDFIRE profile is Melvin Murrel a social entrepreneur extraordinaire. He is also a hard working fisherman / farmer: an uncommon combination anywhere let alone 100 miles from the [...]

Posted on 29 July 2008 | 10:17 am

All Applaud for Water Warrior Maude, please.

Maude Barlow in the foreward to her important new book ‘Blue Covenant’ says: “To all the water warriors, you amaze me”. After hearing her speak last week I am certain that comment was plucked from her heart. She is truly a humble giant, a steady voice you will benefit from hearing live, or until then [...]

Posted on 14 July 2008 | 1:38 pm

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