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Wei-Tai Kwok
Fighting for Equity Through Climate Action “I’m not an environmentalist,” Wei-Tai Kwok insists. And yet, since seeing An Inconvenient Truth in 2006, he has devoted himself almost entirely to addressing the climate crisis—launching a second career in renewable energy, giving more than 180 climate presentations, co-founding the Climate Reality Bay Area Chapter, electrifying his home, and hosting…
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Gary H. White
Mobilizing Minds and Spirits for Climate Action Gary White is one of the most devoted climate activists and prolific public speakers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 2015, he has given more than 350 climate presentations to over 25,000 people, served as a longtime leader of the Climate Reality Bay Area Chapter, and led…
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Jason F. McLennan
From a Past of Extraction to a Future of Regeneration Jason F. McLennan is one of the most influential figures in sustainable architecture, the creator of the Living Building Challenge and a catalyst behind some of the greenest buildings on the planet. He lives here on Bainbridge Island, where we both call home, yet his…
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Barb Trafton
Moving through nature offers connection Barb Trafton has spent more than 30 years conserving land and creating trails on Bainbridge Island—first as a volunteer, then on the Land Trust Board, as the Parks Foundation’s first Executive Director, and now as its Trails Director. In recognition of her long-running efforts, she was named Environmentalist of the…
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Mike Cox
His Mantra: “We Gotta Do Something!” <video at the bottom of this page>Mike Cox likes to joke that he started out as a “country bumpkin” from rural Washington State. But by 2017, after 25 years at the Environmental Protection Agency, he was in national headlines. His scathing resignation letter to new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt…
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David Korten
An ethical framework based on the lessons of microbiology <two videos at the bottom of this page>David Korten is an author, lecturer, and former Harvard Business School professor, who is best known for his book When Corporations Rule the World (1995)–the first of his three international best sellers. Initially concerned about the impacts of corporate globalization, he…
The Ethos Project 