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This just in...
Audio cassettes and videos from the recent
5th Annual Conference of The Natural Step!


Did you miss The Natural Step Conference this year? No problem. The Alliance for Sustainability now has available for rent 11 videos and 16 audio cassettes from The Natural Step Annual Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia this October. It'll be just like you were there as you watch and listen to presentations from some of the most progressive sustainability thinkers in the world.

For a contribution of $30 for individuals or $50 for businesses and institutions, receive 7 days of free rental of any of these new TNS videos or audio cassettes. Your contribution helps us to expand our TNS resources in addition to covering costs. Because we expect high demand for these resources, please try to limit the number of items rented at one time. Their prompt return will be expected but longer rental periods may be available if you just let us know. Regular Rental Agreement applies.

Audio cassettes:
  • Mats Lederhausen: Why Sustainability Matters (#1)
  • Dr. Karl-Henrik Robčrt: Introduction to The Natural Step Framework (#2)
  • Brian Nattrass, Nicholas Sonntag, Ray Anderson, Sarah Severn: Applying The Natural Step Framework (#4)
  • Sarah Severn, Dianne Ridgely, Catherine Gray, Daniel Martin, Sue Wootton: Social Equity: We are the ones we've been waiting for/Wrap up day and set up dialogue groups (#5)
  • Betty Sue Flowers, Stephen Viederman, Vicki Robin, Mathis Wackernagel: Exploring the Myths, Stories and Assumptions of our Current System - Part 1 (#7)
  • Mark Hertsgaard, Robert Bullard: Exploring the Myths, Stories and Assumptions of our Current System - Part 2 (#8)
  • Ed Arnold, Howard Frumkin, Richard Jackson: Health and the Environment: Influencing Public Policy (before you and your family are sick!) (#9)
  • Robert Bullard, Beverly Wright, Deborah Robinson, Susana Almanza: Panel on Environmental Justice (#10)
  • Janine Benyus: Learning from Nature (#11)
  • Susan Graff, Jon Carlsten, Walter Brown, Annie Pearce: Re-imagining the Built Environment (#12)
  • Betty Sue Flowers, Daniel Martin, Walt Roberts: Orientation and Welcome (#13)
  • Jim Godfrey, Dave Waldron: New Actions in Communities: Creating a sustainable mountain resort community - Whistler, BC (#14)
  • Gray, Saini, Alexander, Mecklenburg, Quinlin, Apple, Emerson: New Partnerships: NGOs and Business (#15)
  • Karl-Henrik Robčrt and others: Reflection, Integration and the Challenge to Move Ahead (#16)
  • Catherine Parrish, Lynn Twist, Vicki Robin, Mathis Wagernagel: Creating a Place to Stand for a Thriving, Sustainable Way of Life for All (#17)
  • George Brady: Sustainability: A Journey Across Sectors (#18)
Video tapes:
  • Mats Lederhausen: Why Sustainability Matters (#1)
  • Dr. Karl-Henrik Robčrt: Introduction to The Natural Step Framework Part 1 and 2 (#2)
  • Nattrass, Sonntag, Anderson, Severn: Applying The Natural Step Framework (#4)
  • Severn, Ridgely, Gray, Martin, Wootton: Social Equity: We are the ones we've been waiting for (#5)
  • Betty Sue Flowers, Steve Viederman, Vicki Robin: Exploring the Myths, Stories and Assumptions of Our Current System - Part 1 (#7)
  • Mathis Wackernagel, Mark Hertsgaard, Robert Bullard: Exploring the Myths, Stories and Assumptions of Our Current System - Part 2 (#8)
  • Ed Arnold, Howard Frumkin, Richard Jackson: Health and the Environment: Influencing Public Policy (before you and your family are sick!) (#9)
  • Betty Sue Flowers, Daniel Martin, Walt Roberts: Orientation and Welcome (#13)
  • Gray, Saini, Alexander, Mecklenburg, Quinlin, Apple, Emerson: New Partnerships: NGOs and Business (#15)
  • Karl-Henrik Robčrt and others: Reflection, Integration and the Challenge to Move Ahead (#16)
  • Janine Benyus: Learning from Nature

NEW! Spirituality and Sustainability NEW!

  • Keeping the Earth: Religious and Scientific Perspectives on the Environment, narrated by James Earl Jones
  • God's Creation and Global Warming (COEJL)

And don't forget these tried and true resources...

Videos from The Natural Step Conference in Chicago, May 1998:
  • Ray Anderson: The Interface Path to Sustainability
  • Donald Aitken: The Emerging Sustainable Energy Future
  • Karl-Henrik Robčrt: Building Consensus and Applying the Compass
  • Karl-Henrik Robčrt: Overview of the Natural Step
  • Karl-Henrik Robčrt and John Holmberg: The Science and System Conditions (Part 2)
  • Anthony Cortese: The Natural Step and Academia
  • Mathis Wackernagel: Measuring the Ecological Footprint of Society
  • Paul Hawken: Natural Capitalism
  • Rigmor Robert: A Woman's Perspective on the Natural Step
  • Peter Senge: Learning Organizations
  • Vicki Robin: Personal Sustainability and The Natural Step
Other videos on The Natural Step:
  • Building Sustainability with the Natural Step: UT-Houston's Journey
Other videos:
  • KARE-TV News segment on monarch butterflies and Bt corn
  • Howard Lyman: The Mad Cowboy!
  • Alliance Institute for Integrative Medicine
  • Debate: Can NOFA (and Local Organic Everywhere) Feed the World?
On CD-ROM:
  • Proceeding from the National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America, Detroit, MI, May 2-5, 1999
These resources are available for a $5 rental fee ($3 for members of the Alliance) at the Alliance for Sustainability office at 1521 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. The rental period is 7 days but may be extended for an additional rental period fee if requested. At the discretion of the staff, items may be rented via mail with postage and handling ($4 for videos, $3 for audio cassettes) paid by the renter. Renters also agree to the terms outlined in the Rental Agreement below. To make arrangements or for more information, call 612-331-1099 or send e-mail to iasa@mtn.org.

Rental Agreement


  1. I agree to be fully responsible for the proper handling and care of the rental, including its rewinding and return in proper packaging to assure no damage.

  2. I agree to return the rental to the Alliance within the rental period (seven days of receipt) and to notify the Alliance immediately in case I will not be able to return the video as agreed. In the event the rental is not returned during the rental period and an additional rental period has not been arranged, I agree to pay for additional rental periods plus a $10 late fee.

  3. It is recommended that the rental either be returned in person or by some form of certified method (US Postal Service, FedEx, UPS, etc.) so as to assure proper, timely delivery. Return by regular mail without some form of certification can not assure such proper, timely delivery.

  4. In the event of loss of or damage to the rental, I agree to pay for its replacement cost plus a $20 service charge.

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