We have 3 types of programs:
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Manmade Surplus (reuse and recycling of furniture, clothes, instruments, supplies, etc.)
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Natural Surplus (products using materials found abundantly in nature)
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Eco-Educational (environmental awareness and media projects)
MANMADE SURPLUS: (For photos and summaries, please click on titles)
Reuse
of Society's Abundance (ROSA) - 1998-Present
Linking society's surplus with nonprofit needs and linking organizations with similar
missions to each other.
Excess
Access (EA) - 1998-Present
ROSA's online database system that automatically matches business and household
item donations with the wish lists of nearby nonprofits that pickup or accept dropoffs.
Orchards International - 2004-Present
We fiscally sponsor Douglas Franco's program that delivers inkind donations
of medical equipment, food and clothing to Afghanistan and Iraq.
Medi-Bus to Sudan - 2008-Present
Special project to get a bus to be shared by clinics in 3 Internally Displaced Persons camps north of Khartoum who need emergency transport to nearby hospitals.
Sole to Soul - 2008-Present
ROSA Collaboration with The East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Triced Recycling and SF Carpet Recycling, for shoes, clothes and carpets.
Veggie Van Katrina Relief Boat - 2005 COMPLETED (for continuing wishes / gifts see Excess Access)
Louisianna
and Mississippi Katrina Project - 2005 COMPLETED (for
continuing wishes / gifts see Excess Access)
EA / Music in Schools Today (MUST) Joint Project
- 1999-2000 COMPLETED
NATURAL
SURPLUS: (For photos and summaries, please click on
titles)
Oil Spill Hair Mats - 2000-Present
Salons donate hair clippings to us which are made into mats that soak up
oilspills.
Oil, Hair, Heat & Worms - 2008-Present
Treatability study with thermophilic composting of oily hairmats and then vermiculture with Thomas Azwell, who is known for creating Costco's greenwaste composting program.
Peace of Mind Kits - An ecological compliment
to the "Disaster Kit" - 2006-Present
Kits made of natural, long shelf life and luxurious lifestyle
products and supplies that provide comfort even in times of crisis.
(also see Peace Of Mind Kits.org below under Eco-Education)
Veggie Van / Fields of Fuel - 2003-Present
We fiscally sponsor Josh Tickell's Veggie Van.org as he
travels across the US in his biodiesel caravan
(also see Fields Of Fuel below under Eco-Education).
Algae
Blooms Used For Biodiesel Feasibility Study -2006-Present
Rsearching the collection from suffocating ocean algae blooms for use in
biodiesel production.
Sun
Train - 2006-Present
Feasibility study for solar panels on train tracks and returning to cleaner,
smarter transportation.
SF Bay Area Oil Spill Eco-Clean Up with mats
made from Human Hair - 2007 COMPLETED
Oily-Hairmat-Eating Mushrooms - SF Bay
Area Treatability Study - 2007-2008 COMPLETED
Oily-Hairmat-Eating Mushrooms - General - 2002-2008 COMPLETED
CytoCulture / SFE Biodiesel For MUNI - 2005-2006 COMPLETED
Biodiesel Project For Oakland, California School Buses - 2003 COMPLETED
ECO-EDUCATION:
(For photos and summaries, please click on titles)
ART: Earth From Above - 2008-Present
Yann Arthus Bertrand's breathtaking ecological outdoor photography exhibit coming to NYC in 2009
ART: Solar Peace Sculpture - 2007-Present
Sculpture made from oil barrels and solar panels for NYC
KITS / AWARENESS: Peace of Mind Kits.org An ecological compliment
to the "Emergency Plan" - 2006-Present
Collaborative program that informs and prepares with green kits and "outside the box"
ideas and research collected from many sectors of those on the ground in crisis.
FILM: "Fields Of Fuel"
Documentary - 2007-Present
Josh Tickell's Sundance Awared Winning documentary lecture tour on alternative energy.
CAMPAIGN: Green
Energy Millions (GEM) - 2007-Present
Our awareness campaign to collect 100 Million Green Energy Millions commitments
(GEMs)
to a brighter, greener future.
CONFERENCE: Evolosity - Sustainability Accelerated - 2008-Present
Holly B. Shepherd's brainchild - A conference, lecture series and advocacy campaign that accelerates social movement towards a sustainable and just world.
COURSE / AWARENESS:
Biofuels 4 Schools - 2007-Present
Lindsay Hassett's program bringing alternative energy and fuels information
to classrooms.
CONFERENCE: Nats, Philos, Fools
and Funds - 2001-Present
Naturalists / Philosophers / Foolhearty Project Presenters / Funders - Annual
Conference
CONFERENCE
/ WEB: What You Can Do.org -
2007-Present
List of concrete, pratctical suggestions of how to personally improve the
gut wrenching situations you see in the news.
CONFERENCE: Good Karma Exchange.org
- 2005-Present
Annual luncheon for business masters degree holders and grassroots nonprofit
project managers.
LECTURE: "Pipeline" -
2000-Present
Powerpoint on the history of petroleum
LECTURE: What Do We Make In The US Today? - 2008-Present
Powerpoint for Eco-Cities World Summit 2008 in San Francisco, CA USA
THEME PARK
/ CONFERENCES: Natty's - 2008-Present
2011 Planning with the Presidio Trust for Mother Nature's own theme park at the
Presidio Parade Grounds in San Francisco
BOOK: It's Easy Being Green - 2002-2003 COMPLETED - ON SALE NOW
Printed on hemp with soy ink - our humorous eco-tips handbook.
ART: Photography
Exhibit: Cedric Pollet - The Skin Of Trees
- 2006 COMPLETED
FILM: "United
Nations World Environment Day 2005" Documentary - 2005 COMPLETED
FILM: Marcus Foster's Oakland's Technology
Exchange OTX West - 2003 COMPLETED
FILM: Haight Ashbury Food Program
- Nourishment Is A Birthright - 2002 COMPLETED
FILM: Haight Ashbury Food Program
- Nourishment Is A Birthright II - 2003 COMPLETED
FILM: Excess Access - Linking
Society's Surplus With Nonprofit Needs - 1999 COMPLETED
CONFERENCE: Women's Green Global Action Network - Mexico City Conference - 2004-2005 COMPLETED
COURSE: Gold
Coast Environmental Awareness Afterschool Program - 2004 COMPLETED
COURSE: Youth Media Labs
Project - 2005-2007 COMPLETED