Ongoing

Pie Ranch Work Day & Barn Dance

Come out to Pie Ranch on the third Saturday of every month to do a little work and have a lot of fun.  For full details you can check out their website.

Ongoing

Nightlife: California Academy of Sciences

Every Thursday, the Academy is transformed into a lively venue filled with music, provocative science, mingling, and cocktails, for visitors 21 and older. Activities and performers change week to week.  See their website for program details.

February 1-4, 2012, Pacific Grove, CA

EcoFarm Conference

Interested in food, farming, water or the environment?  Then you should be at the 32nd Annual EcoFarm Conference.  Held on the beautiful Asilomar Conference Grounds this year's topic is "Raising EcoFarmers' Voices".  For more information and to register, check out the conference website.

February 28-29, 2011, San Diego, CA

EGA's "State of the States"

The Environmental Grantmakers Association's annual policy briefing will be taking place February 28th & 29th this year in San Diego, California.  This year's topic is "State of the State's" and will address state policy.  For more information or to register please visit EGA's website.

 

Feb 27 - March 2, 2009, Washington, DC

Power Shift 2009

At Power Shift 2009, more than 10,000 young people will converge on DC for three days of training, strategy and action. Demonstrating a unified movement, these young people will hold our elected officials accountable. 11th Hour is proud to support this dynamic event. For more information, see the Power Shift 09 website here.

March 23, 2009, San Francisco, CA

Equinox III: Vote Solar's Third Annual Fundraiser and Party

Come and celebrate the Vernal Equinox - when light begins to outshine the dark.  Vote Solar, a dynamic nonprofit working to bring solar energy to the mainstream, holds their third annual fundraiser on this symbolic day.  As a proud sponsor of this event, we invite you to visit their website today. Advance tickets are a necessity and can be purchased here.

April 2 - 3, 2009, San Francisco, CA

Turning the Tide, Institute at Golden Gate

On April 2-3, 2009, the Institute at the Golden Gate will hold its premier signature program, Turning the Tide. This prominent event will bring together scientists, CEOs, philanthropists, youth activists, venture capitalists, nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs.

Turning the Tide will spotlight risk takers and their bold actions, feature interviews of influential thought leaders and their views of the possible and forge new connections among the many individuals dedicated to a sustainable future for our planet. The 11th Hour Project is proud to sponsor this inaugural event. For more information or to watch the live webcast, see the website here.

April 15, 2009

Planet Forward, PBS stations nationwide

"Planet Forward" is an innovative, viewer-driven program that debuts on the web first and then moves to television, in a primetime PBS special on April 15th (check local listings for exact show times) just a week ahead of Earth Day, and then moves back to the web. Hosted by Emmy Award-winning CNN veteran Frank Sesno, Planet Forward is driven by the power of ideas, as citizens make their case for what they think about the nation's energy future.

The discussion starts online, then builds to a new kind of television show, which in turn drives the online conversation. It's web to television and back again. An ongoing conversation driven by issues, made possible by new and creative media technologies.

The Planet Forward Web site will revolve around citizen and expert submissions, reflecting a wide range of interests, expertise and opinion. The 11th Hour Project is proud to sponsor this innovative program.  For more details see the Planet Forward Web site here.

June 29-30, 2009, Bismarck, ND

International Climate Stewardship Solutions Conference

The Internationl Climate Stewardship Solutions Conference is focused on proactive solutions, especially related to the Northern Plains region of the United States. It aims to discuss international strategies and policies that have been succesful in combatting climate change as well as achieving economic success. The 11th Hour Project is proud to sponsor sustainable food and beverage at this event.

September 21, 2009, San Francisco, CA

What's The Economy for Anyway? The Commonwealth Club

On September 21st The Commonwealth Club is hosting a panel entitled "What's the economy for anyway?". The panel will look at the economy through lenses such as the environment, health, happiness and more. The panel consists of Dave Batker, Colin Beaven, and Annie Leonard . The panel will be moderated by Chip Giller of Grist, and is sponsored by The !!th Hour Project.

October 15, 2009 San Francisco, CA

Redefining Growth: Build it Green, The Commonwealth Club

When it comes to pollution, it's easy to blame cars, but our buildings alone are responsible for nearly half of our nation's greenhouse gas emissions, according to some estimates. That's why many people believe that successfully combating global climate change requires innovative land-use planning and structuring our cities to remove buildings as energy wasters. Mazria, the innovator behind the Architecture 2030 approach, has a plan for greener construction and better energy efficiency; and renowned urban designer and architect Calthorpe has mapped out the opportunities and costs of our options to green our cities. The 11th Hour Project is proud to sponsor this event.  For tickets, please click here.

April 14-16, 2010 Sausalito, CA

Turning the Tide 2010, Institute at the Golden Gate

Turning the Tide - the signature program of the Institute at the Golden Gate - convenes some of the world's foremost innovators on global sustainability. At the 2009 event, Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer winners, CEOs, nonprofit pioneers, youth activists, and trailblazing scientists and artists collaborated on novel and dynamic collaborations. The 11th Hour Project is proud to sponsor this dynamic convening.  For more information, visit The Institute's website here.

April 21, 2010, Berkeley CA

The Changing Role of American Farmers

A lively conversation as moderator Lisa M. Hamilton, author of “Deeply Rooted: Unconventional Farmers in the Age of Agribusiness,” is joined by three agriculturists who are doing more than growing food: Carole Morrison, the defiant Maryland poultry farmer featured in “Food Inc.”; third-generation rancher and holistic manager Tony Malmberg from Northeastern Oregon; and farmer Jered Lawson, founder of Pie Ranch, in Pescadero. Visit their website for more information on the event.

May 20, 2010, Berkeley, CA

Lyman vs. Niman: Can You Be a ‘Good Environmentalist’ and Still Eat Meat?

The Earth Island Institute brings us this public debate with Ari Derfel, co-founder of Gather restaurant in Berkeley, who will moderate a conversation with Nicolette Hahn Niman — a Marin rancher and author of The Righteous Porkchop — who will argue that there is and Howard Lyman — the author of Mad Cowboy: Plain Truth from the Cattle Rancher Who Won't Eat Meat — who will disagree. For more information, visit their website.

June 15-18, 2010, Philadelphia PA

2010 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Forum

At the SASFS 8th annual forum, thought provoking speakers will inform and inspire you. You will have ample opportunity to participate in structured and informal peer discussions on a wide variety of food system topics; learning from others and helping them learn from your experience. You will also benefit from an outstanding array of site-visits planned throughout the greater Philadelphia/Mid-Atlantic region from urban food programs to a rural cooperative.To learn more and register for the event, click here.

June 3, 2010, San Francisco, CA

Ocean Climate Summit

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS), in partnership with California Academy of Sciences, the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal Training Program and The 11th Hour Project, is pleased to announce the "Second Biennial Ocean Climate Summit: Moving from Knowledge to Action." The goal of the summit is to address climate change impacts within the San Francisco Bay Area's coast and ocean environment through effective communication of these impacts to public audiences, as well as productive dialogue and collaborations amongst local scientists, educators, and marine resource managers. To learn more about this event, click here.

June 3, 2010, 8:30am - 9:45am, San Francisco, CA

The public release of Climate Change Impacts: Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

The public release of Climate Change Impacts: Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries will be held at the California Academy of Sciences Planetarium on June 3rd from 8:30-9:45 am. Dr. John Largier, Professor of Coastal Oceanography at the University of California Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, will lead a discussion on scientific observations and projections identifying potential climate change impacts to habitats and biological communities along the north-central California coast. For more information, see here.

June 3, 2010, San Francisco, CA

"Ocean Voices"

In honor of World Ocean’s Day and the 100th Anniversary of Jacques Cousteau’s birth, the Academy is proud to host the debut performance of Ocean Voices, a collaboration between Academy scientist Wallace J. Nichols and sound artist Halsey Burgund in our all-digital planetarium dome.  This unique program features stunning visuals scored with a live musical performance on cello, violin, guitar, and keyboards by Halsey and his group Aesthetic Evidence.  The Ocean Voices project aims to open minds and expand awareness about the world's oceans by recording narratives from around the world and weaving them into a collective musical work. Fabien Cousteau and Céline Cousteau – Jacques Cousteau’s grandchildren, will speak before each performance about the importance of ocean conservation.

June 21, 2010, 9pm on HBO

Broadcast Premiere of "Gasland"

In this groundbreaking film, Josh Fox travels through the country to uncover the hidden costs of natural gas drilling.

October 5-8, 2010, Pacific Grove, CA

2010 Environmental Grantmakers Association Fall Retreat

EGA’s 2010 Fall Retreat will be at Asilomar (Pacific Grove, CA), October 5th - 8th and will include plenary sessions that will connect and challenge, a keynote that will inspire, and concurrent sessions that will build out knowledge and networks. In addition, there will be opportunities to formally and spontaneously connect with long-time and brand-new colleagues and friends. For more information and to register for the event, visit their website.

July 29, 2010, The National Press Club

The Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X Challenge Announcement

The X PRIZE Foundation is launching its sixth major competition, the Wendy Schmidt Oil Cleanup X CHALLENGE, designed to inspire entrepreneurs, engineers, and scientists worldwide to develop innovative, rapidly deployable, and highly efficient methods of capturing crude oil from the ocean surface. At the press conference, speakers will discuss the goals and objectives of the prize and team rules for entry.

October 21, 2010, The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, CA

The New, New Math: Calories & Carbon

With the release of Environmental Working Group's latest research, in partnership with Clean Metrics, The Commonwealth Club is presenting a panel discussion about our how our dietary choices affect climate change. Ken Cook, Founder and President, Environmental Working Group, Whendee Silver, Professor of Ecology, UC Berkeley; Marin Carbon Project and Helene York, Director, Bon Appetite Management Company Foundation will discuss the environmental impact of everything from pork to lentils. To buy tickets, visit the Commonwealth Club website .

January 14-16, 2011, Nevada City, CA

Wild and Scenic Film Festival

The 9th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival returns with another incredible selection of films to change your world.  Each year, the Wild & Scenic Film Festival draws top filmmakers, celebrities, leading activists, social innovators and well-known world adventurers to the historic downtown of Nevada City, California.

Considered the largest film festival of its kind, this year’s films combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation.  Festival-goers can expect to see Award-winning films about nature, community activism, adventure, conservation, water, energy and climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, agriculture, and Native American and indigenous cultures. For more information, visit the Wild and Scenic Film Festival website.

January 26 - 29, 2011, Pacific Grove, CA

EcoFarm 2011

This conference connects all the elements of farming and natural foods. This year they are celebrating the fact that a holistic, ecological view of food and farming is driving a national conversation about personal, public and environmental health. To register, visit the EcoFarm website.

February 23 - 24, 2011, Washington D.C.

EGA Federal Policy Briefing

When the next President and the 111th Congress takes office in January 2009, it will have wide implications for nearly every issue on which environmental grantmakers work. The goals of this year's Environmental Grantmakers Association Federal Policy Briefing are two-fold: to learn and to set the stage for the next four years. To register, visit the EGA website.

June 2, 2011, San Francisco, CA

BLUEMiND Summit: Our Emotional Connection to the Sea

On June 2, 2011 leaders in Neuroscience and ocean exploration converge at the California Academy of Sciences for the inaugural BLUEMiND Summit. The Summit explores the intersection of the brain and the ocean. The participants are neuroscientist, ocean scientists, experts in technology forecasting, photographers, explorers, writers and ocean advocates who will help define an emerging field that unites neuroscience, ocean exploration and stewardship to shape a new era in scientific understanding of the ocean and its great emotional power. Watch the free live webcast from 8am - 5pm.

Learn more about The Mind and Ocean Inititative and BLUEMiND.

March 1st, 2010

The release of The Story of Citizens United v. FEC

In the latest installation by the Story of Stuff Project, Annie Leonard explores the ramifications of last year's monumental Citizens United v. FEC ruling and explains, "why democracy only works when people are in charge." Visit the Story of Stuff Project website to watch a sneak preview!

June 4, 2011, Santa Monica, CA

Global Green USA Millennium Awards: Celebrating Climate Citizens

On Saturday, June 4th, Global Green USA will honor the following environmental leaders as Millennium Award winners: the Los Angeles Business Council, Ed Begley, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, and Wendy Schmidt. The award honors the achievements of people and organizations whose leadership embodies Former President Gorbachev's vision to reconnect humanity to the environment. To learn more about this year's honorees, visit Global Green USA's Events page.

June 9, 2011, San Francisco, CA

An Evening with William McDonough & Dr. Michael Braungart

Come celebrate the accomplishments of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and hear their thoughts on unlocking the next Industrial Revolution. Be inspired to be do "more good" and address real problems with positive, innovative solutions. The gala opens with a cocktail reception and dinner that will flow in to a discussion touching on the creation of the Institute and the ensuing revolution. To register for this intimate gathering.

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute extends the Cradle to Cradle® framework to protect people from toxic chemicals and unleash awave of business innovation. Learn more and get involved inchanging the future today!

June 21-24, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Annual Forum

The survival of all living things depends on water, and without proper stewardship our future is threatened.  The same can be said about food.  As we move further into the 21st Century, the philanthropic community needs to grapple with a crucial question: how will we act to protect and enhance healthy food and farming while meeting the challenges of our economic, social, and environmental systems?

This seems to be a moment in time when the word big – even huge - defines so much. Each of the diffuse, multi-layered, and highly complex systems issues facing agriculture and food is big and demands we enter into cross-sectoral collaborations and conversations with policymakers, corporations, farmers, citizens, cities and states, many with whom we may ardently disagree. Creativity and honesty will be essential as we come to terms with the fact that creating resilient systems will require us to work together. 

The Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) believe big issues reveal even bigger opportunities.  We invite you to bring your best thinking, your best efforts, your friends and your naysayers and join us at the mighty Mississippi River’s edge for our 9th Annual Forum in Minneapolis, June 21-24, 2011.  To register for the event, visit the SAFSF website.

September 25-28, 2011, Jackson, Wyoming

Environmental Grantmakers Association Annual Retreat

The 2011 Retreat Program Committee (PC) has met and put together an agenda that will inspire and provide a space to ask frank, hard questions about how we can continue to improve our individual and collective ways of doing business and what it will really take to see positive social and environmental change in 2011 and beyond.

October 11, 2011, Stanford University

Food Summit 2

On November 3, 2010, the a Food Summit event was held on the Stanford campus with the objective of determining the breadth and depth of interest in Food issues across the 7 schools of the University (Medicine, Earth Sciences, Business, Humanities & Sciences, Law, and Engineering). The target audience was primarily academics. The response was overwhelmingly positive, with all seven schools represented. Food Summit 2 builds on that success. In the past year, several projects linking multidisciplinary teams of Stanford scholars and researchers with community-based food groups/organizations were conducted or initiated. These will be featured at this year’s Summit. In addition, it is clear that there is an urgent need to develop further links between Stanford resources and community food groups. The 2011 summit will provide the forum for building that learning community for the purpose of continuing to fix our broken food system. Food Summit 2 will feature two separate events, a Morning Program of panel speakers at the Arrillaga Alumni Center; and an evening Public Forum featuring keynote speaker Frances Lappé at Memorial Auditorium. Find more information here.

The Story of Broke

Big Release November 8th

From Annie Leonard and the team who brought you The Story of Stuff comes The Story of Broke.  An informative and entertaining piece on government subsidies.  Do not miss the launch of this video November 8th and until then enjoy this sneak peak.