We have 3 types of programs:
- Manmade Surplus (reuse and recycling of furniture, clothes, instruments, supplies, etc.)
- Natural Surplus (products using materials found abundantly in nature)
- 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 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 their nearby nonprofits.
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.
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.
Oily-Hairmat-Eating Mushrooms - SF Bay
Area Treatability Study - 2007-Present
Presidio based outdoor study where we're researching remediation of used
motor oil and bunker fuel.
Oily-Hairmat-Eating Mushrooms - General
- 2002-Present
Mycoremediation / hairmat research with Paul Stamets of Fungi.com. Hair
soaks up oil and mushrooms eat hair and mushrooms eat oil.
Veggie Van / Biodiesel America / Fields of Fuel - 2003-Present
We fiscally sponsor Veggie Van.org's Josh Tickell, author, documentarian
travels across the US lecturing on alternative fuels.
Sun
Train - 2006-Present
Feasibility study for solar panels on train tracks and returning to cleaner,
smarter transportation.
Algae
Blooms Used For Biodiesel Feasibility Study -2006-Present
Rsearching the collection from suffocating ocean algae blooms for use in
biodiesel production.
SF Bay Area Oil Spill Eco-Clean Up with mats
made from Human Hair - 2007 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)
CAMPAIGN: Green
Energy Millions (GEM) - 2007-Present
Our awareness campaign to collect 100 Million Green Energy Millions commitments
(GEMs)
to a brighter, greener future.
ART: Solar Peace Sculpture - 2007-Present
Sculpture made from oil barrels and solar panels for NYC
COURSE / AWARENESS:
Biofuels 4 Schools - 2007-Present
Lindsay Hassett's program bringing alternative energy and fuels information
to classrooms.
KITS / AWARENESS:
Peace of Mind Kits Ecological alternative
to the "Disaster Kit" - 2006-Present
Instead of frighten and react, inform and prepare with pleasurable lifestyle
ideas providing comfort even in times of crisis.
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
/ CONFERENCE: Natty's - 2008 - Present
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
Printed on hemp with soy ink - our humorous eco-tips handbook for
sale now.
ART: Photography
Exhibit: Cedric Pollet - The Skin Of Trees
- 2006 COMPLETED
FILM: "Fields Of Fuel"
Documentary - 2007-2008 COMPLETED (see
follow-up project Veggie Van / Fields of Fuel)
FILM: "United
Nations World Environment Day 2005" Documentary - 2005 COMPLETED
FILM: Marcus Foster's Oaklands 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