My wife, Seely, and I have a baby daughter at home. Seely insisted on an all-natural pregnancy and home birth. Everything worked out very well, and we received invaluable advice and encouragement from a true hero in our opinions - Peggy O'Mara of Mothering Magazine (www.mothering.com).

Peggy founded Mothering nearly thirty years ago, and has been leading the fight for "natural family living" ever since. Peggy speaks very eloquently about how parenting issues are frequently overlooked in the common environmental discussions, but should be at the forefront of these debates. Why not connect people to nature literally from Day One? If more children were born naturally, and nurtured in empathic and caring homes, we feel many problems in the world today would not exist.

Peggy has written about this in several editorials, in her books, and in "Ecological Medicine" published by the Bioneers. Seely and I are quite passionate about this issue of "natural family living" gaining more emphasis in environmental discussion, and we would love to see Peggy O'Mara interviewed on TH. Thanks for the consideration.

YVON CHOUINARD founder of Patagonia, founder of one percent for the planet,activist ,entrepreneur,design master.

My husband, Chuck Leavell and I are forest activists working with the American Tree Farm System, The Forest Landowners Association, and many other organizations. We were named
National Tree Farmers in 1999. Chuck would be a good interview
for you. He is a world renowned keyboardist with none other than
the Rolling Stones at this time. You can check out our website for more information or www.chuckleavell.com

Shigeru Ban

Bill Dunster



Both architects. one has specialised in temporary housing from recycled and recyclable materials after massive disasters. The other has worked extensively in creating built communities and individual buildings which, as well as being emission-negligable themeselves, work to subtly direct their inhabitants towards 'zero emission' living.

You might consider Dan Arvizu, the head of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Also, the leaders of Treehugger-friendly industry associations, such as Rhone Resch of the Solar Energy Industries Association or Roby Roberts of the American Wind Energy Association, might make for some very insightful interviews.

Check out Simon Thomas, director of Trucost Plc. www.trucost.com The company is an environmental research organisation which helps companies and investors understand the environmental impacts of business activities. Greener companies actually reap bigger profits, as well as helping the environment. This is one of the few companies that actually helps the big polluters quantify to what extent they are harming the environment. One big company changing its business practice is worth a lot for the future of the planet.

Gary Erickson, the founder of Clif Bar, would be a great guest. His book, Raising the Bar, is a great tale of founding a business and incorporating environmental principles.

Wes Jackson

Wes Jackson, President of The Land Institute. He established and served as chair of one of the country's first environmental studies programs at California State University-Sacramento and then returned to his native Kansas to found The Land Institute in 1976. He is the author of several books including New Roots for Agriculture and Becoming Native to This Place and is widely recognized as a leader in the international movement for a more sustainable agriculture. He was a 1990 Pew Conservation Scholar, in 1992 became a MacArthur Fellow, and in 2000 received the Right Livelihood Award (called the "alternative Nobel prize").

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Bill Mollison

Founder and director of the Permaculture Institute, Bill is the most experienced Permaculture teacher and designer today. He has taught and developed projects from the Arctic through Sub-tropics and Equatorial regions of the planet. There are few countries left in the world where he has not personally planted the seeds of Permaculture. The Peoples of the Pacific, South East Asia, South Africa and seven Amazonian language groups have been inspired by and acted on his teachings, embracing Permaculture as a dynamic tool. He has also given Courses in the drylands and developed projects with Native Americans, Indigenous Australians, tribal women of the Deccan, Kalahari, San groups and Pima people of the Sonora. In the USA, Europe and Scandinavia, Bill has lectured and helped to develop ecological designs for urban and rural properties, including many city-farms and CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture).

Bill Mollison has been vitally concerned with the environment for over 40 years. His many roles include: scientist, naturalist and University professor. Later he became a vigorous campaigner against environmental exploitation which lead him to develop Permaculture as a positive solution.

Since then, Bill has devoted his energies towards designing sustainable systems, writing books and articles on Permaculture, and most importantly teaching.

Permaculture now laps the globe, resulting in hundreds of independent associations involved in the areas of sustainable agriculture, reforestation, education and village economics. His enduring commitment and endless enthusiasm continues as the span and scope of Permaculture broadens.

Nader Khalili would be a good one. His superadobe is a great use of on hand materials for building construction.

Wouldn't it be a good idea to include office supplies in your recommendations for sustainable living? Even people who don't work in offices use office supplies for personal correspondence.

Also, I suggest you contact Tom Kemper, owner of Dolphin Blue (www.dolphinblue.com). Tom operates a 100% green business that sells environmentally responsible office supplies. Check out http://www.dolphinblue.com/whybuy.html and http://www.dolphinblue.com/ceo.html to see why I think he would provide an interesting interview.