ecoliteracy.org

Thursday evening, Aug. 13, 2009
7:00 - 8:30 pm
The David Brower Center in downtown Berkeley, California

This event is sponsored by the Center for Ecoliteracy. Admission is free of charge.

Daniel Goleman spoke about his new book, Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everything.

Goleman is an internationally known psychologist, former New York Times science reporter, and author of the classic Emotional Intelligence, as well as Social Intelligence, Primal Leadership, and Vital Lies, Simple Truths: The Psychology of Self-Deception.

In his new book, Goleman reveals why many of the products that are labeled "green" are a mirage, discusses why a twenty-first century version of traditional ecological intelligence is crucial to our survival as a species, and reports on encouraging developments in industry and commerce.

For example, in a related article in HarvardBusiness.org, Goleman recently wrote: "Wal-Mart’s announcement of its new sustainability index marks the dawning of the age of ecological transparency in the marketplace."

Goleman contributed the foreword to the Center for Ecoliteracy’s book, Smart by Nature: Schooling for Sustainability (Watershed Media), a.

Event includes book signing after the talk.