Big Picture TV streams free videos on environmental and social issues and helps you get up to speed on the areas you want to understand more.

In addition to video content from the old site, we've added a host of new features to give you perspective on big global issues, such as energy, trade, manufacturing and food.

Transition Towns helps ordinary citizens to address climate change and peak oil in their local communities, using their own knowledge and skills.

The Transition Handbook provides a useful guide for developing your own Transition Town and charts the global spread of the movement to three continents.

Founder, Rob Hopkins, explains what 'Transition Towns' means

Furniture design company Orangebox's new chair - the Ara - is the first office chair developed and manufactured in Europe to achieve Cradle to Cradle accreditation, which focuses on using safe materials that can be disassembled and recycled or composted.

Other products accredited by Cradle to Cradle range from cosmetic to carpets, food packaging and building materials.

MY SUMMIT 2010 is the official international youth summit that will be held alongside the G-8 and the G-20 summits. Canada is co-hosting MY SUMMIT 2010 with Global Vision, a not-for profit organization with expertise in youth leadership training.

Youth delegates will discuss, debate and negotiate the same themes as the G-8 Leaders’ Summit, culminating in the development of a communiqué to leaders at the G-8 Summit.