2005 Pesek Colloquium: L. Hunter Lovins, Energy and Sustainable Agriculture
Date: Wednesday, March 9th, 2005 
Start: 2:30 pm
Location: Ames, Iowa
L. Hunter Lovins is the president of Natural Capitalism, Inc., a Colorado-based company that helps businesses, government, academic institutions, and communities become more profitable and environmentally and socially sustainable. Trained as an attorney, she is a globally recognized sustainability and energy analyst, has co-authored nine books and hundreds of articles, presented at prestigious forums around the work, and been honored with numerous awards including being named a Time magazine Hero of the Planet in 2000.
She co-authored the 1999 groundbreaking paradigm for the economy, Natural Capitalism, with Amory Lovins and Paul Hawken. The principles of natural capitalism include:
- Radical resource efficiency for energy, water, and materials;
- Design for sustainability through innovative forms of green design processes such as biomimicry; and
- Management for prosperity and sustainability to achieve no net loss of natural and human capital.
This lecture was sponsored by the Henry A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture at ISU and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa Energy Center, Alliant Energy, Indian Hills Community College, ISU College of Business, ISU Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB), ISU Global Agricultural Programs, ISU Extension, ISU Lectures Program, ISU Office of Biorenewables Programs, NCR Center for Regional Rural Development, Practical Farmers of Iowa, and Women, Food and Agriculture Network.
Related information
Download colloquium paper [PDF]
Read an article in the Spring 2005 Leopold Letter
Learn more about the Pesek Colloquium for Sustainable Agriculture
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture |
Ames, Iowa 50011 |
(515) 294-3711 |
leocenter@iastate.edu