Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Reviving New York's Rivers with Oysters! & Sustainable Seafood!

Reviving New York's rivers -- with oysters! Video on TED.com



Architect Kate Orff sees the oyster as an agent of urban change. Bundled into beds and sunk into city rivers, oysters slurp up pollution and make legendarily dirty waters clean -- thus driving even more innovation in "oyster-tecture." Orff shares her vision for an urban landscape that links nature and humanity for mutual benefit.



Barton Seaver: Sustainable Seafood? Let's Get Smart:



Chef Barton Seaver presents a modern dilemma: Seafood is one of our healthier protein options, but overfishing is desperately harming our oceans. He suggests a simple way to keep fish on the dinner table that includes every mom's favorite adage -- "Eat your vegetables!"

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