Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose
coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet
coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological
marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the
entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living
A two - minute walk from the hotel is a local park that is ideal for jogging and cycling, and the
entire area with its ancient architecture, little
coffee shops and
market stalls is a fascinating insight into Old Bangkok.
Back on dry land, I explore the
market in Terengganu, one of the best places to find fresh seafood in the
entire country, and try some of the region's favorite desserts and iced
coffee.