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Episode 131: Dr. John Todd is a pioneer in the field of ecological design. The inventor of the\xa0Eco-Machine, John Todd works with nature to heal degraded waste sites\xa0often thought irreconcilably damaged.\xa0John Todd and his associates\xa0have worked on projects on five continents dealing with waterborne waste streams of both domestic sewage and industrial waste.\xa0

John believes that\xa0there are ways to heal our damaged earth and designs machines that work with nature\xa0to reduce the amount of nutrients and pollutants in water and manage and transform them into beneficial forms.

In this episode, John Todd tells us why he travels to the places most people don't like to go- polluted\xa0landfills, contaminated oil fields, and sewage plants. John talks about the first Eco-Machine he designed to mimic the genius of nature and how armed with a bucket and turkey baster,\xa0he filled it with life from over a dozen wild environments. When polluted water was poured into the machine, it moved through different tanks on a 10 day journey. The end result? Clean water.\xa0

John talks about his project at the Omega Institute where he designed an Eco-Machine\xa0that treats up to 52,000 gallons a day of wastewater. The Eco-Machine is\xa0located\xa0in a beautiful greenhouse that\xa0doubles as\xa0a classroom, event space, and yoga center!

John also talks about his latest project, designing and building a\xa0fleet of\xa0Ocean Arks.\xa0As the Arks travel through the sea or lake, they clean the water,\xa0while onboard,\xa0students learn about the ocean.

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