I love browsing the website for The Buckminster Fuller Institute
The Buckminster Fuller Institute is dedicated to accelerating the development and deployment of solutions which radically advance human well being and the health of our planet’s ecosystems.
Amen.
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This is a true story. This past Saturday, as I was listening to the Gulf disaster unfold, I decided that enough is enough. I simply can’t be a willing participant in the dumb petroleum game. “I need an electric station wagon. Where is my electric station wagon? Who hasn’t thought of this yet?” After 5 minutes online, I found it. The future is here, thanks to EnVision Motor Company.
The Electric Wagon (do you guys need a branding consultant, by the way?) sports a nickel sodium chloride battery and has a range of 200 + miles and speeds of 75 MPH +. This is exactly what I was looking for. At $37,000, it’s a little steep for me, but the maintenance & fuel savings seems to make up for the price differential after 6-10 years or so. Oh, and it qualifies for the full $7,500 Federal tax credit.
Nice work, EnVision!
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Excellent and inspiring presentation by Hans Rosling on debunking the myths we have about the third world.
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Great TED talk by Esther Duflo.
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Another insightful article by Alex Steffan. This one concerns “the Swap” and argues that it is a pipe-dream solution to our global problems. Real change will come about when engaged, optimistic citizens with critical thinking skills get together to provide solutions on a localized level to help solve our global crisis.
Photo by Edward Burtynsky.
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Edward Burtynsky highlights the new project he is working on.
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It’s hard for me to believe that there are people who completely and flat out deny that we have no impact on our environment. But then again, there are a lot of people who believe in strange superstitions. There are also people who push for more coal-fired power plants, while ignoring all of the children who live downwind of these plants that have mercury poisoning, so I just have to come to terms with these things. In order to sort out all of the twists and turns of the climate and energy debate, and to separate the noise and rhetoric from scientific evidence, the New York Times gives us Dot Earth.
Yesterday, ANDREW C. REVKIN wrote a great column on getting back to basics on climate and energy. Check it out. I find it to be a really great resource.
Photo by Edward Burtynsky.