Saturday, July 31, 2004
Changing the World
Hollyhock Co-Founder Rex Weyler Writes New Book
CORTEZ ISLAND, BC, July 19, 2004 (Website Reference – Hollyhock Retreat Centre) - Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists and Visionaries Changed the World is available this September, published by Raincoast Books. Signed copies will be for sale in the Hollyhock Store. Rex Weyler was a co-founder of Greenpeace International and a director of Greenpeace Canada until 1982. His photographs and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Oceans, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, New Age Journal and National Geographic. Join Rex at Hollyhock on September 18 for his book launch and party.
Hollyhock Co-Founder Rex Weyler Writes New Book
CORTEZ ISLAND, BC, July 19, 2004 (Website Reference – Hollyhock Retreat Centre) - Greenpeace: How a Group of Ecologists, Journalists and Visionaries Changed the World is available this September, published by Raincoast Books. Signed copies will be for sale in the Hollyhock Store. Rex Weyler was a co-founder of Greenpeace International and a director of Greenpeace Canada until 1982. His photographs and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Oceans, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, New Age Journal and National Geographic. Join Rex at Hollyhock on September 18 for his book launch and party.
Environment
Modern Day Noahs Race to Build Wildlife Gene Bank
E-LIST, July 31, 2004 (Earth Rainbow Network) - For over 50 years now, the environmental movement has desperately struggled against modern civilization's rush to ecological destruction, yet today we stand on the cusp of what many scientists refer to as the "Sixth Great Extinction," one caused this time not by a meteor or other "natural" disasters, but by the accumulated impacts of human activity. Like a snowball rolling down a steep hill, the evidence is rapidly accumulating - there's a limit to how much bulldozing, plowing, paving, deforestation, pollution, and other human impacts Earth can take, and we've gone over it. The situation is so bad that scientists are now racing to set up a gene bank of the world's endangered animals, with thousands of species expected to become extinct within a generation due to climate change and habitat destruction. http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus115.htm
Modern Day Noahs Race to Build Wildlife Gene Bank
E-LIST, July 31, 2004 (Earth Rainbow Network) - For over 50 years now, the environmental movement has desperately struggled against modern civilization's rush to ecological destruction, yet today we stand on the cusp of what many scientists refer to as the "Sixth Great Extinction," one caused this time not by a meteor or other "natural" disasters, but by the accumulated impacts of human activity. Like a snowball rolling down a steep hill, the evidence is rapidly accumulating - there's a limit to how much bulldozing, plowing, paving, deforestation, pollution, and other human impacts Earth can take, and we've gone over it. The situation is so bad that scientists are now racing to set up a gene bank of the world's endangered animals, with thousands of species expected to become extinct within a generation due to climate change and habitat destruction. http://www.aei.ca/~cep/MeditationFocus115.htm
Science & Technology
Solarblog!
WEB Research, July 2004 (Solarblog) - Here’s a site for solar enthusiasts. Solar Energy Data: Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology News - Power from the Sun - New Solar Cells http://www.solarblog.com/index.php
Solarblog!
WEB Research, July 2004 (Solarblog) - Here’s a site for solar enthusiasts. Solar Energy Data: Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology News - Power from the Sun - New Solar Cells http://www.solarblog.com/index.php
Our Shifting Focus
Worldly Wealth: A Future Population Of 9 Billion Can Enjoy The Lifestyle Of Today's Rich Without Crippling The Environment
WEB News, July 30, 2004 (Lovearth.net / MSN BC News, by Miguel Lind) Can everyone on earth be rich? Not rich in relative terms - in a world of billionaires, millionaires would feel poor - but in terms of the lifestyle choices that today only the rich enjoy: in particular, in stuff (personal technology), space (low-density living in proximity to nature), and speed (geographic mobility). The world's population is expected to stabilise at around 9bn and then decline. Can 9bn people enjoy stuff, space and speed?
http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/ArticleView.asp?P_Article=12702
Worldly Wealth: A Future Population Of 9 Billion Can Enjoy The Lifestyle Of Today's Rich Without Crippling The Environment
WEB News, July 30, 2004 (Lovearth.net / MSN BC News, by Miguel Lind) Can everyone on earth be rich? Not rich in relative terms - in a world of billionaires, millionaires would feel poor - but in terms of the lifestyle choices that today only the rich enjoy: in particular, in stuff (personal technology), space (low-density living in proximity to nature), and speed (geographic mobility). The world's population is expected to stabilise at around 9bn and then decline. Can 9bn people enjoy stuff, space and speed?
http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/ArticleView.asp?P_Article=12702
Cool Actions / Personal Impact
Power Your Computer by the Wind for $5 per Year
CALGARY AB, July 26, 2004 (Pembina Institute) - The Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development is excited to offer you a new and innovative opportunity to demonstrate your environmental leadership. You can now power your computers with wind power through the purchase of Wind Power Certificates™. To certify your computer as a Pembina Institute Wind Powered PC™ costs as little as $5 per year. We need the help of not for profit organizations across Canada in reaching our goal of 20,000 computers across Canada. Please have a look at the attached information and consider wind power for your office computers. We will follow up with you in 10 days time to answer any questions you may have and further discuss how you can connect your office to the wind. Feel free to pass this information on to other organizations or individuals that may be interested in helping our campaign. Send me an email: nicolet@pembina.org or read more about Pembina - http://www.pembina.org/ "Holistic and Practical Solutions for a Sustainable World"
Power Your Computer by the Wind for $5 per Year
CALGARY AB, July 26, 2004 (Pembina Institute) - The Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development is excited to offer you a new and innovative opportunity to demonstrate your environmental leadership. You can now power your computers with wind power through the purchase of Wind Power Certificates™. To certify your computer as a Pembina Institute Wind Powered PC™ costs as little as $5 per year. We need the help of not for profit organizations across Canada in reaching our goal of 20,000 computers across Canada. Please have a look at the attached information and consider wind power for your office computers. We will follow up with you in 10 days time to answer any questions you may have and further discuss how you can connect your office to the wind. Feel free to pass this information on to other organizations or individuals that may be interested in helping our campaign. Send me an email: nicolet@pembina.org or read more about Pembina - http://www.pembina.org/ "Holistic and Practical Solutions for a Sustainable World"
Our Shifting Focus
The Hopi Way
WEBSITE Reference, July 2004 (Hopi Way) - The prophecies, instructions and warnings given to us over 1,100 years ago by Maasaw can be viewed as a "Spiritual Ark" in theses troubling times. The Spiritual Ark that consists of carefully chosen thoughts, words, deeds and promises. The sharing and existence of this Ark, is what makes the giving of the prophecies understandable, and elevates the Hopi prophecies to equal, or possibly superior, standing with the rest of the prophetic field of information at this time. We are reminded that however the Instructions, Warnings and the Prophecies were given first to the Hopis, they are also meant for all of us. Maasaw would not have told the Spiritual leaders to pass on the prophecies if he had not wanted the instructions and warnings to be passed on as well. http://www.thehopiway.com
The Hopi Way
WEBSITE Reference, July 2004 (Hopi Way) - The prophecies, instructions and warnings given to us over 1,100 years ago by Maasaw can be viewed as a "Spiritual Ark" in theses troubling times. The Spiritual Ark that consists of carefully chosen thoughts, words, deeds and promises. The sharing and existence of this Ark, is what makes the giving of the prophecies understandable, and elevates the Hopi prophecies to equal, or possibly superior, standing with the rest of the prophetic field of information at this time. We are reminded that however the Instructions, Warnings and the Prophecies were given first to the Hopis, they are also meant for all of us. Maasaw would not have told the Spiritual leaders to pass on the prophecies if he had not wanted the instructions and warnings to be passed on as well. http://www.thehopiway.com
Global Village
State of the World Address
WEBSITE Reference, July, 2004 (World Address Foundation) - Each year the President of the United States gives the State of the Union Address to Congress, reflecting on the condition of the country and setting out an agenda for the coming year. Given the globalizing nature of events, movements and threats, it is time to address the state, not just of the United States of America, but of the world. We propose a new, televised forum which we are calling The State of the World Address. It aims to bring into sharp focus the most fundamental concerns which the world is collectively facing and reveal sources of hope and realistic optimism that can be a force for positive change. Our goal is to create a forum for expression; to capture and share the voice of humanity as we are experiencing it today. How would it be done? http://www.worldaddress.org/pages/1/index.htm
State of the World Address
WEBSITE Reference, July, 2004 (World Address Foundation) - Each year the President of the United States gives the State of the Union Address to Congress, reflecting on the condition of the country and setting out an agenda for the coming year. Given the globalizing nature of events, movements and threats, it is time to address the state, not just of the United States of America, but of the world. We propose a new, televised forum which we are calling The State of the World Address. It aims to bring into sharp focus the most fundamental concerns which the world is collectively facing and reveal sources of hope and realistic optimism that can be a force for positive change. Our goal is to create a forum for expression; to capture and share the voice of humanity as we are experiencing it today. How would it be done? http://www.worldaddress.org/pages/1/index.htm
Visionary Leadership
Bioneers Conference: Declarations of Independence – October 15 – 17
SAN RAFAEL, CA, July 2004 (Bioneers) - JOIN US FOR THE 15 th(!) ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE BIONEERS - Take part in this fertile network, rich with inspiring ideas, models, tools, and resources — and powerful connections. Join us in improving the environment by changing the world ! http://www.bioneers.org/conference/
Bioneers Conference: Declarations of Independence – October 15 – 17
SAN RAFAEL, CA, July 2004 (Bioneers) - JOIN US FOR THE 15 th(!) ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE BIONEERS - Take part in this fertile network, rich with inspiring ideas, models, tools, and resources — and powerful connections. Join us in improving the environment by changing the world ! http://www.bioneers.org/conference/
