Quote of the Day- May 29, 2006 Thanks to Karen Seeh for this one: However destructive may be the policies of the government and the methods and products of the corporations, the root of the problem is always found to be found in private life. We must learn to see that every problem that concerns us as conservationists always leads straight to the question of how we live. The world is being destroyed, no doubt about it, by the greed of the rich and powerful. It is also being destroyed by popular demand. Wendell Berry,...http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/29.html#a1124 Quote of the Day- May 29, 2006 Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz musing at AlwaysOn about 'Java, and Survival of the Most Adaptable' (which has to do with much more than software).I'm still amazed when I hear folks wondering how Sun monetizes Java. So at the risk of repetition, I'd like to share a few thoughts. When Thomas Edison first introduced the lightbulb, he held patents he tried to wield against potential competitors - he wanted to own the client (the bulb) and the server (the dynamo). He failed....http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/28.html#a1123 Passive Survivability- May 28, 2006 Building Green quotes my Sustainability -- At the Tipping Point article in their recent posting on Passive Survivability: A New Design Criterion for Buildings. (Another aspect of future-proofing; more to come on that soon.)Here's an excerpt:In some ways, the failure of conventional buildings to maintain survivable conditions can be thought of as a failure of design. 'If they lose only electricity,' notes building researcher Terry Brennan, of Camroden Associates, Inc., in West-moreland, New...http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/28.html#a1122 Convenient truths- May 27, 2006 Oops, I forgot the link to that NDRC climate change slide slide. And can't find it now. But there's a wealth of information at NDRC's 'global warming' FAQ page.http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/26.html#a1121 Inconvenient Truths- May 27, 2006 Al Gore's much touted movie, The Inconvenient Truth opens nationwide today, and goes wider next week. (You can see the trailer here or here.) I haven't seen the film yet yet, but I did see Gore's live multi-media version (on which the film is based) at Stanford late last year. Besides being a tour de force of presentation skills (I left the theater thinking - like many others I spoke to - "Where was this guy when we needed him on the campaign trail in 2000"), it was a chilling glimpse into our..http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/26.html#a1120 CO2: We call it life- May 19, 2006 Here's an amazing example of what the mind of a skilled propagandist can produce: Two 60-second television spots from the Competitive Enterprise Institute 'focusing on the alleged global warming crisis and the calls by some environmental groups and politicians for reduced energy use.' Carbon Dioxide: It's what we breathe out, and what plants breathe in. They call it pollution. We call it life. True enough, but put true statements in distorting contexts, and what do you get Highly polished..http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/18.html#a1119 Design Science Lab- May 17, 2006 'If success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended on how I am and what I do, HOW WOULD I BE WHAT WOULD I DO' - R. Buckminster Fuller The Buckminster Fuller Intitute reoprts that details for DESIGN SCIENCE LAB 2006 are now online at:http:www.designsciencelab.orgnewyork.php (June 21-30) and http:www.designsciencelab.orgasheville.php (July 19-28) The Design Science Lab offers a unique inter-generational, intense, and collaborative environment in which participants develop...http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/16.html#a1117 The blogging gap- May 13, 2006 ... is a consequence of my travel schedule &c -- seems like I've been on the road much of the last 7 weeks. Back home and in the office now for the next few weeks before the speaking schedule cranks up again. BTW, you can also see some short clips of what I've been thinking and speaking about here at Big Picture TV.http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/12.html#a1116 Happy birthday - to us!- May 13, 2006 Natural Logic is seven years old today! It's been a sometimes challenging road, but just look at where the world has moved to in that short time Thank you for your part in our part in making that happen.http://radio.weblogs.com/0109157/categories/sustainability/2006/05/12.html#a1115 |