Environment

Entering a contest

I’m entering a contest. I feel uneasy about contests in general, especially about this one.  The Pepsi Refresh project contest has had notorious issues in the past, and there are a number of concerns I have for the way it’s running, but it’s one I feel like we need to take a shot at. Some [...]

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7 Billion

There will soon be seven billion people on the planet. By 2045 global population is projected to reach nine billion. Can the planet take the strain? Full National Geographic article here. Your thoughts? See photos from 7 billion.

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Growing is Forever

This is sheer beauty. My favorite line was “It was very quiet all the time, because the trees needed to focus on their lives”. h/t biscotti_brain Thoughts?

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Collaborative Consumption

As mentioned in my last post, a bulk of my energy right now is going into creating a platform for collaborative consumption. We’ve been working on it the past year, and I believe collaborative consumption is a key piece to creating a more human future. The above video will explain much of this movement I’m [...]

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Flow – Our global water crisis

Our family just watched the documentary Flow. Wired magazine declared it ‘the scariest film at the sundance film festival). The growing water crisis has been on my mind for a number of years and it will be an issue that I plan on rallying more resources behind. We dedicated all the proceeds of one of [...]

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No Impact Man

My wife and I just finished the book “No Impact Man“, about a family that attempts to live a year creating zero environmental impact. Rarely do we read a book concurrently, but this one’s proven to be awesome for discussion. I kept the fact that there’s a documentary film being released on it soon from [...]

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Nidus Festival

I’m currently on the board of directors for the Nidus Festival. Nidus is a movement uniting the many streams of Christ-followers to celebrate faith, the arts, and justice culminating in a three-day festival. It first launched in 2006, and we will be bringing it back for August 14-16th 2009. Mark your calendars, immediately. Our last [...]

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The Story of Stuff…

Go to this site to check out this viral video on “The Story of Stuff“.  It’s about 20 minutes long but communicates the key messages of extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal with brilliant simplicity. Below is one of my favorite segments of the video, I’d love to hear what you are or or plan [...]

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