THIS is an important reason why I favor focusing attention on the concept of Ecological Footprint vs. man-made global warming. So far I have seen no debate around the science showing that the developed world is using Earth’s resources faster than Earth is capable of regenerating them. (See Global Footprint Network and numerous posts in this blog, including yesterday’s.) Whether the causes of global warming are man-made or not, science shows that our carbon footprint represents half of our total ecological footprint, which is unsustainable. From the Global Footprint Network website: Ecological + Carbon Footprints “Global climate change is one…
Month: January 2009
2008 Living Planet Report, New Water Footprint Index, and the Direct Link Between Financial and Ecological Crises
Late last year, NextNowCollab was part of a conversation marking the launch of the Living Planet Report 2008 at Global Business Network in San Francisco. Conversation starters included Mathis Wackernagel of Global Footprint Network, Greg Searle, Executive Director of Bioregional North America (who gave a great presentation on “One Planet Living“), and Dr. Jean Rogers of Arup. The 2008 report was released by Global Footprint Network, World Wildlife Federation and Zoological Society of London and offers a look at “nature’s balance sheet,” with new figures on how humanity is using resources, how that compares among nations, and how ecological debt…
Celebrating Inauguration Day
A few of my grainy images from our great nation’s capital, on and around January 20, 2009, celebrating “Renewing America’s Promise.” Tomorrow is Day One. It’s going to take all of us. Yes We Can!
Citizen Action Items: change.org Top Ten and NEW change.gov Citizen Briefing Book
If you haven’t already checked it out, please consider going to change.org and voting on your favorite ideas for Change In America. (VOTING ENDS 5 PM ET JANUARY 15.) It’s too late to submit your own ideas to change.org, but the Obama-Biden Transition team just announced a Citizen Briefing Book in the Open Government section on change.gov: “an online forum where you can share your ideas, and rate or offer comments on the ideas of others. The best-rated ones will rise to the top, and after the Inauguration, we’ll print them out and gather them into a binder like the…
HeartMath emWave Wins 2009 CES Show Award; Special Offer for NextNow
(The Institute of HeartMath is offering all NextNowNetwork and Collab members a 10% discount on emWaves. A coupon code will be sent to members via email.) The Institute of HeartMath (IHM)–the organization behind NNCollab’s collaboration project Global Coherence Initiative–just announced that the emWave Personal Stress Reliever WON the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show Last Gadget Standing People’s Choice Award, and came in second in the CES auditorium award. From PRWeb: Prior to the People’s Choice Competition, expert judges, including tech expert and Last Gadget Standing host Robin Raskin, and eight editors from NetShelter Technology Media network partner sites, such as Geek.com,…
Stanford Social Innovation Review
NNCollab met some of the people at the Stanford Social Innovation Review at last fall’s SoCap08 in San Francisco and Social Venture Network member gathering in La Jolla. Here’s SSIR’s Top Five Articles of 2008 that posted today. They include one called, “Rediscovering Social Innovation”–close to our hearts: Highlights of 2008: Top Five Articles In the spirit of awards season, SSIR brings you the best of 2008—starting with the top five most-read articles (as measured by hits on our Web site). We’ve listed them in order of popularity. Achieving Breakthrough Performance From the Girl Scouts, to Partners In Health, to…
2009 Sustainable Industry Trends
NextNowCollab was introduced to Hanson Bridgett LLP‘s Sustainable Business series through Social Venture Network and the B Corporation movement. The next one is on January 22. What are the major trends that will influence sustainable industries in 2009? Hanson Bridgett LLP is hosting “2009 Sustainable Industry Trends “ in San Francisco on Thursday, January 22, 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Topics will include renewable energy, smart building, green jobs, climate change, new policies and the latest developments in the new economy. Panelists include: Brian Back, Sustainable Industries; Jared Blumenfeld, San Francisco Department of the Environment; Mark Kerstens, BP Solar; and…
Collective Heart Intelligence
At last month’s Program for the Future (the NextNow-born initiative focused on reinvigorating the development of tools and technologies to support collective intelligence), one of the most interesting movements I observed emerging out of those who chose to be there was toward creating a broader definition of “intelligence.” My opinion, which seemed widely supported, is that real collective intelligence isn’t a product solely of human thinking–it actually requires that we tap in to ALL of the human intelligences, as well as the intelligence of Nature. It must include the intelligence of the heart. If this were truly and sincerely accomplished,…
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