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Moving toward a generative spending approach to education policy... http://thehotspring.ning.com/group/educationpolicy
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Forthcoming topic for Crisis Policy: 'Holy Impatience: on creative urgency and destructive detachment'... http://thehotspring.net
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Working to find ways to solve problems, through innovation and positive change, building a network of creative thinkers...
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‘Plan C’ Promotes Community as Tool for Abating Ecological Threats
The book Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change addresses the problem of resource depletion and the degradation of our…See More
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Joseph Robertson replied to Cafe Sentido's discussion 'What can be done to strip predatory lenders of power over the consumer economy?'
The 'Credit Card-holders Bill of Rights' took effect today, marking one of the most serious strides forward for legislative action to protect consumers against predatory lending.
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- Casavaria
- Publications & Projects
- Literature: Breves penumbras, El otro desvío de lo esperado, Elindulnék, Naufragios
News & Reporting: Café Sentido (editor), The Hot Spring (director), Words Against Chaos
Networking: The Hot Spring Network (director), Tarragon Beta (development of new social newtorks)
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Joseph Robertson's Blog
‘Plan C’ Promotes Community as Tool for Abating Ecological Threats
The book Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change addresses the problem of resource depletion and the… Continue Posted on March 1, 2010 at 2:00pm
List of Disaster Relief Efforts for Haiti
Links to Haiti earthquake relief campaigns:
- Red Cross (ICRC) relief & rescue efforts in Haiti
- Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti
- Haïti : le CICR intensifie ses…
Posted on January 14, 2010 at 10:30am
Why Developing Nations Want More Emissions Cuts from Wealthy Nations
The dispute over whether or not wealthy industrialized nations like the US can agree with fast-developing nations, still in the process of industrialization, like China and India, on how best to formulate global emissions policies to combat climate change has been explained backwards. It is commonly said that China and India want the right to continue burning… Continue Posted on December 20, 2009 at 4:00pm
Ecology is About Awareness, not a System of Control
The field of ecological research and reporting is a part of the basic human urge to engage the world through reason and a quest for understanding. It is not about seizing control of society's urges and services and limiting the freedom of anyone, but rather about making sure we have the information we need to make the best choices, then advocating for those choices, when inertia and custom stand in the way of better health — for individuals and in the manner in which human individuals respond… Continue
Posted on September 29, 2009 at 2:00pm
United States Ranks 50th in Life Expectancy
From CafeSentido.com :: Life expectancy in the United States is 78.11 years, 50th in the world, behind the Wallis and Futuna Islands and just ahead of Guadeloupe. Canada is 8th, at 81.23 years; France is 9th, at 80.98;… Continue Posted on August 24, 2009 at 9:00am
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- At 5:12pm on May 13, 2009,
Chadwick R. Johr said… - Sounds cool, Joe. Very exciting!
Joseph Robertson's Discussions
Mega-batteries to store green energy
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The Modesto Irrigation District (MID) will test the applicability of mega-battery technology for storing clean energy…Continue
Tags: energy, technology, battery, green
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eva Scherson Dec 18, 2009.
Copenhagen Call: 6 Key Levers to Achieve Global Climate Pact
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1. Agreement on a science-based greenhouse gas stabilization path with 2020 and 2050 emissions reduction targets that will achieve it.2. Effective measurement, reporting and verification of emissions…Continue
Tags: emissions, Copenhagen, carbon, climate destabilization, emissions reduction
Started this discussion. Last reply by Eva Scherson Nov 21, 2009.
Is it Possible to Achieve Products Certifiable as 100% Organic in Current Distribution System?
We often see that products we purchase that are "Certified Organic" are certified as such by achieving a threshold of 70% organic. It sounds great, but the problem is: what is the other 30%? We tend…Continue
Tags: distribution, organic, cosmetics, food supply, food
Started May 23, 2009
Green Building: Small Steps to Making Structures More Sustainable
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Built structures are a major source of energy consumption, and retrofitting or designing for optimum fuel use can have a significant impact on reducing overall emissions. Share your thoughts,…Continue
Tags: clean energy, consumption, fuel, energy efficiency, green building
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joseph Robertson Aug 6, 2009.
Essay
Resilient Complexity Versus Exposure to Entropy
All systems fail, all organized interactions are vulnerable to entropy, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. And at best, we are but stardust, a beautiful yet haunting explanation of our origins. Infused with light. Doomed to shadow. Whatever your spiritual beliefs, in the mortal physical realm, entropy is always interfering. The intellect often uses convenient conceptualizations to feel it is better understood or more secure, more real and lasting, than it is.About
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