Regenerating soil and land under solar panels
This is a very good idea: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/dual-use-solar-farms-welcome-nature-back-land
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Future Crunch
Looking for inspiration? Here is a site self-described as "A Weekly Roundup of science, technology and intelligent optimism (not necessarily in that order.)" I thought is was kinda cool. https://futurecrunch.com/
Women. With Credentials.
When Joel Epstein of the Wall Street Journal shared his opinion about Dr. Jill Biden’s title, my reaction was visceral. It felt to me like a gut punch. We are still commenting on Hillary’s hair? It brought me back to the 1980s. Fresh with my own credentials — a degree in Engineering from Stanford University and a Professional Mechanical Engineer license — I had secured my first position as an Industrial Power Engineer at a Fortune 500 company. I faced off head-to-head with a crusty electrical foreman who declared: “I don’t like working with women. You should be home with your family.” I retorted, “What decade are you from? 1870? Put a bag on your head!” In retrospect, I can say this: at least he was honest. We shared a laugh, and later an excellent working relationship. Still, with countless industrial customers with whom I worked, I felt I needed to be twice as good as my male counterparts in order to be considered by them as even minimally competent. A couple of years later, when I
Restoring Damaged Ecosystems
In May of 2019, I attended the Global Earth Repair conference in Port Townsend WA. There I met John Liu and was deeply inspired by his keynote on the topic of restoring large-scale damaged ecosystems. You can check out the conference and hear his talk here: https://globalearthrepairfoundation.org/john-d-liu-restoring-damaged-ecosystems-worldwide/
New Story Hub
A few years ago I was working on an idea and ended up taking a detour so never got the idea fully launched. (I called it New Story Center) Luckily, it turns out that Findhorn has been at it for awhile and is doing a fantastic job! They call their project "New Story Hub". Check it out: - http://newstoryhub.com/ You can find a great list of resources here: http://newstoryhub.com/resources/
Need hope?
UPDATED 6pm 9/22 The after-watch party is as good as the movie! Here is the party link on youtube: https://youtu.be/emfG6ehpE4U UPDATED 9/22/2020 Yes, solutions are still possible! If you need hope, then watch this KISS THE GROUND trailer. Kiss the Ground THE MOVIE premiers September 22, 2020! NEXT STEPS STEP 1: WATCH THE FILM. The 87 minute film is on Netflix. Watch now! here is link to the movie: https://www.netflix.com/title/81321999?s=i&trkid=13747225 STEP 2: JOIN THE BIGGER "KISS THE GROUND" WATCH PARTY -- with cast and filmmakers: here is a link to RSVP - (with cast and crew) at 6pm on FB live: https://kissthegroundmovie.com/watchparty/ The event details are on FB here: https://www.facebook.com/events/314340939677266/ STEP 3: CONTINUE THE LOCAL CONVERSATION here is a link to the New Story mighty network where we can chat about it before, during and after https://network.newstorycenter.com/posts/kiss-the-ground .
Build a Solar Oven Like This
A fast tour of how to build a solar oven--the Solar Box Cooker. Enjoy: For more information, including a materials list, plans and instructions, visit the Solar Cooking topic in our Mighty Network at New Story Center
