16 12, 2009

Bill McKibbens Points at 4 Key Numbers for Climate Scoreboard

By |2017-04-07T02:57:43+00:00December 16th, 2009|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Ecosphere, Level 7 Yellow, Level 8 Turquoise, Navigating - IVSM|Tags: , |0 Comments

As we are in the stage of chaos in our international community -- what voices of intelligence point to evidence-based information that we can continue to learn from? Bill McKibben uses 4 numbers: 350 degrees target, 100 countries, 4% and 770 degrees actual!!  Read below for background behind these feedback loops. http://climateinteractive.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/bill-mckibbens-guardian-uk-article-features-climate-interactive/#more-2214 Bill McKibben’s Guardian [...]

12 12, 2009

Science not faked, but not pretty

By |2009-12-12T22:54:34+00:00December 12th, 2009|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, D. Strategic Intelligences, E. Evolutionary Intelligences, Level 5 Orange, Level 7 Yellow, Navigating - IVSM|Tags: , , |0 Comments

E-mails stolen from climate scientists show they stonewalled skeptics and discussed hiding data — but the messages don't support claims that the science of global warming was faked, according to an exhaustive review by The Associated Press. http://en.cop15.dk/news/view+news?newsid=2951

11 12, 2009

Canadians Do Care About Climate Change – They Are Fasting in Support

By |2017-04-07T02:57:44+00:00December 11th, 2009|Categories: C. Collective Intelligences, Level 7 Yellow, Storytelling - Cultures|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Fast and Vigil for Courage in Copenhagen: December 7 to 18 2009 Factsheet: Copenhagen, Canada and the Climate Crisis Why Are The Climate Talks In Copenhagen So Important? These talks are meant to produce a treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol, the first international agreement to fight global warming, which expires in 2012. Not every [...]

10 12, 2009

Nominate Your City for Sustainable City Award

By |2009-12-10T06:05:00+00:00December 10th, 2009|Categories: Building - Structures, Emergence, Inquiry, Level 7 Yellow, Uncategorized|Tags: , |0 Comments

Globe Award 2010 – Leading Sustainability Awards Sustainable cities can be nominated for international award STOCKHOLM, NOVEMBER 23, 2009: Globe Awards will be presented for the fourth consecutive time at the annual gala at Nordiska Museet in Stockholm April 29th, 2010. The applications will be viewed in four categories: research, innovation, city and reporting. The [...]

20 11, 2009

Amazing 3D Mandelbulb Images

By |2017-04-07T02:57:44+00:00November 20th, 2009|Categories: Building - Structures, Emergence, G. Levels: Developmental/Evolutionary, Level 9 Coral|Tags: |0 Comments

In thinking about cities as meshworks with fractal capacities -- or fractals with meshwork qualities it's amazing to see the new 3D Mandelbulb images that hint for me of the archtecture of the human hive. Check it out here http://www.skytopia.com/project/fractal/mandelbulb.html#renders

16 11, 2009

Ecocities Emerging

By |2017-04-07T02:57:44+00:00November 16th, 2009|Categories: Building - Structures, Ecosphere, Level 6 Green, Level 7 Yellow|Tags: |0 Comments

From the Eco-Cities Emerging Newsletter November 14, 2009: Greetings, Welcome to the mid November 2009 edition of Ecocities Emerging, an initiative of Ecocity Builders and the International Ecocity Conference Series. I'd like to share something inspiring that just happened. I had dinner with a man who saved the world! No exaggeration. Proves it can be [...]

16 11, 2009

Green Building Standard in Cascadia

By |2017-04-07T02:57:44+00:00November 16th, 2009|Categories: Building - Structures, Ecosphere, Level 6 Green, Uncategorized|Tags: |1 Comment

New Standard Addresses Social Justice, Urban Agriculture and Community Scale Impacts Download the challenge 2.0: www.ilbi.org (International Living Building Institute) Story: http://www.cityfarmer.info/?p=2643(Phoenix, AZ) Nov. 10, 2009 ­ The newest iteration of the Living Building Challenge was released today at Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual conference.  The International Living Building Institute (ILBI), in conjunction [...]

25 08, 2009

A Fountain of Evolutionary Insights for Mayors and Public Officials

By |2017-04-07T02:57:44+00:00August 25th, 2009|Categories: A. Contexting Intelligences, C. Collective Intelligences, G. Levels: Developmental/Evolutionary, Level 7 Yellow, Level 8 Turquoise, Uncategorized|Tags: , , |0 Comments

I feel like I am standing in the centre of an Integral City Square with a Fountain of Integral Insights spraying life-giving rainbows that can refresh a mayor's way of thinking in these hot fires of summer. Not surprisingly, this fountain I see, has four quadrants -- all issuing flows of emerging wisdom that seem to be tapping a deep [...]

6 08, 2009

A Convergence of Capabilities

By |2009-08-06T16:35:38+00:00August 6th, 2009|Categories: Global/Worldcentric|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

As we travel our journeys of purpose, on purpose, with purpose, it is so comforting to know that others are doing the same. It releases the burden (and hubris) of thinking that you have to do it all. Today I am thinking of four events going on in the world simultaneously in four different cities and three different [...]

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