As the international community focuses on climate change as the great crisis of our era, it is ignoring another looming problem: the global crisis in land use. Seed Magazine.
Sunny Memories
On display now at the Center for Architecture, NY. Fast Company article here.
If Buckminster Fuller really was the 20th Century's answer to Leonardo da Vinci, then why is he so little known about today? Listen to the episode here.
Thriving Beyond Sustainability
'Andres Edwards is a walking database of information on efforts to create sustainable socieites, and his enthusiasm for the promise of sustainability is infectious.'
May 22nd, Chicago GreenFest. Screening and panel featuring filmmaker Joao Amorim and BFI director Elizabeth Thompson. Film info here.
R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of The Universe
The much anticipated opening May 28th at Arena Stage in Crystal City. Info here.
Bucky Art in Crystal City
A temporary, outdoor art exhibit that pays homage to Fuller and the Geodesic dome. On display now! Info here.
Vol. 11 No. 5
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Written in the 1980's in allegorical form, this serious satire about the rise of multi-national corporations, capitalistic selfishness and the technological revolution emphasizes that our present economic system, and the theories on which it is based are no longer useful because of its false assumption of scarcity. A prophetic writting with the current global financial crisis!
Re-Sources: Saving Living Systems: a replicable, multi-disciplinary, integrated-systems project addressing ecological degradation and cultural genocide. Phase one is the rich, undocumented water culture in the Tibetan areas of Western Sichuan. With grassroots, collaborative strategies, we will use the roots of this culture to teach sustainable practices for economic survival.
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