Comments on: Links and Tweets of the Week: January 9, 2010 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/ In search of a better way to live and make a living, and a better understanding of how the world really works. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:58:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BigDaddy http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-17983 BigDaddy Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:31:05 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-17983 <strong>BigDaddy...</strong> Nice Post. I spend way to much time reading stuff.... BigDaddy…

Nice Post. I spend way to much time reading stuff….

]]> By: JayD http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-15532 JayD Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:26:18 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-15532 Re: "The chaotic violence will include not only desperate ruthless struggles over the wealth that remains, but the last great violation of nature. What will make it worse is that, at least at the beginning, it will take place under a cloud of denial and cynical reassurances."--this is a good enough set-up to mention the increasing physical "clouds", and the lack thereof in other places...etc., courtesy of anthropogenic climate change. Re: Heather Gold's list---I'd rate the "yes, and..." orientation as the most important, underpinning most others, if you think it through. Dave, were you saying you worked to stop the pipeline to Alberta Tar Sands 40 years ago? If so, how so, what was up with that way back then?! I like the "decade re-cap" exercise. I like Vera's theme-in-a-word for the year, "JUMP"; is what we're doing here the key step of looking before leaping? I know some of us are VERY interested in wrapping up the "looking" part ASAP!...we mustn't shortchange the importance of either. I like Colleen's idea of "mid-Cal meetup"...soonish! Like maybe 2/4? Been reading this blog since last March, and that would seem to be a good big next step toward...something! Re: “The chaotic violence will include not only desperate ruthless struggles over the wealth that remains, but the last great violation of nature. What will make it worse is that, at least at the beginning, it will take place under a cloud of denial and cynical reassurances.”–this is a good enough set-up to mention the increasing physical “clouds”, and the lack thereof in other places…etc., courtesy of anthropogenic climate change.

Re: Heather Gold’s list—I’d rate the “yes, and…” orientation as the most important, underpinning most others, if you think it through.

Dave, were you saying you worked to stop the pipeline to Alberta Tar Sands 40 years ago? If so, how so, what was up with that way back then?!

I like the “decade re-cap” exercise.

I like Vera’s theme-in-a-word for the year, “JUMP”; is what we’re doing here the key step of looking before leaping? I know some of us are VERY interested in wrapping up the “looking” part ASAP!…we mustn’t shortchange the importance of either.

I like Colleen’s idea of “mid-Cal meetup”…soonish! Like maybe 2/4? Been reading this blog since last March, and that would seem to be a good big next step toward…something!

]]> By: Dale Asberry http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-15530 Dale Asberry Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:21:43 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-15530 Hey Dave, I've been making a huge push into permaculture and have just started reading Mollison's Permaculture: A Designer's Manual. A very good chunk of it so far is focused on every design element fulfilling multiple functions and having every function fulfilled by multiple elements. Coupled with using natural systems designed to harvest and re-cycle "energy" flows, the overall system requires little or no added energies and becomes self-sustaining, resilient, and abundant. Hey Dave,
I’ve been making a huge push into permaculture and have just started reading Mollison’s Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual. A very good chunk of it so far is focused on every design element fulfilling multiple functions and having every function fulfilled by multiple elements. Coupled with using natural systems designed to harvest and re-cycle “energy” flows, the overall system requires little or no added energies and becomes self-sustaining, resilient, and abundant.

]]> By: Jon Husband http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-15499 Jon Husband Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:17:51 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-15499 <i>all of the ’successes’ on the list are, in my view and that of most of the people I know, failures.</i> Yes, and all of the things the USA is failing at are the things that are necessary for an effective, progressive and more-or-less fair society. The USA is doing car wheelies back towards the feudal days as fast as its gas pedal will let it, IMO all of the ’successes’ on the list are, in my view and that of most of the people I know, failures.

Yes, and all of the things the USA is failing at are the things that are necessary for an effective, progressive and more-or-less fair society. The USA is doing car wheelies back towards the feudal days as fast as its gas pedal will let it, IMO

]]> By: Colleen Wainwright http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-15498 Colleen Wainwright Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:18:04 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-15498 I would love that. There's another thingy I've been trying to get to for months now in SF that meets first Thursday of the month. Unfortunately, the stupid State of California thinks I will be of some use to someone suing someone else via the judicial system that week. Huzzah! No SF for me, and we must wait yet again. OH! And a big P.S.: I like this commenting system soooo much more. Go, WordPress! I would love that. There’s another thingy I’ve been trying to get to for months now in SF that meets first Thursday of the month.

Unfortunately, the stupid State of California thinks I will be of some use to someone suing someone else via the judicial system that week. Huzzah! No SF for me, and we must wait yet again.

OH! And a big P.S.: I like this commenting system soooo much more. Go, WordPress!

]]> By: vera http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-15497 vera Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:06:15 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-15497 Nice collection, Dave, as always. My word for the year 2010... JUMP. To add to the list of things "succeeding": city people's ongoing entitlements to plunder the hinterlands. As for activism: "our objective must be to push people, and through them decision-makers, past the tipping point" Well, if Pollard's Law holds it's not going to happen because this "pushing" is neither an everyday must, nor easy, nor fun. Cheers! Nice collection, Dave, as always. My word for the year 2010… JUMP.

To add to the list of things “succeeding”: city people’s ongoing entitlements to plunder the hinterlands.

As for activism: “our objective must be to push people, and through them decision-makers, past the tipping point” Well, if Pollard’s Law holds it’s not going to happen because this “pushing” is neither an everyday must, nor easy, nor fun.
Cheers!

]]> By: Dave Pollard http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-15496 Dave Pollard Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:47:08 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-15496 Hey Colleen: Heather's doing a session in SF on Feb. 4. Don't think I'll be able to make it, but I will be in SF on/around that date, so if you're there then maybe you and I can finally meet too. Hey Colleen: Heather’s doing a session in SF on Feb. 4. Don’t think I’ll be able to make it, but I will be in SF on/around that date, so if you’re there then maybe you and I can finally meet too.

]]> By: Colleen Wainwright http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/01/09/links-and-tweets-of-the-week-january-9-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-15495 Colleen Wainwright Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:38:50 +0000 http://howtosavetheworld.ca/?p=2988#comment-15495 First, these weekly roundup posts are f*cking GOLD. If all of the MSM world gave juicy, beautifully curated pieces like this, it would be thriving. Okay, maybe not. But it would be relevant, at the very least. (Not holding my breath.) Second, speaking of GOLD, Heather Gold is the NorCal me? We need a midCal meetup. Must meet Heather Gold. In fact, I think we were actually seated across the table at some bar during SXSW last year, but there was loudness and the distraction of too many people I'm always DYING to meet with in too short a space to meet them in. Quality problem, but still. First, these weekly roundup posts are f*cking GOLD. If all of the MSM world gave juicy, beautifully curated pieces like this, it would be thriving. Okay, maybe not. But it would be relevant, at the very least. (Not holding my breath.)

Second, speaking of GOLD, Heather Gold is the NorCal me? We need a midCal meetup. Must meet Heather Gold. In fact, I think we were actually seated across the table at some bar during SXSW last year, but there was loudness and the distraction of too many people I’m always DYING to meet with in too short a space to meet them in. Quality problem, but still.

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