» Geoengineering: Plan B, Triage Method or Dangerous Illusion?
21/03/10 18:35 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
Andy Revkin has a new post up over at the NYT, talking about \"wishful thinking\" and \"real action\" on climate, and it\'s raised some interesting points about geoengineering . The post is a response to Joe Romm\'s attack on remarks Andy is rep..
» Ben Saunders and the Future of Exploration
18/03/10 19:45 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
Our friend and ally Ben Saunders , polar explorer and contributor to the Worldchanging book, is about to head off on a new expedition, North2 , where he will attempt to set a new world\'s record for fastest solo trip to the North Pole on fo..
» Japan, China, and the Low-Carbon Economy
18/03/10 18:52 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
I\'ve had the good fortune to view the world through a Japanese lens over the past 10 days — specifically, the worlds of green business and clean technology, about which I\'ve come to Japan to speak. My host is the U.S. State Department, who..
» Climate Action: Burning Forests to Avoid Megafires
18/03/10 17:38 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
Prescribed burns in the forests of the western U.S. will prevent larger wildfires and significantly cut the nation’s carbon footprint, according to a new study . Controlled burns, a forestry management strategy used to destroy underbrush a..
» Synthetic Aesthetics, exploring the territory between art, design and synthetic biology
16/03/10 09:30 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is a designer, artist and researcher. I first met her while she was finishing her MA in Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art last Summer. The work she was exhibiting at the final show, The Synthetic King..
» Are you anticipating big changes when you choose where to live?
16/03/10 01:33 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
While thinking today about cities, foresight and rugged adaptation to discontinuities, I tweeted a few messages on the subject : It\'s a little disturbing how often the answer to why a forecast is modeled a certain way is \"that\'s what we ha..
» Carbon Neutrality as Opportunity
14/03/10 19:54 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
As you may have gathered, the idea of city-wide carbon neutrality by 2030 has gained a lot of steam here in Worldchanging\'s home base of Seattle. Our City Council has embraced it as a goal (though it\'s wrestling with the timeline) and some..
» Outer Ring Suburbs and the Permanent Foreclosure
12/03/10 22:55 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
(A quick little Friday afternoon note.) Discussion of planetary boundaries is pretty surreal everywhere these days, but in the United States, the disconnect between reality and rhetoric has reached what I think are pretty stunning proporti..
» Three great talks: Bill Dunster on future-proofing cities, Dan Hill on re-imagining them, Dan Barber on how to feed them
11/03/10 08:37 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
Here are three talks I found thought-provoking and inspiring. All three demand some attention (and probably some time after to ponder what was said), but all three are also new ideas from thinkers who are breaking new ground. Very worldcha..
» Urban Resilience for Dummies, Part 2: Failing the Milk Test
11/03/10 00:43 from WorldChanging: Another World Is Here
by Warren Karlenzig Last post I covered some guiding principles for urban resilience planning in the face of climate change and diminishing resources (especially fresh water and oil). Considering these guidelines, what aspect of U.S. metro..