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A couple
of years ago, I received an e-mail from Karlson (Charlie)
Hargroves, a young man in Australia, stating that he and some
colleagues wished to write a book following on from Natural
Capitalism. He asked if I would be willing to advise their team,
and whether he could come visit?
What an
honor! Of course I said yes. And thus began a delightful and
rewarding relationship whose fruits grow tastier every day.
Charlie and the other young engineers and scientists who
comprise The Natural Edge Project (TNEP) asked if I would help to
mentor them, but the arrangement has quickly grown into a
partnership.
 Charlie
and his co-author Mike Smith, a doctoral student in green
chemistry, arrived on my door-step in Old Snowmass. And I
promptly left them to answer a fire call. On my return, we began
two weeks of work that led to their completely reformatting the
book, and now, two years later, to sending it to the publisher.
The Natural Advantage of Nations (NAON) will be available
from Earthscan in February 2005. A combination of Natural Capitalism
(with lots of exciting updated case studies) with Michael
Porter’s approach to competitiveness, NAON is a very important
book. An exciting read all on its own, it also features
forewards by Alan Atkisson, Bill McDonnough, and myself. I also
gave the team some of my work on the Human Dimensions of Natural
Capitalism to include in the book.
Last
spring Charlie and the TNEP team hosted my four-week tour of
Australia. During 5 gigs a day, in every major Australian city,
Charlie proved himself a superb logistician. In turn, I asked
whether he might want to come to the U.S. to work more closely
with me. So in recent weeks, Charlie and I have spoken to the
annual meeting of the Society of Afghan Engineers, consulted for
the New England Small Farm Institute, attended the first ever
members meeting of the Chicago Climate Exchange, and co-taught at
Presidio World College. We will return to Australia in March for
another round of speeches and meetings.
And as I
write, Charlie and another member of his team, Nick Palousis,
are here in Boulder working with our staff. Mike Smith will
follow shortly and Cheryl Patten will join us in London in
November. My colleague and dear friend Professor Bernard Amadei,
PhD, of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural
Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU-Boulder)
offered Charlie a post as a research scholar at the university.
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With Bernard, Charlie is developing engineering educational
materials for sustainable development, and preparing for our
joint work in Afghanistan.
It is a
rare honor to find and work with such talented young people. I
feel very lucky that Charlie decided to write to me.
Happily
though, Charlie and his mates are not unique. I was reminded of
that forcefully this last weekend as we began the second year of
Presidio World College. My partner, Walter Link, and I helped to
create this college, offering the first accredited MBA in
sustainable management. And it is working. Now, in its second
year of operation, the College admitted twice as many students.
I was thrilled to hear from
our returning students of the ways they are already using what
we’ve shared with them: One is helping Hewlett Packard write its
corporate responsibility report. Another
is to be a co-anchor on Hazel
Henderson’s new TV show on social responsibility and other
students are bringing sustainability to a wide array of other
businesses.
I look forward each month to my trip to California to teach. As exciting
as it is to work with corporate executives to help turn a
company around, spending time with a group of thirty-five young
minds intent on making their own mark in this field may be about
the most exciting work that I do.
But even that might pale compared to our new adventure.
We’ve been asked to help rebuild Afghanistan. I’ll write more in
future editions as this work unfolds, but it will involve
working with Engineers Without Borders founder Bernard Amadei,
with On the Frontier Group, and others. David Elliot will be the
point person on this work. He first visited Afghanistan when he
was 16. His brother, Jason Elliot wrote the NY Times bestseller on the country, An
Unexpected Light. We’ve already begun work pulling together
information on the opportunities to rebuild the nation using
more sustainable technologies. I’ll be going there most likely in
December. Who knows? Perhaps my Christmas letter will be written
this time from Kabul.
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By Kate Hamilton
Nestled in a canyon south of Boulder,
Eldorado Springs (pop. 557) offers a stunningly beautiful home
to Natural Capitalism Solutions. Soaring rock walls attract
world-class climbers, and Eldorado Canyon State Park preserves the home of
elk, deer, bear, lions and a diversity of birds, including
nesting falcons and canyon wrens. When we moved to the Boulder
area, founding staff members Wyatt King and David Elliot looked
for a space that we could afford and that would fit our mission.
They found it in the Eldorado Springs Art Center, a building
created from reclaimed and used material. Joe Palumbo, a long
time Eldorado Springs resident and artist, aspired to find a
better use for a dilapidated Volvo Garage that would justify the
building’s beautiful surroundings. He recycled the garage, using
reclaimed materials and green building techniques. The result
now houses artist studios, and our very own Natural Capitalism
Solutions headquarters (space donated by Natural Capitalism,
Inc., our for-profit sponsor). Just down the road is Palumbo’s
"Eldorado Market" that sells only U.S.-sourced gasoline and almost
entirely organic food products, including the coffee that fuels
our staff.
Eldorado Art Center visitors are greeted by
bronze and marble sculptures peering through the apple leaves
and a giant wooden figure guarding the doorway. Less obvious
sustainable features are the entrance bricks, which were
reclaimed from a silo, and the entrance pillars, which were
refurbished from the beams of a Midwest barn. As a nod to the
building’s history, awnings are created from old Volvo windows,
and a Volvo hubcap is inlaid in a wall by the stairs. In
addition to the creative use of materials, the building embodies
passive solar features such as skylights and a southern
orientation.
Joe’s work continues an illustrious history
in Eldorado. For millennium, Native Americans wintered here;
enjoying the warm springs that flow from the rock. The earliest
settlers ranched in the area. In 1902 a spiritualist camp
flourished. The Eldorado Springs resort opened in 1907, to
enable people to swim in the artesian well water and escape the
Denver heat. Another summer hit was Mr. Ivy Baldwin who would
walk across the canyon on a tightrope, 635 feet across and 582
feet high, until he retired in 1948 at 82 years of age.
Vacationers included future President Dwight Eisenhower and his
then fiancée Mamie Doud (a Denver native) who honeymooned in
"Eldo" in 1916. Today, Eldorado Springs has evolved from a
seasonal vacation town to a year-round community. Its spiritual
tradition is continued by a yoga ashram, and its agricultural
history persists in the cattle that graze at the canyon’s mouth
on thousands of acres of land protected by the Boulder Open
Space Commission. With its stunning environment and colorful
residents, Eldorado cherishes its intimate community spirit. We
are pleased to have found a home in such a community, amidst
the creativity and ingenuity of the Eldorado Art Center.
Stop by
anytime and see our space!
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Meet our Summer 2004 Interns
Ryan Cone
Ryan is a recent graduate of Loyola University New Orleans, majoring in Political Science and Environmental Studies. His focus spans holistic and integral systems, community activism and eco-efficiency. He has worked with the Florida Consumer Action Network, The Antarctica Project in Washington D.C., Loyola University’s Environmental Audit, and the New Orleans Mayors Office of Environmental Affairs. Ryan is focused on helping NCS with community economic development.
Amin Delagah
Amin, a native Boulderite, recently joined NCS after living in Australia the past two years where he completed a Masters of Science in Renewable Energy Engineering, with a Minor in Cleaner Production. Previously he earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at University of Colorado at Boulder. At NCS, Amin states, he is, “gaining experience in my chosen field and contributing to the sustainability movement.” On the weekends, Amin pursues photography, Ultimate Frisbee and biking.
Dedee DeLongpre
Dedee is currently pursuing an MBA through Presidio World College where she studied sustainable management principles and implementation under Hunter Lovins and Walter Link. For the past ten years, Dedee has worked in NGO administration for educational and international species conservation organizations. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Entrepreneurial Studies from the University of Southern California. Dedee is currently working for us from Florida on curriculum development for NCS. (Not shown in above picture.)
Anna Elliot
Anna was valedictorian of Milton Academy and presented alongside Bill Clinton during commencement ceremonies. She is a second year student at Hampshire College studying mediation and sustainable development. She has recently interned with William Ury learning the art of conflict resolution, and is serving us as a research assistant. She enjoys traveling, music and the arts in her spare time.
Daniel Goodnow
Dan is a student at Colorado College pursuing a degree in Economics. After taking a sustainable economic development class co-taught by Natural Capitalism’s Christopher Juniper, Dan signed on to help with marketing and research. Originally from Wisconsin, Dan loves to play outside in all forms of sport and went to Alaska to do a long backpacking and canoeing trip for the month of August.
Matthew Heck
Matt is currently pursuing a BA in Environmental Studies at CU-Boulder. He is an avid cyclist, climber, hiker and backpacker. He is currently assisting NCS in research. After graduation, Matt plans on applying for graduate study in sustainability, specifically focusing on the city/community levels. (Not shown in above picture.)
Adam Mott
Adam is finishing his Masters degree in Industrial Design at San Francisco State University. His passion for the environment coupled with an interest in product design has led him to focus on sustainable design after working for advertising firms in the Bay Area for seven years following his B.A. in Business Administration from Bryant College. Adam’s goal is to develop innovative designs that incorporate sustainability while also satisfying consumer demands. A Rhode Island native, Adam is currently contributing his design background along with his marketing skills to NCS operations from California.
Jennifer Toms
Jennifer is a Connecticut native, is currently double
majoring in Environmental Studies and Spanish at the University
of Colorado. Previously, she has worked with Environment
Colorado promoting a renewable energy standard throughout
Colorado. Jennifer has recently joined us at NCS to help with
research after working the last month as a translator in
Guatemala, and serving in the U.S. Army. (Not shown in above picture.)
Jessica Wichter
Jessica earned a B.S. in Biological Anthropology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She studied abroad in Zanzibar, Tanzania in the fall of 2002, where she developed an environmental education curriculum with the Ministry of Education for the Zanzibar Teacher’s Training College on the island. While in school she completed her thesis on the skeletal morphology and adaptations of howler monkeys in Nicaragua, and interned with the Colorado Environmental Coalition doing development work. After graduating, she joined the Peace Corps and once again found herself in the jungles of Nicaragua, where she worked with the school system to incorporate environmental education in the curriculum. Her time in the Peace Corps taught her to compost banana peels, watch where you step, and always eat what is offered to you as a gift. (Not shown in above picture.)
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Australian Whirlwind Tour
By Hunter
Lovins
It seems
a real gift to be able to spend a couple of weeks actually
sleeping in my own bed and working at my own desk in Eldorado
Canyon. The last several months have been a whirlwind of travel:
Australia, New Zealand, San Francisco, Arizona, Washington D.C.,
the Pacific Northwest and New England.
So what’s
all the rush?
The trip
down-under was a follow-on from the time I spent there last fall
(well, fall for the Northern Hemisphere—nothing like crossing
the equator to give one the opposite perspective).
As
mentioned above, the trip was organized by The Natural Edge Project
(TNEP), a great team of young engineers, and scientists, who
have just sent their terrific book, The Natural Advantage of
Nations, to the publisher.
The trip was a way of saying thank you to all of the colleagues who
worked with TNEP in making the book possible. I spoke to
business groups, universities, community groups, and to
government ministries. Along the way I keynoted the big Enviro
04 conference, helped the Western Australia government run a two
day implementation workshop on their landmark State
Sustainability Strategy, spoke to several meetings of Engineers
Australia, gave a number of national media interviews, and met
with activists, green developers, municipal representatives, and
business-people across the land. We started in Sydney, went to
New Zealand (Christchurch and Wellington), then back to Sydney,
down to Canberra, up to Brisbane, down to Melbourne, over to
Adelaide and on to Perth.
The
highlights were many:
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Feeling
the huge pride of the people of New Zealand over the movie Lord
of the Rings. Around Wellington there are huge sculptures of
Tolkien creatures. I told audiences that they have proved to the
world that a small group of people in a little land a long ways
away can tell a world-class story. I asked them: "now how about
telling the world the story of how to live sustainably?"
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Watching the whole Institution of Professional Engineers of
New Zealand management "sing" the new name of their organization
as I waited to assume the podium. They had asked the Maori
elders for a Maori name. Upon being granted this, the management
learned enough of the language to be able to perform the naming
song-ceremony, giving a tiny bit of human capital back to their
culture.
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Sitting
in the warm hospitality of Pam and Morgan Williams’ kitchen
wrestling with issues of how to implement sustainability in time
to deal with all the challenges. Morgan is the Parliamentary
Commissioner for the Environment of New Zealand. His wife Pam is
working to reform education to include more of these issues.
Both are brilliant dedicated people.
Then we got to meet up
again in Adelaide for the conference on social justice, and tour a wild-life park, even petting a koala.
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Speaking at the Enviro 04, the major Australian business and
environment conference. I had just given a rather intemperate
talk to a group of energy experts on the urgency of climate
change, featuring a drawing of the "North Atlantic Halocline
Conveyor" the plausible shut down of which the Pentagon report
(and the movie "The Day After Tomorrow") warns about. But it’s
not just the North Atlantic. This is really a flow of warm
and cold water stretching around the globe. It goes right past
Australia, as well as both coasts of the U.S. and North Europe.
(The Aussies were rightly derisive of the Pentagon report’s
conclusion that the shutdown of this flow would have serious
implications for only American national security.) In my talk,
I’d spoken a bit forcefully, and as I sat down, I wondered if I
wasn’t just a bit out over my skis-–until the Premier of New
South Wales (NSW) swept in to announce a new climate change
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Touring
the new Bovis Lend Lease building in Sydney. This is one of the
greenest buildings in the world, and proves again how
building green creates a magical work-space. I love it when
the best examples come from somewhere other than the U.S. or
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Using
the Natural Capitalism speech to prove the need for
interdisciplinary studies at Wellington University, University
of Canberra, and again at Griffith University in Brisbane. As I
spoke, I called out how engineering, political studies, biology,
economics, physics, literature, the arts, climatology, energy
policy and a huge number of other disciplines are all key
components of solutions that don’t just make new problems. At
least some Australian universities are struggling to create
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Spending the day with Ann Harvey, the brilliant head of the
South Australia Sustainability Office, touring the botanical
gardens, talking about sustainability and being introduced to
the native plants and culture by an Aboriginal guide. Then
we spent the next afternoon in her vineyard, sipping what may be
the best wine I have ever tasted, and continuing our
conversation about how to really make a difference. Her
delightful partner and master wine maker plaintively winked
that he could provide her with a wonderful life where she’d never
have to work--why was she driven so intensely? I grinned
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Continually, I was reminded, whether talking with green
developers, government officials, business leaders or TV show
hosts that Australians justifiably love their way of life.
Perhaps because it is an island on the other end of the earth,
perhaps because it is a country so rich in biodiversity and
culture, perhaps because some very dedicated people have labored
long and hard, but it is now one of the world leaders in
sustainability. It was an honor to be able to work with its
officials, business leaders, academics and citizens to help them
take this commitment even deeper.
[Click here for more photos and information on Hunter's Australian
Tour from The Natural Edge Project's Web Site]
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By Hunter Lovins
It’s not
often that you get to see one person change the world. I’ve had
the pleasure, recently, to witness and be a small part of just
such an accomplishment.
When it
became clear that the U.S. Senate would refuse to ratify the
Kyoto Protocol, many of us who favor market-based solutions to
environmental problems felt gloomy. Critics claimed that it
would cost hundreds of dollars-per-ton to abate emissions of
carbon. President Bush said that doing this would bankrupt the
economy. A man named Richard Sandor, who describes himself as
"just a humble economist," disagreed. And he refused to give in
to the despair. He said, "Governments don’t make markets,
traders do. I’m a trader, let’s make a market."
And he’s
done it. On December 12, 2003, the Chicago Climate Exchange
(CCX) started to trade carbon. It is now trading at 95¢ a ton,
hardly the sort of cost to bankrupt anyone. There is no mandate,
no government requirement that anyone be a part of this. But
that didn’t stop the original 14 companies who joined. And the
founders were hardly a bunch of woolly-minded environmentalists.
They included such companies as American Electric Power, Ford
Motor Company, STMicroelectronics, Dupont, Motorola and the
City of Chicago, significant economic players, all. They joined
for a diversity of reasons, but all felt, with Richard, that
this was an opportunity to use the market to help solve what is
now being called the most challenging problem facing the planet.
In Mid-June, the Exchange held its first annual meeting of members, now 57 strong with seven more about to join. So Charlie Hargroves, the CEO of Natural Capitalism, Inc., a member of the Exchange, and I went to the meeting. In truth, I would not have missed this opportunity to watch history being made.
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(Hunter with Ellen & Richard Sandor)
This is as much about
proving the concept that greenhouse gasses (GHGs) can be cut
effectively and economically as it is creating a whole new
institution in society. And both are happening. Members on
average are reducing their emissions of GHGs by 8% (the Exchange
only requires a 1% reduction per year), and the institution is
so robust that the Europeans, who are just now setting up their
own mandated exchange, came to the meeting intending to use CCX
as a model.
In August
I testified to the Boulder City Council urging the city to join.
Recently, I spoke to a class at the University of Colorado
focusing on greening the campus and told them that anytime
someone says, "yeah, but what can I do about climate change, you
can tell them to join CCX. This is now an action that each one
of our organizations can do." So how about your organization?!
Are you a member?
The
twinkle that you always see in Richard’s eyes is a reflection of
a man who is not only making the market work, he’s making the
world a better place for all living things. Not bad for a humble
economist.
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Sustainability at Ft. Carson Army
Post
By Christopher Juniper
When was
the last time an army post pushed its host communities to adopt
sustainability indicators that would align with the post’s and
each other’s sustainability goals? We can’t think of one, which
makes our work supporting Fort Carson Army Post’s
sustainability program a great honor.
The Post
hosts about 14,000 soldiers and directly interacts with as many
as 100,000 people in three growing counties in south-central
Colorado (just south of Colorado Springs). Fort Carson’s journey
to sustainability was officially launched through planning
efforts in 2001 that resulted in an inspired community
conference in the fall of 2002. People from throughout the state
were invited to serve on task forces that would set 25-year sustainability goals, five-year targets and provide
qualitative suggestions to help achieve the adopted vision of
integrating sustainability into all installation
decision-making.
Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Raymond Fatz, recently reaffirmed
sustainability as a core part of the Army’s approach to the
environmental management of its posts. He wrote:
"We have
commenced on a path that will support the Army mission with
environmental principles and practices for years to come: to
Sustain the Mission—Secure the Future. We will be a
sustainable Army—one that simultaneously meets mission
requirements worldwide, protects human health and safety,
enhances quality of life and safeguards the natural
environment."
[Click Here for Full Quote]
I have been deeply involved the past two years as a citizen
volunteer. I now serve the Post’s Directorate of Environmental
Management and Compliance, on behalf of Natural Capitalism
Solutions, as a sustainability consultant. Key projects are the
development and implementation of a Sustainable/Environmental
Management System, the Pikes Peak Sustainability Indicators
Project (launched July 1st with over fifty community leaders) and the annual
sustainability conference in October that will be keynoted by
Hunter.
NCS
believes that the process we are helping Fort Carson use to move
towards sustainability can be considered a best practice worthy
of global emulation. The process includes whole-system
assessment of opportunities, the invitation to the community to
set stretch goals (such as 100% renewable energy and zero
hazardous or solid waste), the introduction of work through
stakeholder-infused task forces and an annual report on
progress at a learning conference open to area businesses,
government decision-makers and citizens. As with any
organization, sustainability implementation success will depend
on the ability to find "sustainable" remedies for the core
challenges of the operation, in this case the training and
global support of soldiers.
Meanwhile, sustainability indicators are gaining the interest of
local leaders such as Randy Thurston, President of the Pueblo
City Council, and Mike Kazmierski, a former Fort Carson post
commander who serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Colorado
Springs Economic Development Corporation, which asked me to
convene a sustainability task force for its 2004 economic
development strategy process.
For more
information about all the Army’s installation sustainability programs,
see www.envquest.com.
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DUPONT AWARDS
By Christopher Juniper
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Recycling Tyvek banners into plastic building supplies in
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Saving
nearly $7 million in annual energy costs at a Texas
manufacturing plant from just $75,000 in capital investment.
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Reducing hazardous waste at a Tennessee facility 96% resulting
in a business gain of $2.8 million/yr from new salable products
and avoided disposal expenses.
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Gaining $485,000 per year by recovering industrial by-products
from wastewater in Brazil.
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Partnering to reduce auto accident injuries in the U.S. and
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These are
just five of the twelve winners of the 2004 DuPont Sustainable
Growth Excellence Awards selected by a panel of eighteen (half
DuPont and half external experts) that I was privileged to serve
in March. Panelists included Dupont’s Executive Vice President
John Hodgson and our old friend and renowned holistic
management pioneer
Allan Savory.
The dozen winners received $5,000 each to donate to a non-profit
charity, plus the kudos of DuPont’s sustainable growth champions
CEO Chad Holliday, Hodgson and Director of Sustainable
Development Dawn Rittenhouse.
Ms.
Rittenhouse received over 400 applications from
DuPont’s global operations, of which the judging panel evaluated
fifty-eight for their financial value to the company,
sustainability impacts, and example to others as best
practices. Winners were chosen in March and feted at DuPont
ceremonies at its headquarters in Wilmington, DE in June. Judges attended both events, graciously hosted by DuPont at its
historic Hotel DuPont and surrounding historic sites (the
company’s original 1802 black powder production facilities are
but five miles up the Brandywine River).
According
to Rittenhouse, the process serves a dual purpose; in addition
to selecting winners it also helps DuPont to get to know the
global resources that might help its future sustainable growth
endeavors and brings new perspectives to its work. Rittenhouse
encouraged me to be vocal about what I thought was great and
what was lacking, from the submitted projects, the awards
process and DuPont’s overall sustainability approach. We
heartily applaud their ongoing development of "sustainable
solutions" for customers, their high standards for human health and
safety, and their integration of sustainability into global
business competitiveness strategies. For more information,
visit www.dupont.com or contact Ms. Rittenhouse.
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What follows is a list of events and media releases that
Hunter
has been involved with since our last newsletter, including some coming up soon.
April/May 2004:
SolFest Southwest 2004
17-16 Apr: Scottsdale, AZ
To many,
Scottsdale, Arizona is known for posh shopping, fast cars and
radiantly green golf courses. To make this desert city adjacent
to Phoenix a western oasis, vast amounts of resources, most
noticeably water, is brought in every day. To demonstrate a
better way, the folks from the Solar Living Institute
produced SolFest South West April 17-18, 2004.
The
original SolFest, which draws thousands every year to Hopland,
CA, is one of our nation’s premier renewable festivals. SolFest
South West, a sister event, was designed to inspire Arizonans to
embrace renewable energy, green building and natural home
products.
SolFests
are a place where consumers can see the technologies that make
living more livable. This is a place where house-paint is no
longer toxic and cotton is produced without polluting aquifers.
The entire Scottsdale festival was powered by Biodiesel, a
renewable fuel made from used cooking oil and oil producing
crops. (www.biodiesel.org).
The
multi-acre field site, dotted with tent-tops, hosted different
workshops, vendors and premier speakers including Hunter, whose
presentation to this eclectic crowd was both profound in
delivery and well received by the interest shown in the Q&A
session. According to SolFest SW’s organizer Belle Starr:
"Hunter
possesses that rare combination of spunky spontaneity and down
home credibility. She presents well and in that I mean, she has
the remarkable ability to deliver powerful statistics from years
of research, coupled with the solutions that turn those
discouraging statistics into practical applications for a
sustainable future. And Hunter is down right fun! The cowboy hat
really helped smooth the way for our conservative Scottsdale
audience!"
June/July 2004:
Jamaica Green Expo 2004
2-3 Jun: Kingston, Jamaica
Hunter spoke to the Business and Environment Forum, then the Green Festival and also to the donor agencies on behalf of Dolphin Head Trust.
Chicago Climate Exchange
16-18 Jun: Chicago, IL
First Annual Meeting
August/September 2004:
Boulder City Council
3 Aug: Boulder, CO
Testified to the Boulder City Council about getting the City of Boulder to join Chicago Climate Exchange.
Grist Magazine
4 Aug: On-line Interview
Grist Magazine is an online environmental magazine based
in Seattle that tackles environmental topics with irreverence,
intelligence, and a fresh perspective. Their goal is to inform,
entertain, provoke, and encourage creative thinking about
environmental problems and solutions. They publish daily, and
include things like summaries of breaking news stories, book
reviews, an environmental advice column, and Questions/Answers
with activists. Our own Hunter Lovins was their featured
activist for 2 August, and answered a slew of questions from the
Grist editors. As is the Grist format, 4 days later (6 Aug), she answered the onslaught
of questions that Grist readers had submitted. For a very candid and personal
insight to Hunter
[Click here to read the Grist 4 August 2004, "InterActivist."]
Hunter Lovins says Yes! to Making it Last
Fall 2004
Hunter Lovins has a positive outlook as she details in this month’s Yes!
magazine how we get off our dependence on oil and tune into the opportunities
of efficiency. The Positive Futures Network and its publication Yes! magazine
start with the belief that we need deep change if we are to avoid the breakdown
of society and the natural world. Hope lies in the fact that millions of people
around the world are creating the needed changes in their homes, communities,
work places, and nations. Powerful innovations are taking hold within agriculture,
businesses, criminal justice, schools--virtually every sector of society. Yes!
magazine spotlights the creative work occurring in the U.S. and around the world,
and encourages everyone, young and old, and from all communities, to be part of a
powerful process of change. [Click here to read the full Yes! article.]
Society of Afghan Engineers
31 Jul - 1 Aug: Berkeley, CA
Hunter gave a Keynote speech at their Annual Meeting.
Upcoming Events:
Sustainable Resources Conference 2004
30 Sep - 2 Oct: Boulder, CO
NCS will have a table throughout the Conference, and Hunter
is Plenary Speaker Saturday night, 2 October. Two of our
board members (Anita Burke and Janine Benyus) and our own
Christopher Juniper will also be
presenting at this conference.
Fort Carson Army Post
6 Oct: Colorado Springs, CO
Third Annual Fort Carson Sustainability Conference.
Hunter is a keynote speaker and Christopher is conducting
a workshop on sustainable business practices and government procurement.
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Inga and Nicholas Karolides |
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Stephen H. Johnson
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Lousie Arnold Maddux Foundation
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Northern Stone Supply Inc.
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John McBride--The McBride Foundation
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Diane & Jonathan Rose--Jonathan Rose
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Floyd & Dorothy Segel
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Joan Semmer--Semmer Group
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James Walzel
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Stonewall Community Foundation
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Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Christensen--Christensen Family Foundation
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Susan and Edward Clerico
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Angela Foster
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Robert and Susan Helm
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John and Marcia Harter
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Elise Lufkin
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Robert Nagourney
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Ellin Todd
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Virginia Collier
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Donna Brenner
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Napier Collyns
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Peter and Gina Dulcamara
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Susan Kirvin--Susan M. Krivin Trust
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Ruth Komanoff Underwood--Property Trust,
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Miki Brawner--Harlequin’s Gardens
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Michael Green
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