From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Mar 01 2003 - 07:00:09 PST
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From: Buckminster Fuller Institute
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 6:14 PM
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Subject: [BFI_News] Vol.4 No.2
Welcome to Vol. 4 No. 2 of BFI_News, the e-bulletin
of the Buckminster Fuller Institute.
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BFI_News brings you news from around the world related to
humanityıs option for success and comprehensive design
solutions. It also features updates from BFI and periodic
special offers for our members.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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"The truth about Leonardo DaVinci," a professor of mine once
insisted. "is that he was the Buckminster Fuller of Renaissance
Italy."
- Blake Gopnick , art critic, in the Washington Post
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TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES
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Recyclers Turn Construction Debris into Needed Products and
Services
Throughout the nation, construction crews are building new offices,
shopping centers, warehouses, condominiums, and subdivisions.
And at every construction site, debris like concrete blocks, lumber,
plastics, paper, and dirt must be removed.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-02-20/s_2419.asp
(Source: Environmental News Network)
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A Glimpse of a Future in a New Kind of Light
The ubiquitous lightbulb is quietly on its way to being replaced by
light-emitting microchips that work longer and use less power.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/11/technology/11LIGH.html?th
(Source: New York Times)
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To the Moon in a Space Elevator?
Less than two decades from now, equipment and even people
could reach the cosmos by way of an elevator zipping along a
62,000-mile carbon nanotube.
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,57536,00.html/wn_ascii
(Source: Wired.com)
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Oinks Per Gallon
The waste from hundreds of thousands of hogs will soon be
powering vehicle diesel engines if Smithfield Farms follows
through on a plan announced recently. Smithfield, the world's
largest hog producer, intends to build a $20 million waste-to-
energy facility in southwestern Utah that will convert swine manure
into biodiesel fuel, which burns more cleanly than standard diesel.
Currently the hog waste, 500,000 pounds per day, is stored in huge
open pits, and the Utah farm has been fined $45,000 over the last
seven years for leakage from the pits.
http://www.sltrib.com/2003/Feb/02232003/utah/32042.asp
(Source: Daily Grist and Salt Lake Tribune)
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***This fun item came from our member Steve Brant - thanks Steve!***
It's common for model-makers to hide references to favorite people
or things in the models they make for movies, particularly science
fiction movies. I just discovered that Bucky's name was hidden on
one of the models used in the Star Wars movies...right where the
"deflector shield generator" device was located. Here's a picture of it...
Enjoy! Steve
http://www.decipher.com/artshow/eastereggs/starwarsccg/hoth/dark/edeflectors
hieldgenerators.html
The original research was done by the game developers at decipher.com.
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RESOURCES
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Virtually Fly Over the U.S. - Terrafly
TerraFly changes the way you view your world. Simply enter an
address, and the system will put you at the controls of a new and
innovative way to explore your digital earth.
http://www.terrafly.fiu.edu/
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Utopia 2.0
A Web-based game called QUEST lets thousands of users model
and reshape the future of the towns where they live and may be
changing the future of urban planning and democratic decision
making. The game lets users tweak dozens of variables, from land
use zoning, and tax codes to air and water quality, transportation,
and health care spending, then calculates what the city will look like
in 2040 based on those choices.
http://www.utne.com/pub/2003_115/promo/10224-1.html
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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Axles of Efficiency: New Book Ranks Greenest 2003 Cars and SUVs
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1364E000000F377768986
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EVENTS
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EnvironDesign7
Washington, DC
April 30 - May 2, 2003
EnvironDesign is the premier conference showcasing all that is
truly revolutionary about whatıs happening to advance environmental
stewardship and sustainable development in both the public and
private sector. EnvironDesign is one of the most well-respected
symposium dealing with the topics of sustainable design and
business practices and their ability to be incorporated into main-
stream America.
This years faculty includes a line-up of well-known and well-respected
experts in the field of sustainable business and building strategies.
Early-bird registration runs through March 6, 2003.
http://www.environdesign.com/
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Big and Green
Exhibit - Towards a Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century
January 17 - June 22, 2003
National Building Museum, Washington, DC
http://www.nbm.org/Exhibits/current/Big_and_Green.html
the companion lecture series:
http://www.nbm.org/Events/Calendar/Big_and_Green.html
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2nd Annual Symposium with the Worldwatch Institute and UCSB
The Challenge of Sustainable Development
March 7 - 8, 2003
Santa Barbara, CA
Worldwatch President Christopher Flavin and Senior Researchers
Hilary French and Molly OıMeara Sheehan will participate in lectures
and panels that explore the environmental challenges of the 21st
century, and present solutions for achieving an ecologically sound,
economically viable, and socially just future.
Visit http://www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/lectures.asp and scroll to
the event or call 805 - 893 3535.
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The History (and Mystery) of the Universe
The one-man show is still playing in San Francisco. For tickets
information and location please visit http://www.foghouse.com.
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BFI UPDATE
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Bucky Up Close in March
We have two March "Bucky Up Close" events scheduled at the
Project Artaud Theater in San Francisco in association with the
one-man show "The History (and Mystery) of the Universe."
"Bucky Up Close" features special guests recounting their unique,
personal experiences with Buckminster Fuller.
Upcoming dates and speakers:
Sunday, March 9th, 2003
4:30 PM (after the 2 PM matinee performance)
D. W. Jacobs, writer and director of "R. Buckminster Fuller: the
History (and Mystery) of the Universe," will speak of his experiences
writing and directing the one-man show. Jacobs co-founded the
San Diego Repertory Theatre in 1976 and served as its Artistic
Director until 1977. He now works as a freelance writer, director,
actor and teacher.
Sunday, March 23rd, 2003
4:30 PM (after the 2 PM matinee performance)
Jay Baldwin, a Buckminster Fuller 'artifact,' author of "BuckyWorks",
inventor, design teacher, editor for Whole Earth Catalog, and former
student and colleague of Fuller. He will be available to sign his
book after his lecture. To check out Jay's book, click this link and scroll
down:
http://www.bfi.org/cgi-bin/shop/search.cgi?f=result_category.html&category=C
ATBooks&perpage=10&sortby=none
To find out more about the speaker series, visit
http://www.bfi.org/buckyUpClose.html.
For location details and more about the play,
visit http://www.foghouse.com.
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