From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sun Nov 14 2004 - 15:26:28 PST
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Subject: [BFI_News] Vol. 5 No. 10
Welcome to Vol. 5 No. 10 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
humanity's 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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"Each one of us has something to contribute. This really depends
on each one doing their own thinking, but not following any kind
of rule that I can give out, any command. We're all on the frontier,
we're all in a great mystery."
--R. Buckminster Fuller, Interview.
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TRENDS AND PERSPECTIVES
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Change in the Chinese Wind
Looking for ways to satisfy a growing need for power and
(Source: Wired.com)
Kenya's Maathai Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for
When Wangari Maathai got word she had won the 2004
(Source: Environmental News Network)
Scientists Develop Clean Diesel System
Scientists at the Idaho National Engineering and Environ-
(Source: New York Times)
Institutional Purchasers Rally in Support of 'Cleaner' Computers
Large institutional purchasers, representing over $140 million
(Source: Greenbiz.com)
Fill 'er Up, With Microbes
Researchers are goading tiny organisms like bacteria and
(Source: Wired.com)
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Nature's Operating Principles
Edited by Kenny Ausubel with J.P. Harpignies
The "true biotechnologies," described in this second volume
Sector by sector-from energy and agriculture to transportation,
http://www.bioneers.org/store/books.php U.S. DOE and EPA Announce Fuel Economy Leaders for
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=27277 World Watch Institute Interview with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Wangari
Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement (GBM)
http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/mag/2004/173/ World Wildlife Fund Releases 2004 Living Planet Report
People are consuming the Earth's natural resources 20 percent
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Green Festivals
November 6-7 2004
Learn more about socially responsible investing, fair trade
Greenbuild: USGBC International Conference & Exposition
November 10 -12 2004
Learn about the leading edge of the building and construction
U.S. Green Building Council
Eco-Metropolis 2004
November 12-14, 2004
Join the Buckminster Fuller Institute as it hosts a panel
The Legacy of Buckminster Fuller and the Future of the City
November 19, 7:30pm
The New York Open Center invites you to an evening of lively
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BFI Website: Did you know.
that we are in the midst of a major overhaul of BFI's
Be sure to check back! http://www.bfi.org South Pole Dome Bucky Stamp Cancellation!
Scott F. Smith, South Pole Station Mechanical Coordinator,
For more details, contact us at: southpoledome_at_bfi.org<mailto:southpoledome_at_bfi.org>
New York Events!
Don't miss the New York events listed above in our EVENTS section:
-The Legacy of Buckminster Fuller and the Future of the City
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Lloyd Kahn author of "Domebook One", "Domebook 2", and
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reduce pollution, China is turning to wind power, along
with other green alternatives.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65139,00.html/wn_ascii
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Environmental and Social Work
Nobel Peace Prize recently, she was campaigning to protect
Kenya's forests and distributing food to villagers suffering
from drought - the same work she's been doing for decades
http://enn.com/today.html?id=170
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mental Laboratory say they have developed the first system
to convert dirty diesel fuel into a quiet, self-contained and
efficient energy source.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Clean
Diesel.html?oref=login&oref=login
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of sales, are urging the computer industry to improve the
environmental performance of computers. More than 50
agencies and organizations developed the "Principles for
Purchasing Environmentally Preferable Computers, Monitors,
and Peripherals" to send industry a loud and clear message
that consumers want safer products.
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=27272
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algae into producing fuels like hydrogen and methane. The
process is not useful yet, but the technology could be a
solution to the energy problem.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,65161,00.html/wn_ascii
RESOURCES
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The True Biotechnologies
in the Bioneers series, are working strategies grounded in
the innate complexity, relatedness, and sustainability of
natural ecosystems.
industrial production, and land management-the true
biotechnologies described here show how nature has already
orchestrated a symphony of intelligent design that we can
emulate and adapt, to the benefit of humanity and all life on Earth.
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Model Year 2005
Protection Agency (EPA) have released the 2005 Fuel
Economy Guide to help consumers make well-informed choices
when purchasing a new vehicle.
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Maathai:
Don't Get Mad, Get Elected!
of Kenya, has supported the planting by women of over
20 million trees in that country since 1977, while also advocating
for better governance and human rights. In December 2002,
Maathai was elected to Kenya's Parliament in the country's
first free election in decades.
(free registration required)
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faster than nature can renew them -- a dangerous imbalance that
is driving the loss of species and may lead to critical resource
shortages in the years ahead, according to a new report by
World Wildlife Fund.
EVENTS
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San Francisco, California
farming, environmental home building, and organic beer
from exhibitors and speakers. See tomorrow's economy, today!
http://www.greenfestivals.com
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Portland, Oregon
industry. The Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
brings the industry together under one roof.
http://www.greenbuildexpo.org
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Toward a Green, Just, and Sustainable New York
CUNY Graduate Center, New York
highlighting innovative Design Science solutions happening
now in New York City--from hydro power off Roosevelt
Island to fish-farming on Flatbush Avenue!
http://www.opencenter.org/Eco/home.htm
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The New York Open Center, Soho, New York
discussion about Fuller, the man and his legacy, and the future
of our cities with the Buckminster Fuller Institute's Joshua Arnow,
Board President and Elizabeth Thompson, Executive Director.
http://www.opencenter.org/Courses/11-19-legacy_of_fuller.htm
BFI UPDATE
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online presence!
As you click through the site you may notice some pages from
our old site mixed in with new material and a new look. All of
our extensive resources on Buckminster Fuller and his work are
still online and will be soon joined by our new community and
publishing platform, and a new online store! The site is updated
every two weeks with news, events, quotes by Buckminster Fuller,
and new store items.
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Polar Plumber/Philatelist, and fourteen year veteran of the
South Pole dome, has offered to cancel your Bucky stamps from
Antarctica this coming Austral Summer (November - March).
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-Eco-Metropolis 2004
November 12-14, 2004
http://www.opencenter.org/Eco/home.htm
November 19, 2004
http://www.opencenter.org/Courses/11-19-legacy_of_fuller.htm
Design Science Network
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