green impulse
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A fulfilling life that's also good for the earthTRANSCRIPT
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The Green Impulse:
a Fulfilling Life That’s Also Good for the Earth
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You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new reality that makes the existing reality obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller
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Nature’s Operating System
From William McDonough and Paul Hawken
Waste = food
eliminate the concept of waste
Use current solar income
green plants can do it, we can too
Respect diversity
value nature’s services – live off interest, not capital
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The preachers will tell you how you ought to behave, specifically what you should do and what you should not do, but they never tell you how to become the kind of person who can do those things.
Alan Watts
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Conservatio
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AwarenessRestoration
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EconomyEconomyAttract capital Increase tax baseCreate jobs
BiosphereBiosphereNatural Capital:Clean air, clean water, soil, pollination
SocietySocietyHealthCulture & historySocial equity
The Three P’s: Planet, Prosperity, People
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20% all buildings over 7 years
10 days
30 days
$500,000,000
300,000
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Boston, MA
Pop. 589,181
Boston, MA 3-meter sea level rise
Pop. 589,181
Source: Architecture 2030 and Google
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Eco-anxiety is like the common cold.
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It is only when we find peace within that we will be able to live in peace with our environment.
Dalai Lama
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When spiders unite, they can tie up a lion.
Ethiopian proverb
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Your EcoBlueprint
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The GOforChange GuideFor Practical Green Living
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If you want to go fast, go alone.
If you want to go far, go together.