Sustainability
Disruptive Thinking: 5 attributes to consider
Image and title via sviokla.com
John Julius Sviokla describes an interesting transportation infrastructure concept, and perhaps one to consider across Vermont’s Green Mountains and valleys? An elevated megabus/subway hybrid that slides over the traffic instead of going around it is the proposal in China, but here we’d need some variations — over cows, around curves, and oops, absolutely must work over trucks or it’s a non-starter.
Bill Gates TED discussion on Energy and Zero carbon footprint
Center for Agricultural Economy, Hardwick, VT
via vimeo.com
Great example in Hardwick of what could be done if we started regional food hubs throughout Vermont — a circle of win-win relationships for the local people, the soil, agriculture, businesses, and the environment. Here’s the video of the Dan Rather Report that aired Nov. 17, as posted by High Mowing Seeds.