Green Wizardry: A response to Rob Hopkins. Since the Green Wizards project got under way two months ago, I’ve wondered off and on whether it would field any sort of response from the Transition movement.
Thus it was not exactly a huge surprise to read Rob Hopkins’ blog post on the subject yesterday. I admit that the tone of his response took me aback, and so did the number of misrepresentations that found their way into it; I have no objection to criticism – quite the contrary, an idea that can’t stand up to honest criticism isn’t worth having in the first place – but it might have been helpful if Hopkins had taken the time to be sure the ideas he was criticizing were ones I’ve actually proposed. When I sat down to start this week’s post this morning, I considered going through his comments one by one and correcting the misrepresentations, but what would be the point? The first of those is that one of the motivations behind the Green Wizards project is a recognition of the limitations of the Transition Towns project.
Ken Fabert's blog — Health Care Happy Endings Posted by Dr.
Ken Fabert at Jul 14, 2010 05:20 PM | Permalink New Zealand's health care system still allows for happy endings. But what about the U.S.? Health Care Economics 101 Posted by Ken Fabert at Jun 02, 2010 11:20 AM | Permalink When it comes to health care, everyone can't have everything right away. Margaret Wheatley — More Than A Mantra: “We’re All in This Together” Posted by Margaret Wheatley at Jul 27, 2010 10:00 AM | Permalink Even in this fractured time, we can find strength in solidarity.
An Antidote to Urgency Posted by Margaret Wheatley at Jun 24, 2010 09:50 AM | Permalink What does it take to think clearly when disaster strikes? Perseverance: Lost in the Gulf of Mexico Posted by Margaret Wheatley at Jun 04, 2010 10:25 AM | Permalink We need to surrender our need to blame, acknowledge that we are truly lost, and then reclaim our capacity to think together if we are to find a way to solutions.
Perseverance—a Life-Saving Skill for This Time. New Economy 101: Bankers, Bookies, and Gamblers. What is the proper role and social function of a bank?
Welcome to New Economy 101. posted Aug 30, 2010 As they say, to get the right answer you have to ask the right question. I’m stunned by how often news reports on Wall Street ask the wrong question, as do our politicians. The August 26, 2010, New York Times front page story “Despite Reform, Banks Have Room for Risky Deals” is a case in point. The article centers on the Volcker Rule provision of the new financial regulation legislation that “sought to prevent federally insured banks from making speculative bets using their own money.”
The main point of the article is that the big Wall Street banks have difficulty making this distinction, because when they accept a bet for which there is no counterparty, they are actually making the counter bet themselves, i.e., assuming the risk by betting against the client. The implicit question addressed in the article is, “Should banks be allowed to gamble with their own money?” Welcome to DavidKorten.org. Transition Salt Spring.