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The Future Is Now: Jamais Cascio, Co-Founder of World Changing

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on March 9, 2008 in Community, Energy and Video.

The Future Is Now: Jamais Cascio, Co-Founder of World Changing

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Jamais Cascio is all about solutions. He considers himself an ethical futurist- one who designs and executes resilient and sustainable solutions that will not adversely effect present and future generations. On his blog, OpenTheFuture.com, Jamais writes about three cornerstone issues that will make or break this planet: Global Warming, Global Poverty and Nanotechnology. As he explains in this video

All of these are intrinsically connected. If you are to succeed in any one of them, you have to deal with the others…everything is connected. Fortunately, the solutions are connected as well…As these concepts become more commonplace, what happens is they disappear into the woodwork. They really become expectations.

By Co-Founding the site WorldChanging.com (also check out the beautiful World Changing Book), Jamais is helping to make these solutions part of the planetary problem solving vocabulary.

Big Thanks to Lisa Rein for connecting us and letting us take over her apartment for the interview!

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Technorati Tags: jamais cascio, worldchanging, open the future, futurist, ryanishungry, nanotechnology, san francisco

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Rainforest Action Network: Greenwash of the Week

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on March 7, 2008 in Blog.

The Rainforest Action Network recently started a video segment called The Greenwash of the Week. This was their first post and we thought it was clever, funny and it informed us of Virgin Atlantic’s most recent greenwashing campaign. It seems that as ‘being green’ becomes the most obvious and urgent thing to do, corporations that have been known looters and polluters are jumping on the PR bandwagon. Thanks RAN for keeping us informed and making us laugh.

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Big Announcement! We’re Moving to the Mountains…Literally

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on February 27, 2008 in Community, DIY and Video.

Big Announcement! We're Moving to the Mountains...Literally

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Yep, it’s true. We’re moving back across the country to the mountains of Virginia. You might remember our video about recycled paper insulation that we were installing at Jay’s dad’s garage in Virginia…well, that’s the place! We’re excited to continue to learn more about living a sustainable life and we plan to keep documenting this process on Ryan Is Hungry. We also plan to take our mini-documentaries of other folks hacking the sustainable lifestyle to another level. Thanks for the year of total awesomeness. We’ve learned so much from all of you, thanks for following us and contributing back to the conversation!

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Revisiting :: Swap-O-Rama-Rama: Don’t Commodify, Modify!

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on February 23, 2008 in Commerce, Community, DIY and Video.

Revisiting :: Swap-O-Rama-Rama: Don't Commodify, Modify!

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As Jay and I prepare for a big move back to the East Coast (Rural Virginia/DC area to be exact-we’re officially bi-coastal now!), we’re dispersing most of our possessions back into the world via Craigslist, Freecycle and Etsy. Yep, we’re moving again. We still love the SF Bay area and the San Mateo Eco-Village very much, but we’re feeling the need to start building something of our own. Jay’s dad has land in Virginia that is the perfect spot to put to use what we’ve learned this past year about gardening and sustainable building (thanks to all of you and this here blog!). What a perfect time to re-visit the Swap-O-Rama-Rama video! More to come about the move…
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You might recognize Wendy Tremayne from our Green Acre Series here on RyanIsHungry. Wendy founded Swap-O-Rama-Rama as a way to break out the consumer cycle of shopping for clothes. Utilizing the abundance that just a few people’s closets can bare, adding a little creativity with fancy sewing machines and silkscreen artists for custom modifications, Swap-O-Rama-Rama makes recycling clothes fun and social. This particular swap was part of Maker Faire, an event to celebrate makers of all kinds from robot artists to crafters to computer hackers.

As Wendy says here:

There is no creativity in consumerism…makers don’t make good consumers. The less you know, the less you can make, the more you’re going to buy.

Want to produce a Swap-O-Rama-Rama where you live? You can! Because it’s Creative Commons licensed! Contact Wendy through the site and she’ll get you started!

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Technorati Tags: swaporamarama, wendy tremayne, clothing swap, recycle clothes, recycling, green, sustainable, gift economy, maker faire, san francisco, ryanishungry

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Etsy.com- The Best Way to Shop Handmade Online

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on February 2, 2008 in Blog.

Etsy.com- The Best Way to Shop Handmade Online

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OMG! I love Etsy.com. How have I not heard of this site before now? Etsy is an online marketplace where only handmade, original goods are sold. Search by catagory, location or by color (that’s awesome!!). It’s not just for crafters either, there’s also a nice selection of edible goods. Next time you have a gift to give or you want something for yourself but are boycotting the box stores, check out Etsy. Rumor has it (ok its a fact) that our good friend and fellow videoblogger, Bre Pettis of Make Zine fame is now producing videos for Etsy! Wow, what a combination! More info about Esty here.

Technorati Tags: etsy, brepettis, handmade, crafts

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