Here\u2019s Alex Steffen\u2019s TED presentation about creating a sustainable and better world, including bright green cities, straws filter almost any water on the planet and make it drinkable as you suck and merry-go-rounds that pump water.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n At the end, Steffen gives us this from H.G.Wells:<\/span><\/span> Let\u2019s live it together!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n On Sunday I had the opportunity to speak to the community of the Buddhist Temple of Ann Arbor Zen about one of the topics most dear to me \u2013 the precarious situation of our planet and what we can do about it. One source of inspiration for me \u2013 really positive things and not just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
\u201cAll of the past is but the beginning of a beginning; all the human mind has accomplished is but the dream before awakening.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/4330911338438640912-6567236972556536020?l=wildfoxzen.blogspot.com\")