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Planetary Citizenship
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Health & Wellness, Trust on January 3rd, 2012
On New Year’s Day I was given a book titled “Planetary Citizenship
For those of you who participated in the authoring of “The Metamorphosis Blueprint” each chapter of his book “Planetary Citizenship
Giving Thanks
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy on November 24th, 2011
by Mark Hewitt
Thanksgiving 1863 then President Abraham Lincoln issued a Thanksgiving Proclamation
to a nation torn by civil war; expressing gratitude for the abundance of a nation torn by the diversions of wealth and drawing strength from fields of peaceful industry.
Mankind had grown since these times of civil war in many ways perhaps we have improved the reach of our destructive nature; where today entire nations fall to our plunder and “Diversion of wealth” as Lincoln so applicably stated.
Yet our resolve strengthens in growing numbers as humanity is faced with greater challenges most often of our own doing; as we most recently saw in Japan following the tsunami and nuclear disaster the world pulled together and today we are all stronger.
We as a people are greater for our ability to pull together; as in another great Lincoln speech “A Nation divided cannot stand”. I wish to express my gratitude for the resolve and cooperative nature of my friends, family, and colleagues.
Sustainability
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Broadband Stimulus, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Physics on July 27th, 2011
by Mark Hewitt
May you live in interesting times… an old Chinese saying that sometimes is called a curse; and as I watch our political leadership mire itself in their own self-interest jockeying for position as to which political party will survive the 2012 election at the expense of not only our economy; at the expense of lives and our future.
This process however is as predictable as knowing that the Sun will rise in the East; Interesting to realize that the only way to succeed at the point of the greatest level of complexity in a society is to not play the game. I hope that most of you have had the opportunity to read some of the work from Physicist Geoffrey West who properly states Read the rest of this entry »
The Cooperative Revolution
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Science and Engineering on April 23rd, 2011
Working Together
Man’s growth over the past few hundred years has led to the Industrial Revolution, the Information Age, and with the birth of the Computer and the Internet we are on the precipice of the Cooperative Revolution.
The Cooperative Age is the period in which we develop our understanding that through self responsibility we are greater working together than apart; scrabbling over the same common resources like energy, water, food, land. Cooperatism is not a new concept Read the rest of this entry »
Introduction to “The Metamorphosis Project”
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy on April 17th, 2011
The Metamorphosis Project
To my many Friends, Family, Colleagues, and fellow citizens of the Great Planet Earth. I am honored to be able to present to you the first public draft of the Metamorphosis Blueprint; this document has been a collaboration from some of the greatest thinkers and doers of this century. The Metamorphosis Project evolved from discussions, meetings, and a call to action for the great many of us that recognize the shift in the world today.
I don’t believe that many would argue that the continued pattern of living and working together needs a change to be sustainable into our future generations. This Blueprint is a “Protocol” for living and working together under the same Sun on the same Planet.
I would ask each of you to take a moment to read this short document, it may change your life, it may reinforce your own commitment, it may be Read the rest of this entry »
Ask not what your Country can do for you….
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, NASA, Science and Engineering, US Broadband Coalition on December 7th, 2010
Nasa First Moon Landing
Just shy of 50 years ago on January 20th 1961 then President John F. Kennedy (part of the Hewitt family tree) issued his now famous speech “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You” calling a nation together to rise and eliminate human poverty and to remember and hold fast to the vision and belief that our forebears fought so hard to make possible. A few short months later Kennedy ignited the dream of putting a Man on the moon; rising to the challenge of Sputnik; American business and science teams rose to achieve success on one of the greatest challenges in human history.
Today we also are faced with a world leading in the face of our petty bickering and economic manipulation. It is again time to rise to the same challenge that Kennedy called for in the 60’s to become the greatest nation on the earth; working to achieve leadership in our energy, environmental, and educational shortfalls.
America today has fallen behind on almost every front; investment, science, manufacturing, business, education, communications; leadership will not come from our government; or our political parties; leadership will come from “We The People” it is our responsibility to seek out and secure our own goals; to lead not follow.
This next week I am fortunate to be attending one of the world’s leading entrepreneurial conferences; with an over a 20 year history of Read the rest of this entry »
TEDx on the Oil Spill
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Health & Wellness on June 28th, 2010
Brown Pelican covered in BP Oil
by Mark Hewitt
This morning a live event sponsored by TED called TEDx OIL SPILL if you have time please log in and watch this FREE web event.
The opening speaker was the Grandson of the legendary explorer Jacque Cousteau – Phillepe Cousteau who spoke of an unprecedented disaster as this spill could not have happened at a worse time for the ecosystem of the gulf – virtually all species breeding season is now so the future generations of the entire ecosystem is at risk.
Cousteau also quoted the preamble of the US Constitution declaring that our Democracy is in jeopardy as a result of this environmental disaster.
Editorial comment: Why have we not treated this unprecedented environmental disaster as a threat to our National Security – technology exists within our Military sector to map the oil giving the clean up a far better view of where and how much oil is in the Gulf directing cleanup crews to harvest and remove this toxic material from our delicate ecosystem?
The second question is why are we allowing dispersants to be used in this disaster – this is unproven and greatly increases the cost to remove the oil from the environment? My only conclusion is that BP has no intention of cleaning or removing the oil from the Gulf.
Howard University first to develop a Microgrid
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Building Information Modeling, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Science and Engineering on June 25th, 2010
Alternative Energy
Today Pareto Energy and Howard University announced the first every MicroGrid partnership. Organized around co-generation technologies the proposed MicroGrid will allow highly efficient technologies to simultaneously produce electric and thermal energy used for space heating and cooling among other things.
The build out will take about two years to complete and based on the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) the engineering phase will begin immediately. Howard University is only one of five academic facilities in the nation with a core competency in SmartGrid and MicroGrid design and development. Guy Warner, founder and CEO of Pareto Energy when asked about MicroGrids is quoted “They’re also efficient, secure and often renewable energy sources that create jobs while eliminating the threat of power interruptions that cost Americans billions of dollars every year”
Earth Day – what we have learned
Posted by Mark Hewitt in Broadband, Cooperatisim, Earth Day, Economy, Health & Wellness, Physics on April 17th, 2010
by Mark Hewitt
Earth Day Coopertisim
April 22nd 2010 On this auspicious 40th anniversary of Earth Day I would like to take a moment and reflect not only on how important Earth Day is to our growing awareness of how important Mother Earth is to our quality of life but also to reflect on our own evolution and perhaps even speculate on what one possible future may bring.
Earth Day did not just happen, it was an eight year journey seeded in the grass root movements growing from the Viet Nam war and Read the rest of this entry »