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>A friend, Bruce Sterling, has launched an interesting project, one which I
>think you might find worth participating in, even if only casually.
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>Bruce, a science fiction writer and futurist, has grown increasingly
>alarmed at evidence of global warming and other serious environmental
>decline. However, he also thinks that conventional "green" political
>culture has failed to have much of an impact in the world. He therefore has
>launched a campaign to design, introduce and promote what he calls a
>"viridian" green culture (look it up).
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>Beyond being an interesting idea -- that we can make sustainability much
>sexier than it is through better product design, art and communications,
>which is certainly something I've discussed with many of you -- Bruce has
>also put together an innovative form of listserve, complete with "Attention
>Conservation" notices, helping you figure out if the messages he forwards
>(no more than one a day is the idea) are worth your time.
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>It's a fun and cool little project, and one which I think you'll find
>interesting and perhaps useful, and to which I think you could contribute
>some good ideas. And, hey, worst case scenario, you just unsubscribe from
>the list....
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>Rather than describe it any further, I suggest checking out this site:
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>http://www.bespoke.org/viridian/
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>Or, if you just want to jump into the fray, emailing
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>bruces@well.com
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>to get signed up for the viridian mailing list yourself.
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>Yours,
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>Alex Steffen
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