Jim Merkel of Dartmouth College on Simplicity

1. Sustainable Design – what is it? Radical Simplicity Happy Going Green Expo!

2. Why Simplify?

5. Quantifying Sustainability Humanity’s Consumption Compared to Biospheric Production

6. 1-800-NASA

7. Intact Ecosystems provide Services: Water Purification Carbon Sequestration Climate Regulation Soil Retention Wildlife Habitat Pollination

8. An Anthropocentric Analysis

9. “ What you people call your natural resources our people call our relatives.” Oren Lyons -- Onondaga

10. A TAIL OF ONE GUY WITH A BIG FOOT PRINT

11. In the beginning – was this arms dealer Who seemed happy selling top-secret cryptographic computers

12. But life at the top began to feel lonely The horrors of war and the cries of the Earth disturbed his sleep…

13. He visited the Navajo resisting forced relocation

14. He witnessed other weenies with ties courageously speak out against subsidies to automobile drivers.

15. But when he watched the Raging Grannies cross the line to stop a nuclear test in Nevada… He had no choice as to what side of the line he was going to stand on – for ever.

16. Unsung heroes unleashed his tears

17. The tipping point was: the Exxon Valdez Oil spill

18. Tools for Change assembled a financial plan 16 years later capital still intact

19. Your Money or your Life -- Financial Independence Savings interest income Earnings Spending Crossover point Time Money

20. The Journey to Radical simplicity begins…

21. Fellowship to study Kerala’s quality of Life

22. Small families – low infant mortality

23. Cooperative Mind

24. 60% of gov. spending on healthcare and education. More libraries than all of India.

25. Abundant food – playful people

26. Open Prison – 280 murderers – guards carry no weapons, there are no fences “ We better treat them nice. They are all murderers.” When asked about the philosophy of the treatment of the prisoners, the guard said…

27. Chendren and Appicherican of the Kani Tribe of Kerala’s Western Ghats Still hunting and gathering

28. Setting off on a quest in the Indian Himalayas – how to reduce consumption in North America

29. In the rain shadow Zanskar Himalayas

30. Crossing pass to Kargia

31. Zache zola song

32. Fellow traveler Rang Bow Gung Gen in the background

33. Passing chortens while meditating

34. Mantras

35. Kargia -- Zanskar

36. Fossil Fuel Free inspiration from villagers

37. See the footprint from this vantage Returned home to start the Global Living Project

38. In 1996 – First GLP team Set out to live equitable among all humanity , all species and future generations

39. The gleaned bumps & experiences led to…

40. Radical Simplicity Tools

41. E cological Footprinting Your Money or Your Life Learning from Nature

42. There is the “Thrill” Radical Simplicity explores the many sides to sustainability –

43. And there is the “Nurture”

44. And then… just having fossil fuel free fun!

45. And figuring out how to get small – without magic dust

46. But also, sustainability in a global context is serious business

47. “… no longer than a decade , at the most…,” Dr. James Hansen Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Heads the NASA Institute for Space Studies in New York City

48. Nineteen of the hottest 20 years on record occurred since 1980. -- The Union of Concerned Scientist

50. Species are moving poles-ward at about four miles per decade . “ Isotherms” are moving pole-ward at about thirty-five miles per decade .

51. failing to gain enough weight during the summer to breed

52. Over 200 species go extinct every day 1000 times faster than natural rate

58. Radical Disparity Wealthiest Billion $70 per day Poorest Billion $0.25 per day Global Gap = 250:1 and growing Inter-human equity

59. The face of poverty

60. How Much Earth is There? 28 Billion Bio-productive Acres Divided by 6.3 Billion People Living Planet Report, 2003 Data