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Technogaianism, Nanoecologists and Bright Green Environmentalism

August 14, 2009 by Russell Higgs   Comments (0)

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"Bright Green, Light Green, Dark Green, Gray: The New Environmental Spectrum"


"What is bright green? In its simplest form, bright green environmentalism is a belief that sustainable innovation is the best path to lasting prosperity, and that any vision of sustainability which does not offer prosperity and well-being will not succeed."


"In short, it's the belief that for the future to be green, it must also be bright. Bright green environmentalism is a call to use innovation, design, urban revitalization and entrepreneurial zeal to transform the systems that support our lives."

http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/009499.html

 

 

Worldchanging.com is a nonprofit media organization headquartered in Seattle, WA, that comprises a global network of independent journalists, designers and thinkers. We cover the world’s most innovative solutions to the planet’s problems, and inspire readers around the world with stories of new tools, models and ideas for building a bright green future.

http://www.worldchanging.com/

 


"Go bright green"

"Dark greens demand that you dismantle your car and get a bike instead; bright greens recommend you upgrade to a Toyota Prius."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/mar/17/society

 


Appropedia

"Appropedia is the site for collaborative solutions in sustainability, poverty reduction and international development."

http://www.appropedia.org/

 

Technogaianism and Nanoecologists etc

In its 2003 review of nanotech and AI titled “Future technologies, Today’s Choices” Greenpeace says there is no need for bans on nanotech, or even new regulatory structures, and that “new technologies...are also an integral part of our solutions to environmental problems,

http://www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/communities/environmentalists/

 

The Viridian Design Movement

The Viridian Design Movement was an aesthetic movement focused on bright green environmentalist concepts. The name was chosen to refer to a shade of green that does not quite look natural, indicating that the movement was about innovative design and technology, in contrast with the "leaf green" of traditional environmentalism. The movement tied together environmental design, techno-progressivism, and global citizenship.

http://www.viridiandesign.org/



"A Brighter Shade of Green: Rebooting Environmentalism for the 21st Century"

http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/j38/bright-green.asp?page=1

 


"The Next Green Revolution"

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.05/green.html

Green Progress: The Latest Green Technology and Environmental Science News

http://www.greenprogress.com/