"[...]If governments and industry had the ability to radically affect the scale and scope of positive change we need, I would be supportive of alliances with them. But I am convinced that not only are governments and industry NOT capable of solving our problems; they ARE the problem. That’s why the World Summit is about bypassing — not fighting — our existing systems to create new ones.
[...]

It’s time to address the structural root cause of our problems that so many ecovillages in good faith are wanting to respond to…our outdated socio-economic system, which includes both the economic system and our political system as two sides of the same coin. But here’s the two critically important points to understand that can help us make the mental shift:

1) It is POSSIBLE to flip our paradigm

2) It is possible to flip the paradigm SOON, in a year or two

When we see this, as does the World Summit, as not only a possibility, but a necessity, then it changes everything. It changes where we decide to place our focus.
[...]

Let’s build the entire world as one global eco-village, one that works for everyone in sustainable harmony with the earth and all sentient beings. Sound impossible? Let me tell you…it is getting more and more possible every day. When the bio-psycho-social pressures become great enough what once seemed radical becomes practical. As the daily news reports suggest, we are getting very close to some radically practical emergence."

https://medium.com/world-summit/the-next-evolution-for-ecovillages-533bb30e19ac

[OC] Global carbon emissions compared to IPCC recommended pathway to 1.5 degree warming

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Tropical Storm Dorian has just been upgraded to Hurricane Dorian as it's winds have surpassed 75 mph. The NHC are projecting it to become a major hurricane before landfall in Florida, will be watching this and posting anything interesting about it in here.

Models are mostly pointing to Hurricane Dorian being a strong Category 3 or a Category 4 at landfill, this is going to be a very strong storm.

Florida Man seen preparing for the storm as per local tradition

Hurricane Dorian now has a clean, well defined eye

Hurricane Dorian has unexpectedly undergone rapid intensification and is now a Category 4 hurricane, most models have it having some impact on the Florida coast and all have it making a direct impact on Great Abaco, the forecast this far out is still iffy but it's not a good situation

https://gfycat.com/jitterydelightfulgull from earlier today, a satellite's view of Dorian's eye beginning to form

The boiling effect is caused by the updrafts of very strong thunderstorms

A very odd turn of events for the model tracks now showing the possibility of landfall in south carolina or even georgia.

Keep in mind if the storm moves 1 mph slower than the NHC is predicting, it makes it's turn north 48 miles further east, and out at sea, than the current track. However, the same holds true if it's faster, which will then put it 48 miles further west and it will go up the entire peninsula. The forecast is really touch and go for the mainland US, but unfortunately it seems no matter what, the Bahamas are going to be taking a direct hit from a very powerful Category 4 hurricane, not good news at all.

Inside the clear eye of Hurricane Dorian from earlier today https://twitter.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1167762389678219268

Dorian has been upgraded to the highest category of hurricanes, Category 5 and is looking like it will hit the northern bahamas at peak intensity and slow down considerably, lingering around the islands for 36 hours, this is catastrophic.