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Key 10-Year ETD’s People: Much Older,

Younger, More Diverse than ever

"Small" gains value Tech-Acceleration

Biotechnology Nanotechology Info-Technology

Rationalizing global economy

Continued Emergence of China and India

Income Gap Economics

Global Climate Crisis Clarifies

Oil on roller coaster Gov't. drive to

sustainability Gov't drive to

accountability Global learning

challenge

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What is probable?

What is possible?

What is preferred?Your

IMAGE?

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Society A Society B Everyone lives in 3,500-

square-foot houses and has no free time for exercise each day.

Everyone lives in 3,500-square-foot houses and has time to get together with friends one evening each month.

Everyone lives in 3,500-square-foot houses and has one week of vacation each year.

Everyone lives in 2,500-square-foot houses and has 45 minutes available for exercise each day.

Everyone lives in 2,500-square-foot houses and has time to get together with friends four evenings each month.

Everyone lives in 2,500-square-foot houses and has four weeks of vacation each year.

Adapted from Robert H. Frank, Falling Behind

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980 square feet for 3.4 people

1950 Average New Home

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1960’s

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1970’s

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1980’s

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1990’s

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2000’s

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NOW: 5,000-8,000 Sq. Ft. Homes

For 2.6 people

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2008 IEA World Energy Outlook50 mbd additional output needed by 2020

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Watch the Arctic Ice Reports at Snow-Ice Data Center

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Arbor Day Planting Map

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Eldorado

1979 1996

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Honeycomb

1977

2006

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Whitechuck

1973

2006

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A Lesson from the Future A melting world and the end of cheap oil

mean taking green leadership. The good news is we have most or all of what we need to do this fast: upgrade our buildings and community design, steward our natural areas, build a power grid that downloads and uploads, shift our transportation from the happy motoring life style to next generation mobility. We have most of the designs we need!

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Future Water = Thin Membranes

“There's no doubt in my mind that the future of water treatment looks like membranes. Without that, if you continue to build conventional treatment plants, which we've been doing for 100 years, you will not be able to sufficiently protect against emerging pathogens and chemicals." University of Houston environmental engineer Shankar Chellam http://www.physorg.com/news159541848.html , 4/21/2009

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Aerogel

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LA 1950 Beanfields

2007 74 homes 2017 2027

2037 2047 2057 LA 2067

Paul Glover dream, http://www.ithacahours.com/losangeles.html

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