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Tag Archives: jeff gibbs
Why I Spoke Out by Jeff Gibbs
Some supporters of “25 x 25″ have wondered why I spoke out just now about Proposal 3 or “25 x 25.” I will tell you why. But first about the points I made. Now as before they say little bio-massacre … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan
Tagged biomass, jeff gibbs, michigan, proposal 3, tree
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Michigan “25 x 25” is a Bio-Massacre by Jeff Gibbs
This is an email that Jeff is circulating regarding Michigan’s Proposal 3. I’ve bloggified it for social media links. Michigan “25 x 25” is a Bio-Massacre by Jeff Gibbs In Michigan right now ballot Proposal 3 known as “25 x … Continue reading
Posts to post
I’ve been blogging in my mind for the last couple of months, here’s a sample of the topics I’d like elaborate on soonish. First, a crisis of confidence. Gosh, why blog at all? With the explosion of FB, a personal … Continue reading →
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Posted in animation, Around Lake Michigan, ben woody, cows, doug michels, dragon frame, farm, flag of earth, h16, hardware, Hello World, james allegro, people, production and post, real life, rosie, shack, software, story, technique, workflow
Tagged hobie, james weston schaberg, jeff gibbs, nuclear power, patrick kelly, plan, research, seti
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Summer priorities
Before Lena Maude headed west, she grabbed the full set of Tony Robbins Personal Power. I have taken the course about 10 times since the early 90s and suggested she give it a whirl. Admittedly Tony is a little over … Continue reading →
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Posted in Around Lake Michigan, ben woody, Fukashima, goals, joy, Lena Maude Wilson, organization, organized, people, physical, priorities, production and post, real life, time, workflow
Tagged daughter of god, dog, james weston schaberg, jeff gibbs, research
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Climate Change and digressions
Premise Climbing high above a menacing mega-weather system, the VIP passengers aboard the Execu-jet attempt an escape to gentler climes, anticipating warm backrubs and frosty cocktails. Hubris! Even the mighty kerosene sucking turbo engines cannot forever loft such a heavy … Continue reading
Posted in nonviolent communication, policy, sustainable, training / practice, vision, vision / planning, x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Tagged activist arrogance, ae, after effects, boondoggle, california, cherry capital, climate change, container ship, convenience, environment, environmental debt, excess, genarts, global life support, hollywood, jamaica lynn weston, james weston lynn, james weston schaberg, jeff gibbs, jet, jet flight, jonathan kelly, landing gear, life support system, lightning, local growers, patrick kelly, privilege, right livelihood, roto, sapphire plugin, stabilized, stabilized footage, strobe flash
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Dream team
The primary lesson I learned making Daughter of God or DOG is this – finishing a movie by yourself takes forever. To complete DOG and support ALM this year, I’ve assembled a team of two knob spinning freelancers and five … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, vision
Tagged after effects, ALM, andrea maio, Around Lake Michigan, art department, atmospheric, blender, california, canada, carrots, cars, cruise ship, dan kelly, daughter of god, dog, dogthemovie.com, erica, experimental, experts, faisal azam, freelancers, fund raising, geographic, jeff gibbs, jonathan kelly, julie constantin, lorax, melonie steffes, michigan, new york, saldaje, steve elrick, venture capital
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The team
Making movies – I’ve discussed how much work is involved and how there’s not enough me to go around. I need to amp up 1) art / production and 2) fundraising and outreach. I am in the process of contracting … Continue reading
Evening of Exploration post press release
On November 28, 2009, 150 adventurers gathered at the Mills Community House Theater in Benzonia Michigan for an Evening of Exploration. Introducing new work by local artists in a historic venue, this event may herald an economic and creative renaissance … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, food, latest news
Tagged adventure, Around Lake Michigan, artist, artists, arts, benzie, composer, explore, gertrude ekstatisch, glorious dawn, grand traverse, historic, jeff gibbs, jon mead, leelanau, manistee, melonie steffes, mills community house, saldaje, shaun anchak, still grinning, suz mclaughlin, writer fillmmaker
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Making a movie
I shot around 20 hours of video in September. Is that enough to build a coherent feature length movie? My original idea was to post video during the trip, but It turns out that sailing 20-30 miles, camping/packing, shooting and … Continue reading
Posted in Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, latest news, vision
Tagged activism, attribution, audience, camping, chapter, cooperative, creative commons, disciplines, editing, episode, feature, filmmaker, global consciousness, jeff gibbs, mountaintop removal, movie, open source, production, profit, public, rhythm, sail, sailing, wilderness, windy
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Slow motion start
The bustling urban mileau fades ever so slowly into a haze of jet exhaust and wood smoke. Bows angling toward the arctic, I slither forward on an occassional puff of wind. 30+ miles before I can clear Grand Traverse Bay, … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-17, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged cargo, grand traverse bay, jeff gibbs, steve zilliax bike, traverse city
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Back in Beulah
Caught some excellent interviews at the Schooner Festival yesterday with Tom Kelly, Master of the Inland Seas, Ray Minervinni of Grand Traverse Commons, Andy Gale from Bay Area Recycling for Charities and Tanya and Chris from Homegrown. I borrowed Jeff’s … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-14, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged anatomy, bikini, crystal lake, geometry, grand traverse bay, jeff gibbs, motorboats, mr boy, schooner festival, smokers, sunbather, traverse city
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Jeff’s place
At the home of Jeff Gibbs, friend and advisor. Mentor even, feisty ally and occasional pain in the ass. He’s offering me a base of operations for reorganization and resupply here in Traverse City. I’m off to the Schooner Festival … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-13, Around Lake Michigan, collaborators, Hello World
Tagged feisty, jeff gibbs, schooner festival, sustainable civilization, traverse city
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Grand Traverse Bay
Stuck, stuck, stuck this morning from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. When will I learn to turn on the radio? Poised to enter Grand Traverse Bay after an excellent night under the clay cliffs of Northport’s big lake shores, I … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-11, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged bike, cat head point, homegrown organic, jeff gibbs, leelanau, noaa, northport, surfing, traverse city
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Grand Traverse Bay
Stuck, stuck, stuck this morning from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. When will I learn to turn on the radio? Poised to enter Grand Traverse Bay after an excellent night under the clay cliffs of Northport’s big lake shores, I … Continue reading
Posted in 09-09-11, Around Lake Michigan, Hello World, latest news
Tagged bike, cat head point, homegrown organic, jeff gibbs, leelanau, noaa, northport, surfing, traverse city
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Riposte – sustainability isn’t an abstraction
I was just commenting on Telemetry 090630 and I realized my comment was worthy of it’s own post. Kai and I are a few steps past this now, but you can’t practice fundamentals too much. > It seems, for ideological … Continue reading
Posted in Desire project preparation, nonviolent communication, self education / research, sustainable, training / practice, vision / planning
Tagged al gore, carbon, carbon footprint, cruise ships, fundamentals, hawaii, jeff, jeff gibbs, jets, kai schwarz, no jetting, small, telemetry, tourist
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Calling all collaborators
Yesterday was momentous. Thanks to advice from Christin Shacat I researched the Division 1 and 2 Transpac skippers. I also blasted Apple execs with an inspiring email, strategized with Kai for an hour and implemented Twitter. What’s it all about? … Continue reading
Posted in Desire project preparation, gear, sustainable, vision / planning
Tagged alexander and baldwin, apple, california, canon, christin Shacat, collaborators, container ship, entrepreneurs, five fingers, footprint, hawaii, holes, horizon lines, jeff gibbs, lectrosonics, matson, oahu, on desire, racing sailboats, science, solar power, steadicam, steve jobs, sustainable, tiffen, transpac, transpac 2009, twitter, vibram, Vixia, wind, yachts
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Travel
• Sublet the Brooklyn crib for the summer • Travel to Michigan for pre-production, perhaps shakedown cruise on North Manitou with the new production kit • Train ticket from Michigan to Cali • Find a boat (or balloon) from Cali … Continue reading
Posted in sustainable, vision / planning
Tagged 8 seas, brooklyn, california, jeff gibbs, kalamazoo, kona, michigan, no jetting, north manitou, sublet, turtle island
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