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To: axial who wrote (32098)	11/19/2009 12:45:39 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

[Opinion] More on the subject of 'stuff': Everything You Know About Going Green Is Wrong Why driving the most fuel efficient car and buying the most energy efficient appliance matter much less than we think. (Hint: It's all about stuff.) 11.16.2009 \| thedailygreen.com Read more: thedailygreen.com ------

To: axial who wrote (32098)	12/3/2009 10:48:07 AM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 46821

["Stuff"] The Story of Cap & Trade December 1, 2009 - The Story of Stuff Project launched a brand new short film, The Story of Cap & Trade. It’s a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the leading climate change solution on the table in Copenhagen and in the halls of Congress. If you’ve heard about cap and trade, but aren’t sure how it works (or who benefits), this is the film is for you. Please take 10 minutes today to watch The Story of Cap & Trade and then check out the film website for more information and ways to get involved. Continued (article and video presentation): tidesfoundation.org [fac: interesting points concerning the motivation stemming from the same wall street crowd that's brought us so many other bubbles; the larger issue IMO amounts to an ill-advised amalgamation of both legitimate and bogus claims; the video is entertaining and to some degree either informative or provocative, depending on one's bent, nonetheless; het tip: Lou Klepner ] ------

To: axial who wrote (32098)	12/23/2009 12:26:07 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 46821

"It is very hard to transfer the protocols of one culture onto those of another." NYT Op-Ed: The Protocol Society By David Brooks \| 12-22-09 In the 19th and 20th centuries we made stuff: corn and steel and trucks. Now, we make protocols: sets of instructions. A software program is a protocol for organizing information. A new drug is a protocol for organizing chemicals. Wal-Mart produces protocols for moving and marketing consumer goods. Even when you are buying a car, you are mostly paying for the knowledge embedded in its design, not the metal and glass. A protocol economy has very different properties than a physical stuff economy. For example, you and I can’t use the same piece of metal at the same time. But you and I can use the same software program at the same time. Physical stuff is subject to the laws of scarcity: you can use up your timber. But it’s hard to use up a good idea. Prices for material goods tend toward equilibrium, depending on supply and demand. Equilibrium doesn’t really apply to the market for new ideas. Cont.: nytimes.com ------