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1. I am interested in new forms of business organization, such as social coops, as practiced in Trieste, Italy, when the former psych hospital was morphed into a business incubator. Googling mental health Trieste has always pulled up great reports on this.

   In the U.S., some agricultural and power cooperatives have been successful, although some are nightmares of coercion.

   Coop structures differ state to state, I believe.

   Forming power coops in neighborhoods, sometimes called micro-grids, seems a possible way for local people to know what goes on with their power.

   Large power companies are sometimes out there, on the corruption index.

   I send my appreciative thoughts your way for sparking activity on the need for new ways and forms.

2. See the news in Utah where this coming election residents will decide of $1 Billion in School funds are invested in private companies. I’d like to hear from Catherine if this is in line with the permaculture ideals. The news can be seen here: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4581150

3. Please have an extremely sucessfull event there in TN and please plan the next one on the west coast.

4. Catherine, thank you for your leadership in an area where most of us don’t have enough access to know how to go about things. I have heard you twice on Coast to Coast and tried to call and ask you a question but couldn’t get on. We are being told that our money in the bank–and perhaps even some with investment firms is “guaranteed” by the FDIC. Where is THAT money kept? Who is in charge of that fund? Can we find out if that has been looted already to fill the gaping hole in Wall Street?

   Yes, centralization is a huge problem–you seem to be one of the few who sees it. As a business model, to the MBA’s George Bush and Vicente Fox, the global economy seems the way to go, but that model fails to figure in greed, corruption and cultural differences (the “diversity” we are told is so wonderful–but which goes out the window with the one world approach). Our budgets get so big that no one is sure where the decimal goes anymore and accountability is lost. Your idea to build smaller units on a local level is excellent. I base my anti-one world ideas on observations of my livestock; the bigger the herd, the more powerful the animal at the top and the more set upon, desperate and hungry the animals at the bottom. I separate my herds and flocks into smaller groups and they do much better–more equal consumption of food and less fighting.

   I, too, would like to be able to buy a video of the proceedings in Hohenwald as I cannot afford to come. And of course you want to document all this to help other people to develop ideas along these lines.

   One thought I had was that there could be a different form of ranking in the stock market, an index of companies that agree not to give such huge compensation to their executives (which is just robbery from their investors) and who would agree to an independent audit every two or three years.
   Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Carolyn

5. J.P.:

   The Center for Holistic Ecology has plans to do a variety of documentation and hopes to produce a product — I am hoping they will be able to do some videotaping.

   We are also going to encourage participants to blog the event as we go, so that you can participate through the blogs.

   Also, feel free to join the prayer team on our prayer calls as well,

   Thanks so much for your interest. We REALLY appreciate it,

   Catherine

6. Dear Catherine & Solari Inc.,

   This event looks awesome and easily the most important
   and relevant event this year. The faculty looks like a
   “Dream Team” to help educate and support us in creating
   a new world by shifting to a sustainable financial paradigm.

   Having said that, I am unable to attend the conference
   due to financial constraints. What about those people,
   like me, who cannot attend the live event, but would
   still love to be a part of the event?

   Are you, or your staff, planning on video recording
   this event to later be released as a DVD set similar
   to your GATA.ORG DVD series? Because if so, I would
   *buy* that as soon as it became available. Im sure
   that Im not the only one.

   Please, with all due respect, consider my request to
   record this event as Im certain that this would not only
   generate revenue for Solari, but it would allow people
   from all over the world to learn, grow and evolve from
   this special once in a lifetime event.

   Respectfully,

   J.P.

7. FYI: I’ve live in Lewis County and I want anyone interested in the Permanculture event to be aware of the following:

   Landfill shifted to Lewis County: Drilling set for November, 2008

   By SKYLER SWISHER/sswisher@c-dh.net Columbia, TN Herald (newspaper)

   HOHENWALD – Two Mt. Pleasant companies are trying to use 170 acres
   owned by the Lewis County Mayor, Kenneth Turbow, for a landfill that would contain a by
   product of recycling aluminum.

   A public notice published in the Lewis County Herald Thursday says
   Smelter Service Corp. and Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc. will
   conduct core drilling in November on 170 acres off Duchess Lane owned by
   Lewis County Mayor Kenneth R. Turnbow.

   The proposed site in Lewis County is about 2 miles south of the center
   of Hohenwald. It is about 25 miles from Mt. Pleasant.

   Turnbow and company officials did not return phone calls seeking
   comment Tuesday afternoon.

   The landfill would hold salt cake, which contains corrosive salts and
   aluminum particles. While not classified as a toxic waste, it can emit
   ammonia and heat when exposed to water.

   The companies made three failed attempts to obtain approval to put the
   landfill in Maury County.

   Two of those attempts would have involved placing the landfill near Mt.
   Pleasant; the most recent attempt was to put the landfill on property
   off Witherspoon Road in north Columbia. All three attempts garnered
   opposition from residents concerned about the environmental
   implications.

   Company officials said the landfill was needed for their businesses to
   remain competitive and would use the latest technology to guard against
   leaks. The Mt. Pleasant industries employ more than 225 people.

   Turnbow’s land, which is separated into two parcels, is appraised at
   $252,700, according to property records.

   Ophelia Green, register of deeds for Lewis County, said, based on
   property records in her office, Turnbow bought 226 acres on Duchess Lane
   for $99,000 in three transactions between the years of 1985 and 2006.

   Green said some of that acreage was sold over the years, leaving the
   mayor with about 170 acres.

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