On February 18, 2021, my name will arrive on planet Mars for the second time! It is an honor to be part of this mission! Thank you NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for #InvolvingEveryone #CountdowntoMars #IAC2018 #IAC2017 #Federation #IACPublishedAuthor #SpaceEducation Join us in tuning in to watch Perseverance land on Mars! Links to YouTube NASA here: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars.../timeline/landing/watch-online/ NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars on Feb. 18,

"Students from Cairo and Los Angeles used the virtual world of Second Life to design a large open space situated between the Grand Egyptian Museum and the Pyramids of Giza. And yes: they had never met in the physical world prior, and, using merely their avatars to communicate, collaborate and successfully complete the difficult task of creating sustainable urban design solutions, they seemed to overcome quite a few substantial cultural boundaries". Film by Draxtor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – When U.S. President-elect Joe Biden chose New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as his Interior Secretary, the nomination was the first ever of a Native American to the Cabinet post that supervises both indigenous land and sovereignty for the United States government. It was also a product of the only massive grassroots endorsement that a Cabinet prospect mustered. Now it remains to be seen if Biden’s bold action is approved by the U.S. Senate. When U.S. President-el

“This would be like ripping out the heart of the Anishinaabe people,” said Sarah LittleRedfeather, Anishinaabe graphic designer, referring to Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement tar sands oil pipeline. “To us, that water is life. It’s a being and a spirit.” LittleRedfeather and hundreds of others gathered near the banks of the Mississippi Saturday in northern Minnesota to oppose the construction of the oil pipeline project. They say it threatens 330 miles of pristine waters that ar

It was an honor for my Avatar to introduce the RezMela team for their presentation at the 2020 Open Simulator Community Conference. The RezMela system enables the casual and rapid creation of user content in a 3D virtual space. Users can create content ranging from virtual post-it notes to 3D campuses including flora and fauna. RezMela’s wide range of tools supports collaborative working in teams. As team members shape their 3D app, they can interact with each other through s

The Green Map & Green Model Tour Earth Guardians expanded the sixth annual LNT theme camp tour and map into an official Green Map, using the Green Map System (GMS). The GMS promotes inclusive participation in sustainable community development around the world, using mapmaking as our medium. Green Maps have been developed for over 300 areas across the world, showcasing locations of green facilities with consistent icons to help residents make decisions regarding their own loca

By Matthew Taylor, PeacePower Magazine. Posted October 23, 2007. Can 45,000 people journey vast distances to a lifeless Nevada desert and participate in an environmentally sustainable festival devoted to burning stuff? As strange as it sounds, during the last week of August 2007, the annual hedonistic celebration Burning Man attempted to do just that: go ‘green.’ What has Burning Man done to merit its theme, The Green Man? Is Burning Man making serious efforts to green itsel