Maevas Rede Ich arbeite gerade an der Rede, die Maeva zu ihrer Amtseinführung als Generalsekretärin der URP (United regions of the Pacific) hält. Die URP ist eine Gegen-UNO und spielt im Virus eine ziemlich bedeutende Rolle. Es bringt Spaß, diese Rede zu schreiben, obwohl ich sie pausenlos verwerfe, ändere, wieder verwerfe, ändere. Mal sehen, wo…
Capitalism and nature Pape’ete Topics of the day: capitalism, circular versus linear, nature Some readers will have noticed that I didn’t post any blog entries for Sunday – like today we spent reading so there really isn’t much to write… just two thoughts (note: I obviously know nothing about economics)… 1. Capitalism is based on…
Learning Pape’ete Today I cycled over to Roti’s house and we talked pretty much all day (about our bicycle-action, environmental activism in general, politics, spirits, dreams, the system, religion, Rapa and ants). Raphael stayed at „home“ and read (I think). Final thought of the day: I’ve come to the conclusion that I should try to…
Energy slaves and Vélo-toa Pape’ete Topics of the day: energy consumption awareness, smart meters, energy storage, seawater-air-conditioning, smart architecture, OTEC, Rapa, environmental activism, bicycle-warriors Today we actually wanted to meet Terii Vallaux to ask him some (uncomfortable) questions – he probably sensed this and called in sick a few minutes after we arrived in his…
Recovering Pape’ete Topics of the day: reading, depression, optimism I read and contemplated all day – was so depressed that I almost drowned in Weltschmerz (thanks Dirk 😉 but then read Eric and Volker’s positive vision of the future (Equilibrism) and thought about Dirk’s more recent novel (Das Tahiti Projekt) which made me feel a…
Fossil Fool Pape’ete Topics of the day: météo, Jacky Bryant, borders, meat Today we went to météo France again to get some data which we were still missing – now we only need to stick it into that program to simulate the ideal mix of renewables for Tahiti (okay, it won’t be quite that simple…
Spending too much time thinking about an Eco-Dictatorship Aute II – Pape’ete, Tahiti Topics of the day: understanding the world, moving to Pape’ete As presumptuous as it may sound – I think I’ve understood the world (at least roughly) – it’s so shockingly obvious! We’re wrecking the planet but no one wants to take responsibility.…
It’s raining cats and dogs – A good day for Hydropower Aute II, Tahiti Topics of the day: gloomy day, rain, reading I felt a bit drained today – we didn’t do much (not too sure what Raphael did – I think he wrote some e-mails and read/looked at the files we got from our…
Solar Radiation – Exploitable Point Venus, Tahiti Topics of the day: beach, eco-dictatorship, suntan-lotion and coral reefs, Thede, public participation solar farm (Bürgersolarpark) We spent pretty much all day on the beach with Thede, Tino, Tia and her son Maurice. We played boule/pétanque, Raphael took part in a volleyball-match and a pirogue-race (there was a…
Frauenpower Kimberley fragt sich, ob die Welt wohl besser aussehen würde, wenn sie von Frauen regiert worden wäre. Aber ja! Die Ethnologin Margaret Mead hatte schon in den zwanziger und dreißiger Jahren den gesamten Sozialwissenschaften neue Impulse gegeben. Auf Samoa und in Neuguinea erforschte sie die Stämme der Arapesh, Tchambuli und Mundugumor, die nach dem…