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  faith June 12, 2013 at 2:57am

  WONDERFUL contributions Feather . .  Thank you!
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  jimmy de boer June 10, 2013 at 1:22pm

  Now all that is needed is to remove all the rules and regulations needed to create these homes . Saw a documentary where the founder of these "earthships" had to jump through fourteen years of red tape before he could even construct one . But, when he took the idea to India , all it took was a hand shake from the Mayor of the village and work started the same day .
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    faith > jimmy de boer June 12, 2013 at 3:00am

    Hi JDB  . . .I don't know what documentary you watched . . or how old,it was.   But I know quite a few families who have had no  trouble getting these up in both Colorado. and New Mexico!
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  faith June 10, 2013 at 3:03am
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    faith > faith June 10, 2013 at 3:21am
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      faith > faith June 10, 2013 at 3:39am

      White House Champions of Change Program

      The Champions of Change event focuses “on entrepreneurs who exemplify the promise of crowdfunding to fuel the growth of startups, small businesses, and innovative projects across the Nation,” according to the announcement released by the White House. The goal is recognize those “who are doing extraordinary things to empower and inspire members of their communities.”
      In Marcin’s words:

      It is a great honor to be recognized for the work of Open Source Ecology – and I am glad to accept this honor on behalf of all those who contributed to this effort. Thanks to all of you who are giving your talents to a cause that will help millions of people in our community – the world.

      “The Champions of Change that the White House is honoring today are using crowdfunding to create jobs for our Nation’s veterans, accelerate the deployment of solar energy, revitalize our cities, and expand the frontiers of citizen science,” said Thomas Kalil, Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. “Crowdfunding is the 21st century equivalent of barn-raising. We can use it to help our neighbors and fellow citizens start a business, enrich our culture, and apply grassroots creativity and imagination to challenges big and small.”

      Here is a press release from the White House that you can share.

      Of course, here at Open Source Ecology, it’s not just funding that is crowdsourced – thanks to the participation of many supporters and dedicated True Fans. Crowd funding is what gave birth to the project after the Founder went broke trying to maintain design-for-obsolescence equipment – as described in his TED Talk. True to the crowd-supported core of the project – vision for the Global Village Construction Set is founded on the belief that people everywhere can contribute solutions to pressing challenges – by tapping the power of open source, accelerated innovation. Marcin’s specific vision for the end of this year is to demonstrate that one of the machines of the Global Village Construction Set can be designed in a single day with 250 contributors in a Design Sprint.