ecocity: Ecocity World Summit 2008 - 05/02/08 11:28 AM
The 7th International Ecocity World Conference just concluded here in San Francisco and if a positive aspect exists about globalization, it could be seen at this conference. A buzz existed in what felt like a combination of the World Cup (the passion), the U.N. (the international flavor) and something like Greenpeace (the Green aspect).
We ran into a potpourri of organic architects, city planners, NGO leaders, and other interested in sustaining the earth as we know it. The speakers ranged from keynote speaker Jaimie Lerner, former mayor of Curitiba Brazil co-founder of the IPPUC, Parris Glendending (Former Governor of Maryland and … (2 comments)