Loaves & Fishes: Living Abundance
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The document discusses the vision and work of Loaves and Fishes ministry to realize global abundance through renewable energy and interconnected electricity grids. It describes their journey from seeking guidance in 1986 to establishing a solar-powered home and vehicle. It outlines their goal of connecting regional energy networks into a global grid to provide universal access to electricity. Several emerging projects are highlighted as steps towards this vision, including the Tres Amigas superstation in New Mexico and the Desertec energy project exporting solar power from North Africa to Europe.
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- 1. Loaves, Fishes and the Next World Wide Web
- 2. Loaves, Fishes and the Next World Wide Web Moving from Scarcity to Abundance
- 3. Once Upon a Time…
- 4. Once Upon a Time…
- 5. Once Upon a Time…
- 6. “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” -- Ernest Holmes
- 7. Reflection – July 1986 • Desperation • In-between jobs • Wanting to be useful • Seeking Divine Guidance
- 8. Reflection – July 1986 • Received… guidance • Working on project, came across material for different project • Enthusiastic but… • Unfocused, confused
- 9. “If you want to change the world… start with yourself.” • Sobriety (1990) • Spiritual connection (1995)
- 10. Sacred Days Retreat 1998 • Week in Portland • Group of Ministers • Goal of Ministry? • Day of Silence • Sacred Covenant
- 11. Sacred Days Retreat 1998 Vision: “Growing Abundance through the Wisdom of Love”
- 12. Setting Intentions • Ministry Name: “Loaves & Fishes” • To Awaken Qualities of Freedom & Joy • Teach, speak and empower others • Be living example
- 13. Loaves & Fishes • All 4 gospels • Principle of abundance • 5 loaves, 2 fish • Multitudes fed • Unconditional generosity
- 14. Unconditional Generosity • Spontaneous sharing & cooperation • What’s mine is yours • No scarcity, so no hoarding • Abundance made manifest
- 16. “10 Fish”
- 20. Taking New Actions – July 2001
- 22. “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” -- Ernest Holmes
- 23. …and New Opportunities Our Home: 100%... …solar-powered since 2003
- 24. …and New Opportunities Our Car: 100% electric, solar-powered
- 26. Daytime: Too Much Energy Day: system usually makes more energy than home can use Extra energy flows back onto utility grid Runs the electric meter backwards for credit Extra power used by others
- 27. Nighttime: Not Enough Energy Solar panels don’t work at night Take back energy that’s “banked” during the day Only pay bill once a year On avg, use as much as you put in, your bill is ZERO! “Net Metering” program Energy Interdependence
- 28. Loaves, Fishes… and Abundance
- 29. Global Problem: Hunger and Starvation • UNWorld Food Program Report (Feb. 17, 2007) • 850 million people are “hungry or malnourished” • Half of this number are children • 18,000 children die of hunger and malnutrition every day • 1 death every 5 seconds
- 30. Scale Up to Global Level? • Global energy interdependence? • How far can shared electricity travel?
- 31. Abundance at the Speed of Light
- 32. Energy Supply vs. Demand • Enough sunlight falls on earth’s surface in 1 hour • To meet 100% of world’s energy needs for 1 full year
- 33. Energy Supply vs. Demand • Not Always… • the right kind of energy • at the right place • at the right time • Not a supply problem, but a distribution problem • Global Energy “Internet”
- 34. Global “Energy Internet” Does Not Exist Yet
- 37. Regional Energy Grids Not Connected
- 38. Our World from a New Perspective
- 39. Connecting Regional Grids into Global Energy Network
- 40. Electricity: Basis of Civilization • Developed world: 2,000+ kWh per capita • Developing world: 1,000 – 2,000 kWh per capita • Poverty: Less than 1,000 kWh per capita
- 41. Electricity: Basis of Civilization • Clean drinking water and adequate water treatment systems • Refrigeration: stable food supply and medicines • Reduction of disease and infant mortality • Improved standard of living: stable population growth • Correlates with high literacy rate
- 42. Electricity: Basis of Civilization • Current world population Billions of People 7 6.5 Billion people 6 5 4 • People with no access to 3 electricity: 2 1 2 Billion people 0 World Population No electricity
- 43. Loaves, Fishes…. And Abundance • Connect regional electricity grids into worldwide energy network • Connect renewable energy resources (hydro, solar, wind) • Phase out energy generating plants causing greatest pollution • Provide universal access to electricity and power grid • Goal: 2,000 kWh per capita/year
- 44. Global Energy Network Strategy • Global Energy Network Institute (GENI) • Located in San Diego • Founded 1986 • Based on work of Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller • Inventor of geodesic dome • “World Game” simulations in 1960s and 1970s
- 45. Global Energy Network Endorsements • Walter Cronkite • Al Gore • Boutros Boutros-Ghali • His Holiness Dalai Lama • Rev. Desmond Tutu • Vincente Fox • Dr. Jonas Salk
- 46. Global Energy Grid: Largely Built
- 47. Internet: 1972 – 1998 1972 ARPANET, 4 universities 1981 214 hosts in ARPANET 1981 IBM-PC introduced 1982 ARPANET converted to TCP/IP 1984 CERN network grows in Europe 1989 Japan JUNET connected to NSFNet 1991 Hypertext introduced by Berners-Lee 1993 Mosaic graphical web browser 1994 Netscape Navigator 1995 Yahoo and Alta Vista search engines 1998 Google founded 1972- 1998…
- 48. Three Projects to Watch • Tres Amigas Superstation in New Mexico • Google’s Atlantic Wind Energy Backbone • Desertec Mediterranean Project
- 49. Tres Amigas Superstation • In Clovis, NM • 3 Grids Intersect • Superconducting “Roundabout “
- 51. Google’s Atlantic Backbone • 350 miles long • 15 mi offshore • Connect VA – NY • 7,000 MW • 2 million HH
- 52. Desertec Energy Project • Solar arrays in Sahara and Saudi Arabia • Exported to Europe via HVDC Network • 6-nation Gulf region network just connected
- 53. Desertec Energy Project • Solar arrays in Sahara and Saudi Arabia • Exported to Europe via HVDC Network • 6-nation Gulf region network just connected • $1.2 billion project
- 54. Bering Strait Tunnel Project • Aug. 22, 2011 • 26-mile connection, $100 B • Alaska to Siberia • HVDC lines “feasible” • East-West “Energy Bridge”
- 55. Loaves, Fishes… and Abundance
- 56. Loaves, Fishes… and Abundance “Growing Abundance through the Wisdom of Love”
- 57. “Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” -- Ernest Holmes
- 58. Divine “Guidance” – July 1986 Neural Network Global Energy Computer Network
- 59. Loaves, Fishes… and Abundance Your Journey?
- 60. A Love Like That Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.‘ Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky. -- Hafiz
- 61. For More Information • www.terrawatts.com • www.geni.org • www.stellarsolar.net