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« Reply #31 on: January 06, 2010, 01:25:42 AM » |
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06 January 2009
Terran Federation Emerges
Today, there was a huge surprise at the Terran Federation Mission Statement Ceremony in Manyani, a city in the middle of Tsavo National Park, and came out as a united front for almost all environmental movements in the CR.
"To protect nature, all parts, and demonstrate how everything on Terra is connected and to strengthen, restore and improve those connections." Read the mission statement as Ala al-Din Izz-ud-Din, or just "Al" as most everyone calls him, recited it.
However, everyone was aware that this was going to happen. What was unexpected was the Arch Chancellor standing in the background and then coming forward and giving his endorsement to the Terran Federation.
It was expected that the TF would come to be a major political counter current, as it praises economic planning and sustainability and Al has been know to highlight the demerits of unbarred capitalism. However, the AC gave his endorsement to the TF saying:
"The Terran Federation has a grand vision of a world with an environment that has been saved, and they know how to accomplish this objective. I say that if we cannot save the environment and in turn save ourselves from ecological suicide then we have no hope as a species. The Terran Federation's goals show that there is hope, that we can and we will have a future that is harmonious with the environment."
This came to much applause and excitement as the nation anticipates what this means for CR politics.
New Community in Homa Bay Set to Have Grand Opening
"This changes everything," Says the Elected Chief of the city of Homa Bay, Sanaa Aberash, "this is living on a whole different level than humans ever have."
What Ms. Aberash is describing is the experimental community known colloquially as the The Livetree. After Kenya joined the CR, Homa Bay was home to the largest rebel group in Confederate history. Staunchly resistant, the short fight leveled the city and many worried the area would never recover and toxic spills were threatening the nearby Ruma National Park.
However, Ms. Aberash founded and lead the Save our Homa movement which cleaned and rebuilt the city in her vision.
"Yes, I had a vision for the city, indeed, it is my vision of how humanity should really live. And well, needless to say, its a little different."
And one look at the new Homa Bay makes that clear. It is hard to tell human structures from the newly planted and transplanted trees that cover the area in a weaving pattern of biodiversity intended to mimic the areas original flora and fauna. However, a closer look reveals a new idea.
Neatly marked out, but placed in harmony with the rest of the natural habitat, are various ways of living all outdoors. Mostly, there are hemp woven hammocks, with a method of closing and completely sealing out water if fully closed. They are strung with ropes around trees that have some stretch and can be easily expanded so as to not choke the trees as they grow.
Interconnectedness is the theme of this way of life as Ms. Aberash has made a reality, but there were stumbling blocks as she describes here:
"It is really a beautiful idea, a human level of connectedness to nature and each other that has not been seen in thousands of years. The hard part was balancing things though. People still are going to want their modern convinces. But we want to live in harmony with the Earth. But, we used some very creative methods to get this balance achieved."
Indeed, there is superb engineering in every facet of the forest community. Underneath the natural camouflage is a vibrant, modern, functioning city. Weatherproof electronics are hung by every tree, on any branch that can support one, there is a solar panel of some size, and woven in to the spaces between the trees are shoppes made of various sustainable structures and recycled materials. Eateries, clothing stores, electronics stores, corporate offices, they all exist in Homa Bay, but they are so far gone from what is accepted as normal in a modern city that it stands to baffle the mind.
"Really, with the population controls and economic controls, poverty and hunger will not exist in this type of community."
Indeed, it is carefully calculated how much each person is expected to contribute and consume, cradle to grave. This has mean hard line population controls in order to make sure resources do not get mis-distributed. Indeed, until the trees grow and more hammocks and other structures, the population limit on the Homa Bay community is 5,000. That is nearly full, with reports as as many as 4100 residents already registered. The next population opening is expected to be in three years. And it will be based on multiple factors.
"Eventually, in no less than 20 years, a naturally occurring balance will probably work out and make having the controls so strict unnecessary. Indeed, I think this is how people are supposed to live, and time will really tell."
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