I’m trying to find my way back into The Possible Future, the working title of the book I started over a decade ago and eventually lost hold of. Somewhere deep inside me I feel compelled to reclaim it, but almost simultaneously I feel like I’m kidding myself. The topic is beyond me: our evolutionary necessity to transcend war and dehumanization and build humanity around the belief that power is collective.

Yes, I’ve done lots of research – in particular on Restorative Justice, a.k.a., the peace circle process – but . . . what? There’s a sense of doubt in me – a deep hole – that I can’t seem to overcome. Who do I think I am? I’m just an ordinary soul. How can I presume to write a book of such scope that it influences human evolution? By myself?

Well, here’s a piece of it from the likely first chapter, discussing the myth, which I refer to as the “old story,” around which humanity has organized itself:

Use the last three days of October to join the Three Days of Action Campaign! 

Take two simple actions a day for three days to build resistance!

We don’t need members of the Ohio Guard — who are also members of our families — to be turned on our communities.

We do not want or need a military presence on the streets of Ohio. Our communities can solve our own problems by working together. 

Wednesday, October 29, 12pm
Columbus City Hall, 90 W. Broad St.

Columbus neighborhoods are currently part of a thoughtful case-by-case review process for building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) – sometimes called in-law suites or granny flats. The system is slow and unclear, so it makes sense to streamline the process; but the solution shouldn’t be to silence residents.

A proposal from Councilmember Otto Beatty III would allow ADUs (essentially a second house) on all residential lots without any neighborhood review or input. Residents would lose the opportunity to weigh-in on whether an ADU is appropriate for their community.

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Renewable Energy thumps fossil fuels over past 12 months

Despite significant policy headwinds imposed by the Trump administration, new electrical generating capacity from renewable energy continues to significantly outpace that produced from fossil fuel sources.

In the past 12 months, power generation from wind, solar and batteries increased by over 55,000 MW. Generation from fossil fuels actually declined by 1,400 MW during the same time period. Solar and batteries accounted for 82 percent of all new power added to the grid. Generation from natural gas actually grew by a modest 3,300 MW since last October, but this growth was offset by a decline in generation from coal and petroleum-based fuels.

Electricity from nuclear power essentially held constant during the past year, and no new nuclear power plants are currently under construction.

Data centers likely to cause electricity blackouts and disruptions

Energy regulators and executives are warning that the build-out of artificial intelligence data centers has significantly increased the risk of electricity disruptions and blackouts.