The Toyota Prius, the world's most popular hybrid, will have solar panels on the roof of its new high-end models to help power the air conditioning, according to a Japanese report.

The Kyocera solar cells would make Toyota the first major automaker to use solar power for a vehicle, the Nikkei business daily reported.

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While Ausra CEO Robert Fishman was far from excited yesterday about the BLM solar moratorium policy, he was perfectly happy to tout his company’s new 130,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Las Vegas. “This is a crossover point for this industry. Ausra’s factory is accelerating Nevada’s and America’s solar future by tripling worldwide manufacturing capacity, relieving the supply constraint that has slowed the industry, and continuing to drive down costs,” Fishman said in Ausra’s press release.

The factory will be the Palo Alto-based companies first North American manufacturing and distribution centers and will supply reflectors, absorber tubes and other components for the company’s solar thermal power plants. At full capacity, the facility will produce more than 700 MW of solar collectors annually.

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I wanted to see the new Disney-Pixar movie WALL-E ever since I saw a trailer for it last January. I saw this sweet and charming film yesterday and just LOVED it. I highly recommend seeing this film no matter what age you are.

All the top film critics are raving about WALL-E. Here is what some of the other film critics are saying.

Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Daily News
WALL-E is probably the sweetest movie ever made about humans destroying the earth.

Stephan Whitty, Newark Star Ledger
WALL-E is a surprisingly moving parable of what we waste, and what we should cherish -- and wrapped in a romance so absurdly moving it could wring a tear or two even from Gort and Robby the Robot. Or a parent and child.

MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
WALL-E is art. Hell, it's philosophy -- it's practically religion.

Sean Axmaker, Seattle Post-Inteligencer
WALL-E, an animated robot love story with an environmental message and a slapstick delivery, is a charmer of a film and a delightful piece of storytelling.

Austin Kennedy, Sin Magazine
Not only is this a great Sci-Fi film, it's also easily one of the most romantic! Dismissing this as just another kid’s film is not only unfair to the movie, it's unfair to you.

James Rocchi, Cinematical
Too many kid's movies are created to give kids things to buy; WALL-E is a kid's movie that might, perhaps, give you and your kids pause to think about what things truly cost.

Carla Meyer, Sacramento Bee
Offers a touching robot romance, visuals as artful as they are state-of-the- art, and vital messages about environmental and personal health.

David M. Kimmel, Worcester Telegram & Gazett
...an immensely appealing film for all ages.

Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
WALL-E is not only a triumph in terms of style, it's also a triumph in terms of story. There's a real emotional resonance and depth to this material

Ken Fox, TV Guide’s Movie Guide
It can hardly be called a children's film, but a masterpiece of feature-film animation for all ages.

John P. McCarthy, Boxoffice Magazine
The genius of WALL-E is how so many disparate influences...are incorporated and evoked while creating something unique...What a wonderful world it would be if the talents they manifest here could somehow be marshalled to address real-life problems.

Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
By turns sad, hilarious, exciting and, ultimately, hopeful, this is a film of Great Truths masquerading as child's play.

Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com
Not since Titanic will you have heard two prospective partners cry out each other's names with as much longing (and frequency) and if there's any karma, fate, or pure love out there to believe in than WALL-E will equal its attendance and then some.

Ethan Alter, Film Journal International
While the film's social message comes through loud and clear, it never detracts from the heart of the picture--the unlikely romance between WALL-E and EVE.

Adam Fendelman, HollywoodChicago.com
Though perfection in film is a highly unlikely proposition, WALL-E indeed has become 2008's first perfect film and one of the best Pixar projects of all time.


Source: RottenTomatoes.com

If we choose to reduce our carbon fooprints individually now, then we have a very good chance of mitigating the severity of global climate change and the survival of humanity.  If we choose not to reduce our carbon footprints, then the future of humanity looks grim.

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Steve 

London-based research and design company SolarLab is developing a solar-powered rickshaw. The vehicle, which is due to be launched next year, will derive up to 75% of its power from photovoltaics mounted on its roof, and the rest from pedal power.

"As a London-based company, we understand the tangible effects of pollution and congestion in our city. Our solar rickshaw will offer a radical transport solution for tourists and residents of any major metropolis. More importantly, our design is modular enabling easy conversion to load-bearing vehicles for inner city logistics and supply-chain requirements."

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The 12th annual-2008
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Latest News! 

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Big Sur Short Film Screening Series 2008. Program Selection is Finished.
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The 12th annual-2008
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Library opening hours: Every day 11 AM - 6 PM, closed Tuesdays.

When you're traveling up or down Highway 1 through Big Sur, stop by the Library. You will find us a quarter mile south of Nepenthe Restaurant, in a redwood grove on the mountain side of the road. It is easy – just drive, enjoy the incredible vistas, you will not miss us...

See Events Page for daily schedules. Highlight! 
LIVE! ON STAGE JONATHAN RICHMAN featuring TOMMY LARKINS on the drums! June 15!
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NEW RELEASE:

“These Are My Flowers: Raising a Family on the Big Sur Coast --- Letters of Nancy Hopkins”
is based on letters Nancy wrote to her parents in Berkeley after she married Sam Hopkins and moved into their new home on Partington Ridge in 1948. As such, it offers a “slice of life” view of living in Big Sur in the 1950s, one woman’s view of her world and her time. Henry Miller and his wife Lepska, the children, Valentine and Tony, and later Henry's fourth wife Eve, were close neigbors of whom Nancy writes. More here.

Buy the book! Books ship every Wednesday. Thanks to a very generous arrangement w/ the publisher/editor we are able to sell this for only $ 24.95. The book is very well put together, high quality paper, photos etc.

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Publishing News!


Magnus Toren interviewed by Bob Edwards of XMPR Satellite Radio

Esselen Indians of The Big Sur Country - The Land and the People

Jaime De Angulo - The Old Coyote of Big Sur by Gui Mayo

Big Sur by Jeff Norman

Fashionbeaver interview with Magnus Torén, HM Library Director

Randy Chase's blog

Recently published on the Web:

Valentine Miller, Henry Miller's daughter, has recently published her own site dedicated to her Father. 
Please check here: http://www.henrymiller.info/

Bob Nash, Henry Miller's neighbor and close friend passed away on February 10, 2008.
His website including examples of his unique "line poems." http://www.bobnashbigsur.com/ 

Now available: "Emil White of Big Sur" w/ a foreword by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

The Henry Miller Library is located in Big Sur, California, USA. 
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How do I get to the Library? Well, most people drive, some people drive large vehicles, others drive small. We like the people who take along three or more people in each car; our favorite people are the ones who take the bus! That's why we're offering a whoopin' 25% discount - it's like, just like...a mini...mall!) on all book purchases in our bookstore. All you need is a proof of having come down the coast by bus. Public transportation is a matter of politics here on the West and we'd like to show where we think the cupboard should be placed. We also think you'd enjoy the ride. Bus schedule here! Click on "Big Sur Service"

(The Library is only ten minutes walk past the end station at Nepenthe)



View from below Miller's house on Partington Ridge photo: Magnus Torén




Big Sur's Rosalia Byrne at the Henry Miller Library, it's at night. photo: Magnus Torén

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Bob Dylan

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Henry Rollins
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Patti Smith
The Event of 2004!!

List of performers from the past.

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Saturday, 21st June 2008. 

The G Team continue to 'Keep it Green'.  We have five House Gardens which The G Team maintain in house colours.  One of our science labs now houses tomatoe plants and soon we will be adding peppers to the collection.  In my cold frame, created from discarded bricks and reclaimed glass, wait 20 butternut squash seedlings for setting on and sharing.

The first Flash Search Engine is an Environmental Search Engine!! http://www.greenplanetsearch.com is now live!

 When Mike Haney first presented the idea behind the technology behind

www.greenplanetsearch.com, he was laughed down. Virtually, of course. “Everyone can

dream,: scoffed one, erroneously.

A few people were intrigued. The combination of Haney’s vision of a Flash-driven search

engine, and the plan to create a dazzling environmental education resource, eventually

attracted a loose-knit corps of collaborators, most of whom have never met in person first

among them Andre Roussille, a French computer programmer, and now part owner of the

company.

The upshot from this collaboration, apart from the stunningly beautiful homepage, is the

only people involved in the creation of the search engine, is that the only people involved

in the development devoted environmentalists, who genuinely wish to disseminate good

information to students and educators.

Later, through a similar serendipity, Mr. Haney teamed up with a veteran journalist who

agreed to lend his services to the site, building from scratch a source of environmental

news and policy analysis.

Advertisers will be strictly vetted by the companies shareholders, limited to companies

that are making a meaningful contribution the planet’s health.

The final result, which was launched this week, is the culminating of thousands of

hours of work, and more than a few false starts.

It boasts easily navigable information, experiments, lesson plans, presented in an interactive and graphically enhanced format,

and has an exclusive global climate change resource section for teachers and kids.

If you would like more information about greenplanetsearch.com, or to schedule an

interview with Mike Haney, please call Mike Haney at 305.531.3746   or e-mail info@greenplanetsearch.com. 

Deutsche Bank is sponsoring two screenings of The 11th Hour this week in Japan. The Tree Media Group team departed from LA to Tokyo yesterday and will travel around the country to screen the film. Included in the team is Leila Conners (Writer/Director/Producer of The 11th Hour), Stephan McGuire (Associate Producer of The 11th Hour), Richard Dent (Co-Director of The 11th Hour Action Campaign), and Holli Fajack (Tree Media Office Manager).

by Stephen Alish-TaSen

aka AVanSen

I am a seeker of truth…living in spiritual community, a cosmic family of 100 plus souls…There is no question as to the perilous times we live in on spaceship earth as we move through space…In spite of the challenges we humans-in-process-of-being face, I remain eternally optimistic…in anticipation of the time when the 100th human monkey will rise in consciousness enough for the rest of humanity to make the quantum leap into an era of Light and Life. Personally, I have begun to finally grow out of my rebellious stage toward all authority and I am finding balance as I trust in a more divinely inspired authority some call eldership. My ego resisted the process but as I began to trust in the leadership without constantly challenging their direction (internally or externally), I discovered the process to be freeing…It must ultimately be experiential as it is not an intellectual process so words can only go so far….

My path was eclectic embracing many beautiful traditions from Native American, India, Japan, China, Korea, and Christian. My spiritual journey led me to meditate and contemplate deeply on the state of world affairs; political, social, environmental, and spiritual. The question that haunted me was "What can I do to help make a better World?" I was not happy with the homelessness, hunger, violence (hence after joining the USMC I quickly realized it was about killing people…my protest was to refuse to go to Vietnam…)and pollution, the mean people who just want you to work as a Corporate Slave, the realization that the educational establishment is about educating or more accurately, brainwashing children and young s to feed the corporate machinery and become addicts of consumerism feeding the insatiable appetite of commerce…which is consuming the earth's resources…faster than natural ecosystem can support… Recently, facts are being released about plastics floating around the ocean the size of the state of Texas and it cannot be destroyed…So as I traveled and searched… I concluded we need to live in humane community, not suburbia, in peace by becoming peaceful within, it is possible but not easy as the ego dislikes looking into the mirror of the soul as the ego knows it's destruction is at hand…for me it is a Divine Administration that is needed…a truly divinely inspired world leadership…not a world of have's VS. have-not's…i.e. not an adversarial world of legal thieves, aka: judges, lawyers & politicians…I concluded that we needed to create intentional community where all things are shared in common so as to dramatically reduce our consumerism…I discovered the process begins internally and consciously extending to embrace a communitarian lifestyle…The has existed for a long time…but there are opposing forces at work creating misinformation systems to "divide and conquer"…to attempt to alienate each of us from one another in many subtle ways…and in a sense we all need to be rehabilitated out of the indoctrination of consumerism, the insatiable appetite for things we really do not need and look to see how we can help those less fortunate than ourselves…ie move into a space of selfless service to others…

"The God of universal love unfailingly manifests himself to every one of his creatures up to the fullness of that creature's capacity to spiritually grasp the qualities of divine truth, beauty, and goodness."
P.27 - §0, The Urantia Book

What a great Civilization we will have when everyone seeks to lovingly serve each other!

When every human being has adequate food, clothing, and shelter...time can be devoted to seeking one's true Destiny Purpose and pursue appropriate higher education to facilitate the accomplishment of fulfilling THAT DESTINY!