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Loaves, Fishes and the Next Loaves, Fishes and the Next

World Wide WebWorld Wide Web

Loaves, Fishes and the Next Loaves, Fishes and the Next

World Wide WebWorld Wide WebMoving from ScarcityMoving from Scarcity

to Abundanceto Abundance

Once Upon a TimeOnce Upon a Time……

“Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.”

-- Ernest Holmes

Reflection Reflection –– July 1986July 1986

• Desperation

• In-between jobs

• Wanting to be useful

• Seeking Divine Guidance

Reflection Reflection –– July 1986July 1986

• Received… guidance

• Working on project, came across material for different project

• Enthusiastic but…

• Unfocused, confused

““If you want to change the worldIf you want to change the world……

start with yourself.start with yourself.””

• Sobriety (1990)

• Spiritual connection (1995)

Sacred Days Retreat 1998Sacred Days Retreat 1998

• Week in Portland

• Group of Ministers

• Goal of Ministry?

• Day of Silence

• Sacred Covenant

Sacred Days Retreat 1998Sacred Days Retreat 1998

Vision: “Growing Abundance through the Wisdom of Love”

Setting IntentionsSetting Intentions

• Ministry Name: “Loaves & Fishes”

• To Awaken Qualities of Freedom & Joy

• Teach, speak and empower others

• Be living example

Loaves & FishesLoaves & Fishes

• All 4 gospels

• Principle of abundance

• 5 loaves, 2 fish

• Multitudes fed

• Unconditional generosity

Unconditional GenerosityUnconditional Generosity

• Spontaneous sharing & cooperation

• What’s mine is yours

• No scarcity, so no hoarding

• Abundance made manifest

The Precious GiftThe Precious Gift

““10 Fish10 Fish””

Taking More ActionTaking More Action

Seeing New OpportunitiesSeeing New Opportunities

Taking New Actions Taking New Actions –– July 2001July 2001

Service Creates AbundanceService Creates Abundance……


-- Ernest Holmes

……and New Opportunitiesand New Opportunities

…solar-powered since 2003

Our Home:100%...

……and New Opportunitiesand New Opportunities

Our Car: 100% electric,solar-powered

Solar Power BasicsSolar Power Basics

Daytime: Too Much EnergyDaytime: Too Much Energy

� Day: system usually makes moreenergy than home can use

� Extra energy flows back onto utility grid

� Runs the electric meter backwards for credit

� Extra power used by others

Nighttime: Not Enough EnergyNighttime: 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

Loaves, FishesLoaves, Fishes…… and Abundanceand Abundance

Global Problem:Global Problem:Hunger and StarvationHunger and Starvation

• UN World 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

Scale Up to Global Level?Scale Up to Global Level?

• Global energy interdependence?

• How far can shared electricity travel?

Abundance at the Speed of LightAbundance at the Speed of Light

Energy Supply vs. DemandEnergy 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

Energy Supply vs. DemandEnergy 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”

Global Global ““Energy InternetEnergy Internet””

Does Not Exist YetDoes Not Exist Yet

U.S. Electrical GridU.S. Electrical Grid

European Electrical GridEuropean Electrical Grid

Regional Energy GridsRegional Energy Grids

Not ConnectedNot Connected

Our World from a New PerspectiveOur World from a New Perspective

Connecting Regional Grids intoConnecting Regional Grids into

Global Energy NetworkGlobal Energy Network

Electricity: Basis of CivilizationElectricity: 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


• 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


• Current world population

6.5 Billion people

• People with no access to electricity:

2 Billion people

Billions of People

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World Population No electricity

Loaves, FishesLoaves, Fishes……. And Abundance. 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

Global Energy Network StrategyGlobal 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

Global Energy Network EndorsementsGlobal Energy Network Endorsements

•Walter Cronkite

• Al Gore

• Boutros Boutros-Ghali

• His Holiness Dalai Lama

• Rev. Desmond Tutu

• Vincente Fox

• Dr. Jonas Salk

Global Energy Grid: Largely BuiltGlobal Energy Grid: Largely Built

Internet: 1972 Internet: 1972 –– 19981998

1972 ARPANET, 4 universities1981 214 hosts in ARPANET1981 IBM-PC introduced1982 ARPANET converted to TCP/IP1984 CERN network grows in Europe1989 Japan JUNET connected to NSFNet1991 Hypertext introduced by Berners-Lee1993 Mosaic graphical web browser1994 Netscape Navigator1995 Yahoo and Alta Vista search engines1998 Google founded

1972-1998…

26 Years!

• Tres Amigas Superstation in New Mexico

• Google’s Atlantic Wind Energy Backbone

• Desertec Mediterranean Project

Three Projects to WatchThree Projects to Watch

TresTres AmigasAmigas SuperstationSuperstation

• In Clovis, NM

• 3 Grids Intersect

• Superconducting “Roundabout “

TresTres AmigasAmigas SuperstationSuperstation

GoogleGoogle’’s Atlantic Backbones Atlantic Backbone

• 350 miles long

• 15 mi offshore

• Connect VA – NY

• 7,000 MW

• 2 million HH

DesertecDesertec Energy ProjectEnergy Project

• Solar arrays in Sahara and Saudi Arabia

• Exported to Europe via HVDC Network

• 6-nation Gulf region network just connected

DesertecDesertec Energy ProjectEnergy 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

Bering Strait Tunnel ProjectBering Strait Tunnel Project

• Aug. 22, 2011

• 26-mile connection, $100 B

• Alaska to Siberia

• HVDC lines “feasible”

• East-West “Energy Bridge”


“Growing Abundance through the Wisdom of Love”


-- Ernest Holmes

Divine Divine ““GuidanceGuidance”” –– July 1986July 1986

Neural NetworkComputer

Global Energy Network


Your Journey?

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

For More InformationFor More Information

•www.terrawatts.com

• www.geni.org

• www.stellarsolar.net

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