[Hidden-tech] a question for HT futurists

[Robert Heller]

At Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:43:23 -0400 Reva Reck <reva at revareck.com> wrote:

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> How about a job openings for people who know how to handle and/or train 
> a team of horses?  How much will a gallon of gas cost in 15 years? As a 

A local Wendell resident recently posted a message to a local mailing
list seeking 'training' in the handling of a horse -- he recently
aquired a horse-drawn carriage (I think one of the 'Amish' type of
buggy).  So, this is not as far-fetched as it sounds...

> computer consultant for small businesses, I try to keep my tech skills 
> current. As an observer of ecological and societal trends, I fear my 
> skills canning and preserving fruits and vegetables, felling trees and 
> splitting wood, and caring for horses may be more useful long-term than 
> my abilities with complex technologies. 
>     Sorry, Monday morning blues.
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> Stacy Kontrabecki wrote:
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> > In the environmental field, 3rd party certification auditors are on 
> > the rise.It's like ISO for the natural resource companies - loggers, 
> > foresters, wood processors and mills.  Companies want to be certified 
> > "green", whether through FSC <http://www.fsc.org/> (and for builders, 
> > LEED <http://www.usgbc.org/Displaypage.aspx?categoryID=19>) or another 
> > standard.  As a contract auditor, my main client is the Rainforest 
> > Alliance 
> > <http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/forestry.cfm?id=certification> - 
> > one of the international auditing organizations, but there are a few 
> > other.
> >
> > Also, carbon offset markets 
> > <http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/127/carbon-boom.html> are the 
> > latest and greatest.  A whole new way to trade. A whole new market 
> > that didn't even exist a few years ago.  The Commonwealth of MA was 
> > looking for a contractor to establish a state program on par with or 
> > participating in (?) the Chicago Climate Exchange 
> > <http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/>.  I don't remember the details.  
> > There are a variety of jobs growing out of this industry sector.  Very 
> > exciting.
> >
> > Stacy Kontrabecki,
> > MBA
> > MLF (MA Licensed Forester)
> > LMT
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> > A - Z International wrote:
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> >> Hi all,
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> >>     I know quite a few of you love to speculate about the future, so 
> >> here's one for anyone who wants to take a stab and help me with a 
> >> national magazine piece.
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> >>     I need to come up with five jobs of the future -- say 10 to 15 
> >> years out. This can be any field, but we know that technology will 
> >> touch them all, from medicine to farming.
> >>
> >>     Feel free to post ideas to the list for fun. If you want to 
> >> interview with me, then please email me at az at a-zinternational.com. 
> >> This is going to be very short, but I do need folks to quote.
> >>
> >>     best,
> >>
> >>     Amy Zuckerman
> >>     HT Founder
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