Jamestown 1607 link to saving energy in 2010!   Huh?   Read on!

Sustainability (Energy) CASE Study #1 BACKGROUND

When a father and son (5th grade) returned on the school bus in 2007 after a tiring day visiting Jamestown Virginia (founded by English settlers from Kent in 1607) they realized during the trip back home to NOVA (Northern Virginia) that every road, car, building, farm, village, town, city etc. they saw did not exist just 400 years ago!

Prior to 1607, going back thousands of years, multiple sustainable native American Indian tribes co-existed together by having multiple homes and travelling throughout the Chesapeake watershed to grow crops, barter, exchange knowledge, and sometimes fight each other during times of scarcity or hardship, in complex sophisticated societies.

Why was their approach so sustainable? They respected the land, water, trees, nature's bounty, food, fire, sun, weather, seasons, etc. They moved often so as not to "wear out" areas so nature could renew herself. Travel was by horse, foot or canoe which left minimal impact on the land. They saved seed over the winter for next years crops.

When the Europeans arrived they upset this delicate balance. Two cultures collided.

History is such a valuable teacher. Think for a moment about Jamestown in 1607 and how this situation applies in 2010 to some of our most complex global issues!

The lives of the father and son were changed by the opportunity to go back in time at Jamestown. They began to more clearly understand the impact of civilizations on land, sea, water and air. America is such a clear example as everything we see is so recent, relatively speaking to the history of our planet. Makes you appreciate what we enjoy today. 

Close your eyes - imagine where you are as it appeared 400 years ago!

One of the web sites (Lower home page - Row 5 - Images 1-6) contains the words - "Every American should stand here at Jamestown at least once in their lives."

One reason for this phrase might be that this was the starting point of modern America, just 400 years ago (about 10 generations). Check out the research / web sites et al in Row 1 - images 1-6 for more historical details.

Case Study #1 continues in Releases, Benefits, Research and Next Steps - click on narrow dark blue band above