The Venus Project

The Sustainable Living Podcast

Episode 90 - The Venus Project

When first I learned about The Venus Project five years ago through a video on You Tube, I was blown away.

It's creator, Jacques Fresco, had thought of everything needed for building and maintaining a society that actually allows humans to live the lives they long for.

• No more 40 hour work week at a job you hate
• No more waste
• No more pollution
• No more lack of food, clothing or shelter
• And no more oppressive governmental structures

A Vision for a New Millennium

Like so many before me, I was inspired by the project to begin envisioning a world that was enticingly unfamiliar. I wanted to do what I could to help make it happen. Not long after that, I met Marianne and we started this podcast.

Over the past two years of interviews, I've met others who were just as inspired by Jacques Fresco's vision as I was. Most recently, I was introduced to Saso Luznar and Jennifer Huse who work directly on The Venus Project. (Thanks again to the amazing Michael E.V. Knight.)

In this episode of the podcast, Saso and Jennifer explain what The Venus Project is; its foundational concepts; and the problems it would solve.

Solutions No Longer So Strange

Some of these solutions, which Fresco proposed decades ago, are no longer as strange as they once were. The move toward sharing cars, as opposed to owning them, is one example. The rise of collaboration as opposed to competition as a way to get things done, might be another.

If you know nothing about The Venus Project, you'll learn about it here. But I would encourage you to learn more by going to The Venus Project website and also checking out the video posted below.

You may also wish to check out the Zeitgeist films and other videos about The Venus Project on You Tube. This kind of information gets us thinking and dreaming. And, as more of us begin to allow ourselves to envision such things, that better world gets closer and closer to becoming our reality.

You may also wish to check out the Zeitgeist films and other videos about The Venus Project on You Tube. This kind of information gets us thinking and dreaming. And, as more of us begin to allow ourselves to envision such things, that better world gets closer and closer to becoming our reality.