Recent events have clearly established that the character of the times has changed. The Viridian Design Movement was founded in distant 1999. After the years transpiring – various disasters, wars, financial collapses and a major change in political tone – the world has become a different place.

It remains only to close the Viridian episode gracefully, and to conclude with a few meditative suggestions.

If you read it all the way through, I would be curious to hear your thoughts.

After Nov. 4, Worldchanging, Viridian Movement’s most visible offshoot on the web, launched Inaugurate Change, a call for the incoming administration to set the nation on a course to carbon neutrality by 2030. It’s a call to the Viridian ideal:

The things we must create to fight climate change are also the things we need to generate a strong economic recovery: livable cities, clean energy, green jobs, new technologies, better transportation, healthy forests and thriving family farms.

And if you are still at all skeptical that the times have changed, it is worth considering this humble little form on a new web site called change.gov.

The government coming into power now has an active videoblog, and it wants to hear from you.

Energy & Environment Form on change.gov

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In recent weeks, Eric E. Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, has hinted at the company’s broad interest in the energy business. He also joined Jeffrey R. Immelt, General Electric’s chief executive, to announce that they would collaborate on policies and technologies aimed at improving the electricity grid. The effort could include offering tools for consumers.

Meanwhile, engineers at Google are hoping to unveil soon tools that could help consumers make better decisions about their energy use. (Emphasis added)

Of related interest, for those not familiar with Google.org’s green initiatives, it’s worth taking a look:

RechargeIT: An “initiative that aims to reduce CO2 emissions, cut oil use, and stabilize the electrical grid by accelerating the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.”

RE<C: “RE<C will work to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that is cheaper than electricity produced from coal.”

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