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In Search of the Dalai Lama

 - By Duane Dahl, creator of EarthLab

A search (or a quest) often involves either a figurative or actual journey, the accomplishment of a worthy goal, and the subordination of selfish aims in favor of benefiting the members of one's family, community, or country. In folklore this journey usually involved the accomplishment of some fantastic goal, such as seeking out and destroying an evil dragon, or a big green ogre travelling cross-country with a talking donkey to save a princess (oh wait, that's Shrek I'm thinking of). Having successfully contested with the dragon or having overcome a series of tests or obstacles, the searcher or hero recovers a treasure, or sacred object, or, simply, knowledge, then returns homes to share the good fortune with the community. Since I'm beginning to sound a lot like Joseph Campbell (or Jeffrey Katzenberg), let me leapfrog ahead and reveal that the dragon we have to deal with in modern times might possibly be the preservation of our environment, or climate crisis. EarthLab exists to provide personal maps and strategies for contesting with and subduing the oncoming dragon. Already a number of prominent figures in our society have come forward to call out for us to become heroes in this quest to best the climate crisis. The list includes environmental celebrity Al Gore and Bobby Kennedy Jr. to John McCain, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gov Mike Huckabee and the Dalai Lama, all providing powerful symbolic service as virtual "town criers" to alert all of humanity to the potential of an environmental calamity.

 

Duane Dahl Biography

Duane Dahl, the creator of EarthLab was raised in San Diego County with siblings in a clan made up of six brothers and sisters. His interests in childhood and adolescence were baseball-and more baseball. His early professional life consisted of promoting entertainment events and concerts. Those years were spent traveling around the USA, promoting everything from large scale rock concerts to sporting events. In the late eighties Duane moved to the Seattle area, and not long thereafter met his wife Cindy. While living in Seattle, Duane worked in the sports arena management business, until the internet revolution in the mid to late nineties - which has kept him busy the past several years with his sites Kiss.com, Perfectmatch.com, EarthLab.com and ProjectBaby.com. Duane's long time interest in music and entertainment has continued with his interest in Envisioneer Records a Nashville based record label and publishing group.


Duane and Cindy have two children - an eleven year old son, "the supreme builder of all things Lego," and a five year old boy who believes he is eleven. Besides being an avid sports fan, Duane reports that he is particularly interested in gadgets and new technology - and has gained a recent affinity for fly fishing, river rafting, racquetball and golfing. He enjoys good red wine and an occasional cigar, and his musical taste range from the Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan, Justin Timberlake, Etta James to Tim McGraw. He further reports that he dislikes any food that's green, working in the garden, partisan politics and Keith Olbermann. Perhaps his continued involvement with EarthLab will influence a change in at least a couple of those categories.


 

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