weo, wto

We need a World Environmental Organization analogous to the World Trade Organization.

world parliament?

A world parliament?  I doubt it, but here's the rationale:

http://www.cadmusjournal.org/article/issue-4/social-evolution-global-governance-and-world-parliament#13

dawn satellite

I think it would be cool to have a satellite moving in orbit directly above the ring of illumination separating day from night, so you could actually see dawn as it moves across the surface of the Earth.  Then you could have video cams at various locations to show the sun coming up there.  These would include major cities, but also important landscapes (dawn over the Urals, the Indian Ocean, the Rift Valley, etc.)

planetary consciousness

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_consciousness