Post by Stefan Pasti on May 14, 2012 6:08:27 GMT -5
“Ecological Deficit—resource consumption and waste discharge in excess of locally/regionally sustainability”
“Once the world reaches peak oil and peak water, continuing population growth would mean a rapid drop in the per capita supply of both.”
Many challenges ahead/global warming/cultures of violence, greed, corruption, overindulgence/trend towards urbanization
8 page intro. to “Multi-Angle” includes “Downside Risks Resulting from High Levels of Debt, Moral ‘Blind Spots’, and Limits to Growth”
“Transition Ahead: Less Megacities and More Ecologically Sustainable Towns and Villages” in “A Multi-Angle View of the Debt Crises”
Ecological Sustainability-- by supporting items and processes that have lower embodied energy, people can reduce society’s energy use
The ways we “invest” our time, energy, and money have a direct impact on the “ways of earning a living” that are available.
“This is the bed rock of swadeshi. The smaller the circumference, the more accurately can we guage the results of our actions…”
“The Great Way is very level; but people greatly delight in tortuous paths” (Lao Tzu)(6th Century BCE)
“Once the world reaches peak oil and peak water, continuing population growth would mean a rapid drop in the per capita supply of both.”
Many challenges ahead/global warming/cultures of violence, greed, corruption, overindulgence/trend towards urbanization
8 page intro. to “Multi-Angle” includes “Downside Risks Resulting from High Levels of Debt, Moral ‘Blind Spots’, and Limits to Growth”
“Transition Ahead: Less Megacities and More Ecologically Sustainable Towns and Villages” in “A Multi-Angle View of the Debt Crises”
Ecological Sustainability-- by supporting items and processes that have lower embodied energy, people can reduce society’s energy use
The ways we “invest” our time, energy, and money have a direct impact on the “ways of earning a living” that are available.
“This is the bed rock of swadeshi. The smaller the circumference, the more accurately can we guage the results of our actions…”
“The Great Way is very level; but people greatly delight in tortuous paths” (Lao Tzu)(6th Century BCE)