9 February 2006
THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABILITY
"There is no meaningful response to climate change without massive social change…. we cannot sustain earth's life-support systems within the present economic system."
"Capitalism is not sustainable by its very nature. It is predicated on infinitely expanding markets, faster consumption and bigger production in a finite planet. And yet this ideological model remains the central organising principle of our lives…."
"We have reached a point where civilisation itself is threatened. Life as we know it will never be the same, … and we have no one to blame but our own ignorance and greed."
Just a couple of the more recent voices added to the many that continue to be raised in warning about the consequences of our current mode of living, and absence of serious attempts to address the environmental issues that confront us.
The above quotations are taken from the most recent edition of Ozspirit which focuses on the theme of "Sustainable Development" and which contains a range of articles, activities and links to relevant sites.
Simple exercises to raise personal awareness about our individual "ecological footprint" are also included.
"Capitalism is not sustainable by its very nature. It is predicated on infinitely expanding markets, faster consumption and bigger production in a finite planet. And yet this ideological model remains the central organising principle of our lives…."
"We have reached a point where civilisation itself is threatened. Life as we know it will never be the same, … and we have no one to blame but our own ignorance and greed."
Just a couple of the more recent voices added to the many that continue to be raised in warning about the consequences of our current mode of living, and absence of serious attempts to address the environmental issues that confront us.
The above quotations are taken from the most recent edition of Ozspirit which focuses on the theme of "Sustainable Development" and which contains a range of articles, activities and links to relevant sites.
Simple exercises to raise personal awareness about our individual "ecological footprint" are also included.
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