Great article comparing the global economy to a pyramid scheme - whereby people become richer in a very unsustainable manner by depleting natural resources and destabilising the climate and ecosystems :
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2009/03/08/203784/ponzi-scheme-madoff-friedman-natural-capital-renewable-resources/
See also :
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/06/08/240372/tom-friedman-the-great-disruption/
a discussion / review of the book "The Great Disruption" by Paul Gilding
Will have to get round to reading it.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Garbage Warrior
Will have to try and see this film sometime :
http://www.garbagewarrior.com/
Anyone else seen it yet ?
More info on the earthship initiative (which dates back about 40 years) :
http://earthship.com/
You can also rent an existing one for a few days.
E.g. in France : http://web.me.com/gilliantrott/Site/Welcome.html
http://www.garbagewarrior.com/
Anyone else seen it yet ?
More info on the earthship initiative (which dates back about 40 years) :
http://earthship.com/
You can also rent an existing one for a few days.
E.g. in France : http://web.me.com/gilliantrott/Site/Welcome.html
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