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Re: teen pessimism and the Long Emergency
2006-06-01 17:25:30 UTC
I would suggest that anyone interested in learning more about what they can do to reduce their impact on the plant (especially our educators, charged with imparting this information to our children in an academic setting) check out the website of the Post Carbon Institute, at http://www.postcarbon.org/ I recently attended a short presentation by one of the organization's scientists, and found it remarkably succinct, with very clear information on the impacts of our gluttony of liquid, energy-dense fuels. It became apparent during the talk that relying on ethanol and other biofuels was impossible, since it takes more energy to produce these fuels than they actually put out; with the added detriment of depleting the soils of nutrients as we ramp up our production of them. If we have any chance of long-term survival of the planet and all its inhabitants, then we must work towards reducing consumption and promoting renewable energy. Every program or service you have that does this, and every student you can reach, helps.
Alice La Pierre,
Energy Analyst
City of Berkeley, CA
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Re: understanding of sustainbility
2006-05-22 20:46:25 UTC
1.[y] Animal ethics
2.[y] Agriculture
3.[y] Business
4.[y] Culture
5.[y] Conservation
6.[y] Development
7.[y] Ecology
8.[y] Economy
9.[y] Education
10.[y] Energy
11.[ ] Entertainment
12.[y] Environment
13.[y] Engineering
14.[y] Human rights
15.[y] Human health
16.[ ] Intergenerational equality
17.[ ] Intergenerational equality
18.[y] International relations
19.[y] International trade
20.[y] Lifestyle
21.[y] Manufacturing
22.[y] Politics
23.[y] Poverty
24.[y] Science
25.[y] Shopping/CONSUMERISM
26.[y] Social wellbeing
27.[ ] Sports
28.[y] Technology
29.[y] Tourism
30.[y] Trade
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