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And what an equitable, just and ecologically sustainable society will look like
The Earth, human society and those species with who we share creation are on a crash course with global ecological collapse characterized by horrific death and destruction. Human populations have exploded and in sum have become a disease consuming the ecological systems which provide for their habitat and being. Environmentalism such as it is remains mostly bureaucratic greenwashing, seeking to defend practices such as ancient forest logging and excessive personal air travel, which are the very activities that have led to our fatal situation in the first place and continue to threaten the Earth. This meander attempts to pull together seemingly discordant themes of recent essays into a coherent vision for your and the Earth's future. (Insightful original Earth essays placing environmental sustainability within the context of other contemporary issues including peace and freedom. Thought-provoking, raw and frequently outrageous - but always Bright Green. These are the personal writings of Dr. Glen Barry.) | Business - Incredible Shrinking Packages
By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH - Published: May 12, 2007
More companies are cutting down on packaging to reduce expenses and address growing environmental concerns. | GreenBlue is a nonprofit institute that stimulates the creative redesign of industry by focusing the expertise of professional communities to create practical solutions, resources, and opportunities for implementing sustainability.
GreenBlue uses design as a leverage point for effective action. Many of society's challenges are caused by poorly designed industrial systems ... systems that are providing alarming feedback at all scales, from toxic mothers' milk to holes in the ozone layer. GreenBlue asks: How can we design, prototype, and realize better products and systems? GreenBlue asks this question in specific contexts to reveal practical design and business opportunities. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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