Archive for August, 2006

Running out of water

Posted August 16th, 2006 in Blog 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Fitting news to follow yesterday’s post.  Rich countries are not being responsible stewards of water.  What a surprise!  Poor water policies, poor water management, combined with global warming and climate change, are bringing about water shortages that will become more acute with time.
So reports the BBC today , covering a new study [...]

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Sprawling cities in the desert - stupid idea

Posted August 15th, 2006 in Blog 3 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Seems “northern Nevadans don’t want to gamble with their water.”  So reports the Washington Post this morning.  Imagine that – folks that have lived in the desert all their lives don’t want to send their precious water to the irrationally growing Las Vegas.   If ever there was a city built [...]

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‘The era of less…’

Posted August 14th, 2006 in Blog 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
Sometimes I just want to share things that can get us thinking — no, not thinking.  We need to get more out of our heads and into our hearts, start really believing both in our predicament and what we need to do to get out of it.  This is not [...]

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Working with corporations to embrace ‘environmentally friendly practices’

Posted August 13th, 2006 in Blog 0 Comments

Fostering Ecological Hope
Today from Margaret Swedish:
May seem like baby steps that will take too long, but every little bit helps, right?  The group, Environmental Defense, has a corporate partnership program that works with businesses to come up with ways to reduce some of their environmentally damaging practices.
Today’s NY Times has an interview by William Holstein with [...]

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