I focus a lot on the developed world, because the 20% or so of the human population that lives in the developed world account for most of the ecological destruction brought on by the hyper-consumer lifestyle. So, what about the other 80% or so of the developing world? Many of Read more
One of my friends commented that here I am again talking about psychological sustainability instead of technological sustainability. Yes, I am. Until we come to terms with the problems of using inappropriate technology we will continue to degrade and poison the environment no matter how ‘green’ we might like to Read more
“What are the things you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love. You can’t see any of those, but they’re the guiding lights of a life” Jimmy Carter. “As Long as the general population is passive, apathetic. Diverted to consumerism or hatred of Read more
As I was pondering what to write on this week, I came across some thoughts from other writers that made me think a little differently. I always talk about how we need to make crucial decisions now to create a sustainable world. But then it struck me that we are Read more
My five items are not hierarchical, in that each is as crucially important as part of the whole – I arbitrarily listed them in that order. What my do though is challenge in an uncompromising way the major assumptions we have for living in a modern technological world. All the Read more
“Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true, but many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly – and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence”, and “It doesn’t matter how smart you are unless you stop and think…Intellect is not wisdom” Thomas Read more
I was discussing my five items with a friend and another crucial component of modern living and sustainability came up – Sanitation. One factor we notice when looking at many of the great civilizations of the ancient past is when we see how much effort when into finding solutions for Read more
“If we wish to diminish the love of money which, we are told, is the root of all evil, the first step must be the creation of a system in which everyone has enough and no one has too much” Bertrand Russell. A question I have asked before: Do you Read more
“Market capitalism says freedom is isolation: a house, a fence, and enough money to ignore the world. Real freedom is knowing your neighbor has your back. The land is thriving, and our collective future is secure” Powwows.com. One of the great challenges with localizing electrical power generation is not the Read more
I was talking with some colleagues recently, and we expressed our concern at Al ChatGPT. It’s one of those modern quandaries of technology. You plug in your topic parameters and the program writes the text for you. While the program might pick (cherry pick perhaps) the items included, the lack Read more
I’ve been told that I had a lot of typos on my last post – and that I have occasional typos on most posts. My apologies. Grammar check on my system it seems is misbehaving. Usually, I read through to copyedit my posts, but it’s hard to do on the Read more
The acquisition of consumer goods (stuff) to make our lives more comfortable and luxurious succinctly describes the consumer mindset. (Consumerism – a social and economic order that encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing amounts.) But it has come at a high price in which those few (the Read more