Is sustainability and the environmental movement just a fad?
Bob said,
Hello – I am involved in sustainable development and want to pose a question that has been posed to me. Some people over 50 who experienced Earth Day I and have seen other surges and resurgences of attention to sustainability wonder whether the current spate of attention is merely a fad or whether it is here to stay. I am curious what evidence others can point to that would show this round is more than a passing fad.
Chuck Warner said,
November 5, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
I have meaning to respond to Bob’s post for some time now but have been very busy at my paying job and getting the house(s) ready for winter. You don’t need to look hard to see the evidence that sustainability is quite widespread. Here are several web sites that tell about a world of sustainable activities way beyond the Cope environmental center.
Have a click….
This site outlines a sustainability effort in New Guinea.
http://www.pngsdp.com/
This site informs about sustainability efforts in the European Union.
http://www.seri.at/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=56
Here is an informative site that is part of the United Nations effort to promote sustainability.
http://www.unep.org/
This link goes to a report about worldwide Sustainability.
http://www.hydrogennow.org/Opinion/SUSTAINABILITY.pdf
And lastly here is a good site by national geographic that has some articles about efforts around the globe to promote sustainability.
http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/121/ldc
Call me an optimist but the only way this “sustainability thing” is just a passing fad is if you choose not to participate. JDI (Just do it)!!
Chuck
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July 20, 2009 @ 6:50 pm
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