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Sustainability Warfare

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin

India’s enormous economic growth, deep cultural divisions, fragile infrastructure, and stressed ecological systems may make it one of the least sustainable places on earth.  But I just returned from Mumbai and I wonder if the opposite is more accurate. The … Continue reading →

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Trumping Climate Science with Spin Endangers Democracy

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

Big Government is a blog that tends to be critical of government.  Echoing concerns of the Tea Party, it starts from the assumption that government is a problem, not a solution.   Social, environmental, or economic challenges (such as climate change) … Continue reading →

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Education, Propaganda, or Brain Washing?

Posted on September 1, 2011 by admin

Sustainable developers sometimes act like zealots.  They believe that past patterns of land development are deeply flawed and unsustainable.  They know climate change will place huge burdens on our industry and agriculture.  They are confident that the ecological systems providing … Continue reading →

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The United Nations Agenda?

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

Since the earliest days of civilization, cities have been plagued by outbreaks of cholera and other illnesses that killed or disabled residents and workers.  In 1854, a London physician, John Snow, demonstrated that cholera was caused by sewage leaking into … Continue reading →

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Higher Ground in the Tea Party Sustainable Development Debate

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin

The intense focus on sustainable development by the Tea Party creates a valuable learning opportunity.   It exposes core values and unstated assumptions, forcing us to be honest about our own motivations, hopes and dreams and to learn about the motivations, … Continue reading →

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Values and Assumptions Embedded in Sustainable Development

Posted on August 8, 2011 by admin

In the last few blogs I’ve focused attention on the assumptions and values hiding behind the Tea Party critique of sustainable development.  Here I focus attention on the assumptions and values hiding behind sustainable development.   I do this because I … Continue reading →

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SUMMARY: Tea Party Critiques of Sustainable Development

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

Tea Party activists are raising serious concerns about community-based planning efforts promoting sustainable development, smart growth, green infrastructure, comprehensive planning, sustainable agriculture, local foods, and related outcomes.  The issues being debated are significant, and bear upon not just how our … Continue reading →

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The F Word

Posted on April 15, 2011 by admin

Use the F word. Go ahead. Feels good to turn heads and command attention, doesn’t it? Those of us who care about sustainability need to sprinkle what we say with the F word. Continue reading →

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