Oct 06
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International Day of Action
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I am not sure whether demonstrations are what is needed. I tend to think that it is personal action that is necessary. But on Nov 4th there is a demonstration in Sydney and you can be part of it. Here is where you can find more information.
One thing that I know is important – is that we all realize that we can't treat the planet as an infinite resource. Ulitmately there is a zero sum proposition on the planet and we have been taking too much for too long. And particularly in the US and Australia.
Look at this story in Environmental News Network…..
The average Australian used 6.6 “global” hectares to support their
developed lifestyle, ranking behind the United States and Canada, but
ahead of the United Kingdom, Russia, China and Japan.
“If the rest of the world led the kind of lifestyles we do
here in Australia, we would require three-and-a-half planets to provide
the resources we use and to absorb the waste,” said Greg Bourne,
WWF-Australia chief executive officer.
Everyone would have to change lifestyles — cutting use of
fossil fuels and improving management of everything from farming to
fisheries.
“As countries work to improve the well-being of their people,
they risk bypassing the goal of sustainability,” said Leape, speaking
in an energy-efficient building at Beijing's prestigous Tsinghua
University.
“It is inevitable that this disconnect will eventually limit
the abilities of poor countries to develop and rich countries to
maintain their prosperity,” he added.
The report said humans' “ecological footprint” — the demand
people place on the natural world — was 25 percent greater than the
planet's annual ability to provide everything from food to energy and
recycle all human waste in 2003.