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"The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way round." Gaylord Nelson.

This table is a new feature for this domain. The webmaster and several of his friends are convinced that lifestyles are going to change in the foreseeable future, whether we like it or not. Some changes to how we live can be guided by choice, other likely changes are going to be imposed by nature and circumstances. Some valued old notions are going to have to be discarded, but which ones?

Here is a good theme. It's from an environmental activist. Barbara Finch (via Gaylord Nelson, January 2009), of Armidale NSW Australia - where this website lives - "The economy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way round, and we can't put the environmental crisis on the back burner." Barbara Finch (via Gaylord Nelson).

So what happens when we put concern about environmental issues on the front-burner? (Remarks here are by the Editor unless otherwise indicated)

AAA

Africa

Ghana: Africa: Thank you Mr Barack Obama, President USA (his remarks made in Africa, 11/12-7-2009): Obama believes Africans need to do much more to help themselves. To apply the Rule of Law. To apply more just and effective styles of governance. What Africa (in the opinion of this website) needs to do is to pay greater attention to things which grown men in Africa should be doing. Leaving their children to use unhygienic water supplies is not one of them. Nor is taking bribes. African men and women need to ask, when are men in Africa going to get serious about the future! - Ed

DDD

Dialogue: (As enviro-jive.) A euphemistic term used today when discussions are recommended (or needed) between parties whose positions are generally (and probaby by definition) held to be irreconcilable for dogmatic or ideological reasons. Dialogue means: can a peaceful compromise be found? The answer often found is - not as such. Dialogue is seldom held between parties that agree, there is no need for it.

EEE

More to come

FFF

More to come

GGG

Globalisation: research on: Friends of this website have lately recommended a useful website on issues of globalisation. The website is produced in Canada and is sceptical about globalisation, to say the least. See: http://globalresearch.ca

JJJ

More to come

KKK

More to come

LLL

More to come

SSS

Sustainability: jobs in the "sustainable economy: Is there such a thing yet as "the green economy"? Concerned with the general natural environment? With "green-collar" workers? Where do green-collar workers toil? Is environmental awareness now part of corporate thinking? One Australian group has been promoting sustainable business and economic practices since 1983. It's called Sizencorp, now headed by Mark Lister. Business models need to be adjusted so that sustainable practices are fundamental to them, not merely add-ons or adjuncts. Whatever, there may be a present shortage of "green skills" to fill out the green-collar workforce. Some of the green-collar niches are in consulting (valid research skills obviously required), jobs in renewable energies, energy and water efficiency, water management, architecture/dsign, building industry. Tradesmen in Australia have been boning up on topics such as solar hot water systems and natural wastewater treatment systems, new ideas in plumbing. All worth thinkiing about. (Item by Megan Byrne, My Career Jobs Section, w/e Sydney Morning Herald,18-19 April 2009)

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