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  In wilderness is the preservation of the world

  All others, pay cash. Maybe the "whole dang" system of agribusiness and factory farming has to be scrapped, before the bees are? If you follow
  the links to the NY Times articles, you'll see
  the same scenario occurred May 2005. I don't know
  what short-term solution worked, there were
  several proposed, from mixing in traits of "hygenic queens" from Russia, to mounting
  strips in hives with a fungal growth that attacked the mites that may have been responsible (hope the problem-solvers accounted for any side-effects!) Every week just brings more bad news for industrial civilization...maybe Henry David T. had it right?On CSI: My Apiary posted 2 years, 8 months ago 9 Responses

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  E.F. Schumacher had Carter's ear.

  For me, there is a huge element of "been there, tried that" in the effort to revive religious teachings about consumerism. You can sum up recent cultural history if you just look at pop music: we have gone from Joni Mitchell to Madonna, and even Madonna has re-evolved into some kind of Kabbalistic Genie. However, I don't
  think God intoxication (Using god as a drug),
  even if God's love (defined by who  & what?) is
  an ultimate goal of life (a la the Chanting of Hare Krishna, endlessly)is anyone's meaningful solution either.(My apologies to the nuances of
  Pandhu, but I think he sets up a needless and false interpretation of Spirit/Matter dualism.

  I think the best insight is that we actually as
  a culture have little understanding and regard for the air, water, earth and sunlight that we
  share. That, and $2.00 will get me on the NYC
  Subway, I know. Hey! Now, that's a novel idea!
  Revive railroads in the USA, and solve a whole lot of suffering! God's love, in the form of relief for masses of people!!! Wow what a concept!On Our materialism disguises a deeper problem posted 4 years, 2 months ago 6 Responses

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  Planetization Ho!???

  Author William Irwin Thompson and Fellows of the Lindisfarne Institute started in 1973 to carry fourth work based on the profound vision of the end of Industrial civilization and the transition to "Planetization". Projections of energy disaster based on the work of Donella Meadows were making a big impact then. Since then, well, anyone who has been alive in the past 10,20 years knows the recent history. There was a lot of optimism at the first United Nations Conference On the Environment in the early 90's. Maybe,we need  a new work to bring added scholarly documentation to
  James Kunstlers work, proclaim that profound changes are upon us and recognize it.
  My hope is placed in small institutes
  Like THE NATURE INSTITUTE, and Julie and Paul Mankiewicz' GAIA INSTITUTE, already
  implementing the kinds of creative solutions
  and steps in the direction of "Planetization".
  Regarding energy: were new biological energy sources ever mentioned? Things such as biological energy cells? And also, I have made "Bioglass" in my kitchen out of gelatin
  and glycerin as a sample of "Biodegradable Plastics".I know there are issues & problems to be resolved, but perhaps this could be an
  example of the kind of "cottage industry" envisioned, in a rudimentary way now, of course.
  Lastly, at the risk of being mis-understood and
  placed in the "New Age" box, I propose simple
  meditation as an essential element, or at least that the element of an "inner life" be an ingredient. A final thought is that has anyone
  proposed tying in the issue of "Reparations"
  to Afro-Americans as an essential step for
  a transition to a new civilization?On An interview with doomsaying author James Howard Kunstler posted 4 years, 5 months ago 25 Responses