Comments on: Our gift to children is a murky future http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/ toward a sustainable human culture Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:34:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tenney Naumer http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-27 Tenney Naumer Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:24:34 +0000 http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-27 Dear Dr. Salmony, Elizabeth and I have missed you comments on the Dot Earth blog, lately. We hope you are well. Tenney Dear Dr. Salmony,

Elizabeth and I have missed you comments on the Dot Earth blog, lately. We hope you are well.

Tenney

]]> By: danny bloom http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-21 danny bloom Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:23:08 +0000 http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-21 http://gizmodo.com/344551/polar-cities-for-day-after-tomorrow-survivors-will-save-us-all-from-horrible-deaths Steven, go go go. Danny latest polar cities news FYI http://gizmodo.com/344551/polar-cities-for-day-after-tomorrow-survivors-will-save-us-all-from-horrible-deaths

Steven, go go go.

Danny
latest polar cities news FYI

]]> By: Krishnaraj Rao http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-20 Krishnaraj Rao Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:52:42 +0000 http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-20 Well-spoken, Steven. We, the elders, have largely abdicated from our responsibility as preservers of our children's heritage. Collectively, we are too wrapped up in being consumers to even care what happens to our children. Collectively, we are sleepwalking, or drunk/drugged with our collective consumer experience... and we are leading our children into the same state of blissful ignorance Yes it is deeply immoral. My hope is that we can awaken people by pointing out this deriliction of duty towards future generations. This week, I have addressed two Rotary Clubs with a 45-minute presentation-talk titled "The Camels in OUr Commons", where I tried to show them how the 'camels' of various commercial forces were destroying our collective wealth -- the commons -- that are our children's heritage. The audience response was excellent. I hope to stir up some serious action: lobbying for scrict legislation that requires that EVERY MANUFACTURER MUST BUY BACK AS SCRAP EACH TONNE OF RAW MATERIAL (like plastics, metals, lube-oils etc) THAT HE PUTS INTO THE MARKET & THE WORLD. If any manufacturing/trading activity is unable to comply for reasons of economic or technical unviability, then such activities are ECOLOGICALLY UNVIABLE and should be banned, irrespective of their economic attractiveness. That's the message that I'm carrying to people in my city. Warmly, Krish Well-spoken, Steven.

We, the elders, have largely abdicated from our responsibility as preservers of our children’s heritage. Collectively, we are too wrapped up in being consumers to even care what happens to our children. Collectively, we are sleepwalking, or drunk/drugged with our collective consumer experience… and we are leading our children into the same state of blissful ignorance

Yes it is deeply immoral.

My hope is that we can awaken people by pointing out this deriliction of duty towards future generations. This week, I have addressed two Rotary Clubs with a 45-minute presentation-talk titled “The Camels in OUr Commons”, where I tried to show them how the ‘camels’ of various commercial forces were destroying our collective wealth — the commons — that are our children’s heritage.

The audience response was excellent. I hope to stir up some serious action: lobbying for scrict legislation that requires that EVERY MANUFACTURER MUST BUY BACK AS SCRAP EACH TONNE OF RAW MATERIAL (like plastics, metals, lube-oils etc) THAT HE PUTS INTO THE MARKET & THE WORLD.

If any manufacturing/trading activity is unable to comply for reasons of economic or technical unviability, then such activities are ECOLOGICALLY UNVIABLE and should be banned, irrespective of their economic attractiveness.

That’s the message that I’m carrying to people in my city.

Warmly,
Krish

]]> By: George Mobus http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-19 George Mobus Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:25:22 +0000 http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-19 PS. Keep up the good work Steven. George PS. Keep up the good work Steven.

George

]]> By: George Mobus http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-18 George Mobus Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:24:14 +0000 http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-18 The question of who we trust to make wise decisions is critical. I have recently turned to the question of what is missing from the ordinary human cognitive capacity that makes our leaders make bad decisions. Very smart people can do stupid things or have wrong beliefs. My last blog entry introduced the notion that wisdom is in short supply even if intelligence and creativity are not. In the next entry I will continue the exploration regarding who we should trust to make wise decisions. George http://www.questioneverything.typepad.com/ The question of who we trust to make wise decisions is critical. I have recently turned to the question of what is missing from the ordinary human cognitive capacity that makes our leaders make bad decisions. Very smart people can do stupid things or have wrong beliefs.

My last blog entry introduced the notion that wisdom is in short supply even if intelligence and creativity are not. In the next entry I will continue the exploration regarding who we should trust to make wise decisions.

George
http://www.questioneverything.typepad.com/

]]> By: Trinifar http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-17 Trinifar Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:49:12 +0000 http://sustainabilitysoutheast.org/2008/01/06/our-gift-to-children-is-a-murky-future/#comment-17 Hi Steve, When the elders have failed in their responsibilities, isn't it time for younger people to step forward? Also, it's time that we chose a more responsible set of elders to be in positions of leadership. Hi Steve,

When the elders have failed in their responsibilities, isn’t it time for younger people to step forward? Also, it’s time that we chose a more responsible set of elders to be in positions of leadership.

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