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shapeofthings) wrote2006-01-12 11:15 am
shapeofthings) wrote2006-01-12 11:15 am
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Suntainable
"Available statistics reveal that the total net debt of society tends to be significantly larger than the magnitude of the money supply.”
“Our cities are heat islands, and poorly equipped to deal with extremes of rainfall and wind.”
“In absolute terms … capitalism is an obscene failure.”
“Buried in dry data spreadsheets cranked out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture lies a dramatic tale: At a time when small farmers are dying out across America, the number of farmers in Oregon is on the rise.”
Why does the economy run on dept? What does it matter that our cities are heat islands? Why is agriculture in the rise in Oregon, in contrast to global trends? Find out all about it in htis edition of the CSIRO Sustainability Network Newsletter!
Ok, so I’ve been meaning to share these newsletters for a while, cos I think they’re interesting. So here it goes.
“Our cities are heat islands, and poorly equipped to deal with extremes of rainfall and wind.”
“In absolute terms … capitalism is an obscene failure.”
“Buried in dry data spreadsheets cranked out by the U.S. Department of Agriculture lies a dramatic tale: At a time when small farmers are dying out across America, the number of farmers in Oregon is on the rise.”
Why does the economy run on dept? What does it matter that our cities are heat islands? Why is agriculture in the rise in Oregon, in contrast to global trends? Find out all about it in htis edition of the CSIRO Sustainability Network Newsletter!
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Ok, so I’ve been meaning to share these newsletters for a while, cos I think they’re interesting. So here it goes.