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SUSTAINABILITY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF RETIREMENT

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

The question I’m asked most often in happen-chance conversations since I retired is: “how do you occupy your time”? The short, but superficial, answer would be:  “building a solar house, writing and speaking, volunteering in the community, gardening, etc.” But … Continue reading →

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WILL AN “ECOLOGY GOSPEL” EMERGE FROM THE HARPER PURGATORY?

Posted on July 2, 2010 by

By Jim Harding Sustainability challenges us to change our ways but also to change how we understand ourselves as a species within the biosphere. This is a big shift in mind-set, for the dominant industrial society evolved without any fundamental … Continue reading →

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Why We’d Better Learn from the Gulf Oil Spill

Posted on July 1, 2010 by

Saskatchewan’s economy is second only to Alberta’s in oil and gas export. The fossil fuels mostly go south to the US, which, along with China, is the biggest energy glutton on the planet. This is an inherently unsustainable energy system … Continue reading →

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