What are your predictions for the future of sustainability? Would love to hear them...

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Permalink Reply by Anna Herman on August 1, 2010 at 4:33pm

Everyone will stop wearing cheap pesticide ridden clothes and by sustainable products . We will all start growing our own food and caring where things come from. McDonalds will go out of Business. Noone will be fat. There won't be any box stores left . They will quit making plastic and everyone will use cloth bags. A lot of sales peeple that sell us things we don't need we be out of a job.They will have to change or be left behind , living on only twinkies.
Anna

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Permalink Reply by deborah barnes on August 2, 2010 at 9:35am

Hmm looks like a bit of a programming snafu, the replies are not staying in the appropriate "reply to" sequence...
anyway......
Hiya Anna,
Ditto about the clothing. However I don't want to garden, but do wish to support local others that do! Can't help thinking that when allowed to follow our true paths we will organize into a kind of organic system that flows well due to people doing that which they love and are inspired to do. When we encourage the best of "ourselves" to bloom I am thinking the positive nurture will become the antedote of the "evil triad" climb to power aka CEOs that are often narcissist or machiavellian (Social Intelligence by Goleman) and use fear as their tool. Focusing on life, education from all cultures and ideologies, sifting out the crap that was/is abused for the sake of power ($, resources) and understanding that we are truly one from a higher perspective.

That perspective is not literal and yet literal at the same time, like when seen from space we are but one small planet; cool unique and indy while also dependent and in relationship to the rest of the universe. We too are of that nature; I love how oxymoronic that feels..

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Permalink Reply by deborah barnes on August 2, 2010 at 9:36am

This is a reply to the future of sustainability - the original question from eco hustler:

All or nothing! ok that's a bit stark and I believe we are living the paradigm change towards global connectivity and the conscious evolution. One moment I am elated, connected to amazing people and events and the next wonder how thick the greenwash can be laid before it sloughs off and reveals "the same as it ever was" myopia.

Would like to discuss the sustainable economic and social justice pillars more as the ecosystem balance, environmental caretaking has been the focus of those that want to snag theirs without radically changing the systems that exploitation, domination and "useful" fear of the "other" have built.

This is where the true ideology shifts.

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Permalink Reply by Eco-Hustler on August 3, 2010 at 9:30pm

Loving all the predictions so far!
1. I see more do it yourself ie; growing your own veggies, fruits. I have a friend that would not even have house plants but has know enjoyed her own freshly grown tomatoes.
2. Unfortunately I do not see western society's desire to shop disappearing but see the consumer being smarter and careful on what products they buy, what they are made of, if they really need it, is it recyclable etc...
3. I also see smaller-independent-local manufacturing-well made garments, shoes and accessories.
4. Affordable Plug-in electric cars and motorcycles with plug-in station/battery swap stations available.

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Permalink Reply by deborah barnes on August 4, 2010 at 8:31am

Have you seen the Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard? a small clip appears in my " target="_blank">Retail Therapy Redux-ion that was shot last February during London Fashion Week. (The tube stop sign to Somerset House and Fashion Week one way or the other way to the British Historical Museum, is real...as too was running into that Maoi or Easter Island statue when I took a wrong turn in that Museum)

For the full "Story" as well as insight into cosmetic toxins, plastic bottles etc. these short illustrated videos explain some complex things that remain hidden under the daily surfaces.

The Waste Makers by Vance Packard or Stuff, the Secret Lives of Everyday Things, are a couple of good books that examine what and why we consume "Mass Quantities" and some basic resource use/abuse issues.

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Permalink Reply by Eco-Hustler on August 5, 2010 at 1:05am

Thank you! How are things?

deborah barnes said:

Have you seen the Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard? a small clip appears in my " target="_blank">Retail Therapy Redux-ion that was shot last February during London Fashion Week. (The tube stop sign to Somerset House and Fashion Week one way or the other way to the British Historical Museum, is real...as too was running into that Maoi or Easter Island statue when I took a wrong turn in that Museum)

For the full "Story" as well as insight into cosmetic toxins, plastic bottles etc. these short illustrated videos explain some complex things that remain hidden under the daily surfaces.

The Waste Makers by Vance Packard or Stuff, the Secret Lives of Everyday Things, are a couple of good books that examine what and why we consume "Mass Quantities" and some basic resource use/abuse issues.

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