Given that our global society has a few challenges to address like ecosystem collapse and declines... we should have a few concerns! Climate change is the biggie.
The conclusion that I've come to is that I am optimistic. I love people and I trust our better instincts.
Hope springs eternal, but it is somewhat justified. Industrial ecology and permaculture exist. Paul Stamets exists - he's awesome, see his 6 ways mushrooms can save the world talk!
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| His trials with turkey tail mushrooms helped to save his mum's life |
I trust our family unit. I hope all families are as lucky as us.
I admit to a deep mistrust for the kind of people that watch TV and can't 'see the wood for the trees'. The kind of people who gave a mandate to our Australian government (in 2013) to ignore our changing climate... since then many worthy programs have been de-funded.
Ross Garnaut (economist) reported in 2011 that "households will pay almost the entire carbon price", but of course, this was to be a means to the end of saving costs from climate change in future.
Since then, Tony Abbot (who studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics) has gone on to begin to unravel many of the government institutions put in place to either understand or address climate change.
Lawyers and economists have no business managing our environmental obligations with a bunch of spin and rhetoric! Not much hope here in Australian politics - Or is there?
This is an awesome little clip with a vision for my hometown, Perth.
I find my hope in small steps that people are taking like slow living, home composting, innovations in renewable energy, people like Greens senator Scott Ludlum! Just to name a few.
I am a firm believer that if we are healthy and our value systems are healthy - that we will make the right choices.
Are you pushing in the right direction?
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