[Offtopic] galloping glaciers

[Stephen Digby]

What is "biopetrol"  is it ethanol ?
 

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From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Roland
Gesthuizen
Sent: Sunday, 25 February 2007 5:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [Offtopic] galloping glaciers


Good point Stephen, last year we switched our home to electricity sourced from a wind farm and this year
switched our two family cars to biodiesel and biopetrol (new servo in Boronia). Its something we can do now to
make a huge impact on our family greenhouse gas production.  

Still, a friend was at pains to point out that not only do we need to make my life more sustainable and reduce
our eco-footprint, we need to also think about reversing the debt made by ignoring the warnings for the past
few decades. (sigh). If we think of the damage caused by all our schools, not just today but over the last
couple of decades, then the mind boggles. 

Regards Roland


On 25/02/07, Stephen Digby <digby.stephen.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote: 

The "inconvenient solution' to the planetary problems that beset us is of course "sustainability".
The planetary problem lies in the cross-cultural pervasiveness of the deadly enemies of sustainability -
"growth" and "development".
Unfortunately, the "haves" in all human societies preserve their position only by encouraging the "have nots"
to fantasise that they will benefit eventually from growth and development.  The aspirations of the common
people in China and India are likely to accelerate this planetary destruction.  The "developed" world is still
in denial thinking of more and more irresponsible ways to achieve the ludicrous goal of "sustainable growth".
Politicians get ever more strident as they want you to accept props to the continued insanity of growth such
as nuclear power, recycled water, ever higher density housing,   These "developments" are far more like a
desperate fix for a addiction, than ecologically desirable and sustainable improvements from the planet.
 
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From: offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:offtopic-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Roland
Gesthuizen
Sent: Sunday, 25 February 2007 1:37 AM
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Golly Stephen, also seems to be getting a lot thinner. I wish more of our schools were sustainable and don't
understand why we are not taking more steps in that direction.


On 24/02/07, stephen at melbpc.org.au <  <mailto:stephen at melbpc.org.au> stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote: 

A glacier in Norway ..

<http://envisense.org/glacsweb/photos/briks-panos/index.html
<http://envisense.org/glacsweb/photos/briks-panos/index.html> >

Regards people
Stephen Loosley
Victoria 
Australia

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