permaculture

["HS" <wal@pc.jaring.my>]

He..he..but I am a realist.  I want to bring permaculture, even if a small
step at a time, to urban folks who are comfortable as they are.  I think the
sums will add up if a million households pollute the waterways a little less
as opposed to a group of committed environmentalist forgoing all.

Regards

HS

a\----- Original Message -----
From: <treaclemine@intranet.org>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 2:55 PM
Subject: [permaculture] Provokative question


> Greetings,
>
> I think I must be feeling feisty...
>
> On Sun, Jun 08, 2003 at 03:17:56PM +0800, HS wrote:
>
> > 4. look at a resident-wide voluntary project to have a common
> > car-washing area
>
> How quickly does sustainable culture need to move away from
> fossil fuel usage?  Should committed permaculturists be giving up
> private fossil fuel burning cars as quickly as possible, and moving to
> sustainable forms of transport (including community vehicles running
> on alternative fuels)?  How important are communal sustainable car
> washing facilities in comparison to these reductions in fossil fuel
> burning?
>
> For the record, I'm personally car-free, and working hard to wean
> my partner away from private car use (currently in house move hell to
> get within cycling distance of my partners work as well as mine).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Amanda in the UK
>
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