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  • From: "E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Global Food Supply Near the Breaking Point
  • Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 09:58:41 -0500

Well said, and I agree, except for one thing: Uniqueness. I don't believe
that "uniqueness" and "get(ing) along to work towards a solution and common
good" are necessarily in conflict. It's the competition (my way is better
than yours, just because it's mine), that gets in the way. Diversity is a
strong theme of Permaculutre. We should celebrate unique strengths and
abilities in ourselves, as well as our plants, while learning to employ those
strengths in cooperative fashion..

A local (Austin) example: A well-meaning group of fervent environmentalists
recently spent a lot of money ($450,000), trying to get some changes made to
the city charter to protect the local aquifers. Their passion ultimately
caused failure, as the proposed amendments went too far for the general
public and energized the opposition. Will they be able to regain a position
of influence, or did insistence on "one way" do irreparable damage?

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz
----- Original Message -----
From: J Kolenovsky
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Global Food Supply Near the Breaking Point


Thank you, Bart, for stepping up to the plate. I read your website
daily. This group could benefit from more people of your background.
Maybe the naysayers would become believers. Heinberg, Holmgrem Kuntsler,
Colin, et al are a host of good sources on the PO theory. I believe
the proof or credible demonstation is a very SIMPLE thing. (like KISS).
Oil is finite. There is only so much. This is not about RUNNING OUT. It
is about shortage and supply and demand. Look at this. How long oil been
pumped out of ground? 150 years? How many oil consuming machines made in
that time period. 2 billion? How many tailpipes idling on fossil fuels?
1 billion? C'mon. This planet is not that big and is getting scarce on
fossil fuels and oxygen. The real issue is not the aforementioned but
is, "What are we going to do going forward? Are we going to put aside
our uniquenesses and get along to work towards a solution and common
good? Will we pull our heads out of our encyclopedias and lexicographias
and look around at the world about us. Institutions aren't going to
educate people about this. Will we step up and educate them about
possibilities to live in the future?" Or are we scared about what we
have done in the past 150 years (fattened calves) and start thinking
about living real lives in the next 150 years?


> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 21:50:40 -0700
> From: "Bart Anderson" <bart@cwo.com>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Global Food Supply Near the Breaking Point
> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Message-ID: <000d01c67e24$7153af30$7901a8c0@bartp4>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Toby Hemenway wrote:
> "Turning away from the course we are on, as a civilization, is not
something
> that is going to occur by a vote or changing our shopping habits...."
>
> Thanks for explaining more, Toby. As usual it makes sense. For a minute
I
> was afraid you had been infected with doomerism!
>
>
> Lawrence London, wrote:
> "Where is there any proof or credible demonstration of oil shortages? Who
> can you believe about this?"
>
> Over the last few years, much writing and research has appeared that
answers
> these questions.
>
> For me, the best summary of Peak Oil has been in Richard Heinberg's books:
> "The Party's Over" and "Powerdown". Heinberg teaches human ecology and
is a
> permaculture ally.
>
> Many of his articles are online at:
>
http://energybulletin.net/news.php?author=heinberg&keywords=&cat=0&action=search&pageID=2
>
> David Holmgren has thought a lot about Peak Oil:
>
http://energybulletin.net/news.php?author=holmgren&keywords=&cat=0&action=search
(go to original articles for best display)
> http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/search/holmgren
>
> I especially like Holmgren's interview by Adam Fenderson
> http://energybulletin.net/524.html
> video: http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/interviews/106
>
> Bart Anderson
> energybulletin.net

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