permaculture

[jamesdavid Sneed <harvestcircle@hotmail.com>]

Rather than look at it as the Earth having limitations on what is habitable, 
I see it as humankind having demanded too much, or too high of a level of 
habitation. If the Kung San could live happily for centuries in the Kalahari 
desert, well-fed and sheltered, then why can't we live on less? I mean a lot 
less. It is not the Earth that is limited in relation to us so much as it is 
this greedy, selfish species demanding too many creature comforts. The Apache 
didn't need refridgeration in Arizona, and the Haida didn't need enamelized 
tin roofing in the rain forest of their islands, my Abenaki ancestors needed 
no oil furnaces in New England winters. What changed? So-called civilization 
showed up.

> From: fdnokes@hotmail.com
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:54:38 -0700
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] From TruthOut
> 
> Hi James, or anyone with a 'take' on this.
> 
> Here is my little question:
> 
> Do you think we have overstepped the bounds of what is habitable space on 
> earth?
> Are we trying to live in too many places that are not supportive enough of 
> life?
> 
> Frances
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "jamesdavid Sneed" <harvestcircle@hotmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:15 AM
> To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] From TruthOut
> 
> >
> > It was completely avoidable if we would cease our addiction to oil, or 
> > any 
> > "easy" energy.
> >
>  
> 
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