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  • From: Bob Waldrop <bob@bobwaldrop.net>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Fwd: Nth American Conf
  • Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:57:53 -0500

Why do we think that this event would be worth the damage the travel and etc associated with it would cause the earth's ecologies? Haven't we done enough harm to all with our sense of entitlement to all the travel we can manage to pay for with dollars? Especially those of us who are privileged First World people?

The Union of Concerned Scientists recently released a book on global warming and transportation/travel is one of the three major contributors to the emissions driving climate change. They say one imperative of the future is that we need to drive less and travel less. If we do travel, the kindest-to-the-earth method of travel is to take the bus.

So in the spirit of harm reduction, at minimum if this event occurs it should be in a city easily accessible by bus travel, and travel by air and automobile should be actively discouraged by the organizers. If it becomes a regular thing, it should not be an annual event, but instead should be at most once every four years.

Bob Waldrop, OKC
http://www.bettertimesinfo.org/permaculture350.pdf -- Hacking permaculture in 350 words



On 7/16/2012 6:41 AM, venaurafarm wrote:
Steve Hart
Ecology Architect
skype: stevenlawrencehart

Nth American Permaculture Conference ?

Hey guys...not so long ago there was discussion on a likely Conference
for all Nth America...whats happened to that energy ? has anyone picked
up the challenge?, taken an initiative and moved it forward ? Skeeta,
are you still in there ? I reckon its time to take the bull by the horns
and jump in the deep end.

At the International Conference in Jordan, IPC10, Scott Pitman and I
discussed future international structures in a workshop. There has been
waned discussion since but with Cuba's IPC11 just around the corner the
agenda will gain more development. One thread is to realise the
continental regions of the world. Then to consider each region having
conferences. Europe is already well advanced on this with their 12th
Conference happening in Kassel this year 1-5th August. Central America
has had a few. No other region to my knowledge has gone there yet.

Something worthy of development eh what ?

Steve Hart



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