,ECOLOGY & ,9DU/RY 

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,A DECISIVE COLLISION LOOMS4 ,ON ONE SIDE IS ! 'GR[-OR-DIE' 9DU/RY ( ,CAPITALISM1 LUR*+ \T ( CONTROL4 ,ON ! O!R1 ! FRAGILE CONDITIONS KN[N AS ! BIOSPH]E NECESS>Y = ! MA9T5ANCE ( ADVANC$ LIFE =MS ON ?IS PLANET4 ,DOES !RE HAVE TO BE ONE OR ! O!R8 ,ECOLOGI/S1 ECONOMI/S & SOCIOLOGI/S >E BEG9N+ TO F9D COMMON GR\ND BETWE5 ECOLOGY & 9DU/RY1 & DISCOV]+ ?AT BY WORK+ TOGE!R & ABOLI%+ ! 'GR[-OR-DIE' ASPECT ( 9DU/RY1 A SU/A9ABLE FUTURE MAY REALLY BE POSSIBLE4 

,! VISION ( :OLE NETWORKS ( 9DU/RIES1 EA* EFFICI5TLY FE$+ (F O!RS BYPRODUCTS TO ELIM9ATE WA/E & POLLUTION1 LIKE NATURAL ECOSY/EMS MAY NOT BE AS IDEALI/IC AS IT ONCE SEEM$4 ,H>MFUL EMISSIONS W\LDN'T JU/ BE CURB$ TO A GOV]NM5TS 7UN7ACCEPTABLE LEVEL1 !Y'D BE ABOLI%$ COMPLETELY4 ,9 ECOSY/EMS1 MAT]IALS FL[ CYCLICALLY FROM PRODUC]S 7PLANTS7 TO CONSUM]S 7ANIMALS71 & RECYCL$ BY DECOMPOS]S 7FUNGI1 MICROBES7 & SCAV5G]S 7VULTURES1 HY5AS & SO ON74 ,EV]Y?+ IS PUT TO USE & ! CONCEPT ( 'WA/E' IS MEAN+LESS4 ,9 ! PRES5T ,CAPITALI/ 9DU/RIES BY SEV]E CONTRA/1 MAT]IALS MOVE 9 A L9E> FA%ION FROM MANUFACTUR] TO CONSUM] & !N /RAI<T 9TO ! AIR OR 9TO A DUMP4 ',WA/E' IS ESS5TIALLY A HUMAN 9V5TION4 

,9DU/RIAL ECOLOGY AIMS TO 'CLOSE ! LOOP'2 MAK+ WA/E & POLLUTION OBSOLETE4 ,?IS REQUIRES 9DU/RIES TO RECYCLE MORE RES\RCES1 USE RAW MAT]IALS TO ! FULL & CREATE AS FEW UNWANT$ BYPRODUCTS AS POSSIBLE4 ,H[EV]1 BIG BUS9ESS EXECUTIVES >E MORE CONC]N$ ) GETT+ A /ABLE SUPPLY ( MAT]IALS ( CONSI/5T QUALITY ?AN ACCEPT+ ! BYPRODUCT ( ! 9DU/RY NEXT DOOR4 ,IT DEM&S A %IFT 9 ?9K+4 ,PRODUCTS NE$ TO BE SE5 NOT AS ! 5D ( ! L9E1 BUT AS TEMPOR>Y EMBODIM5TS ( MAT]IALS4 ,CURB+ 9DU/RIAL EMISSIONS TO 'Z]O' MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE = AS LONG AS 9DU/RY CONT9UES TO USE FOSSIL FUELS4 ,NATURE'S ECOSY/EMS >E P[]$ BY ! ,SUN1 :ILE WE BURN FOSSIL FUELS1 & ?AT1 9EVITABLY PRODUCES GRE5H\SE GASES 9CLUD+ C>BON DIOXIDE4 ,! DIFFICULTY 9 ELIM9AT+ OR RECYCL+ SU* EMISSIONS MEANS ?AT !RE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME POLLUTION & WA/E4 ,BUT ?IS NE$N'T DET] US FROM TRY+ TO CUT WA/E AS MU* AS WE CAN N[4 

,9 ,KALUNDBORG1 ,D5M>K -- A SEASIDE T[N ( #a1 -- EV]YONE KN[S AB\T '9DU/RIAL SYMBIOSIS'4 ,A COAL-FIR$ P[] /ATION PUMPS /EAM HEAT1 :I* W\LD NORMALLY BE LO/ 5]GY1 9TO AN OIL REF9]Y1 A DRUGS COMPANY & TO ! T[N4 ,ADDITIONAL RECOV]$ HEAT GOES TO A NE>BY FI% F>M4 ,GYPSUM CREAT$ BY ! P[] PLANTS SCRUBB] IS SOLD TO A LOCAL PLA/]BO>D MANUFACTUR] :I* ALSO USES ! REF9]Y'S LI<T GAS1 NORMALLY BURNT (F AS WA/E1 TO FIRE ITS OV5S = DRY+ ! WALLBO>D4 ,! REF9]Y PUMPS ITS COOL+ WAT] TO ! P[] PLANT = USE 9 CLEAN+ AS BOIL] FE$WAT]4 ,ORGANIC SLUDGE FROM ! FI% F>M & DRUGS COMPANY1 :]E MICROBES >E CULTUR$1 PROVIDES F]TILIZ] = F>M]S' FIELDS4 

,P]HAPS ! MO/ P]FECTLY BALANC$1 BUT FREQU5TLY =GOTT5 & OV]LOOK$1 EXAMPLE ( 9DU/RIAL ECOLOGY IS ?AT ( CROP ROTATION 9 AGRICULTURE1 A SY/EM ?AT IS AGES OLD & YET R>ELY EMPLOY$ BY ! FACTORY F>MS ( TODAY4 

,9=MATION & $UCATION IS ! KEY TO SUCCESS = 9DU/RIAL ECOLOGY1 EXP5SIVE NEW TE*NOLOGIES >E NOT4 ,IF IT IS SO RELATIVELY EASY TO CREATE ECO-9DU/RIAL P>KS !N :Y >5'T WE SEE+ SU* COMPLEXES SPR\T+ UP LIKE MU%ROOMS8 ,MANY PEOPLE F9D IT DIFFICULT TO 5VISAGE SY/EMS1 RA!R ?AN L9E> ME*ANICAL SET-UPS4 ,COMPANIES >E ACCU/OM$ TO FOCUS+ ON A 'CORE' BUS9ESS /RATEGY1 NAMELY MAK+ PR(IT1 ?AT PREV5TS !M FROM CONSID]+ O!R OPPORTUNITIES4 

,! GR[? PATT]N ?AT CAPITALISM NECESS>ILY FOLL[S IS NEI!R ECOLOGICALLY OR ECONOMICALLY SU/A9ABLE4 ,IT IS CREAT+ A HI< CO/ ( LIV+ & A L[ QUALITY ( LIFE4 ,! ONLY RES\RCE :I* WE POSSES 9 VIRTUAL ABUNDANCE IS ?AT ( HUMAN POT5TIAL1 & YET IT IS A RES\RCE :I* IS SQU&]$ ) EV5 GREAT] PR(LIGACY ?AN ! :OLE ( ! ,E>?'S F9ITE RES\RCES4 ,IT IS TIME HUMANITY US$ ECOLOGICAL KN[L$GE & APPLI$ IT TO CREATE A SOCIETY WOR? LIV+ 91 ONE BAS$ ON EQUALITY BETWE5 PEOPLE & H>MONY ) ! RE/ ( NATURE4,! SUPPOS$LY UNAVOIDABLE CONFLICT BETWE5 \R '9SATIABLE NE$S' & 'SC>CE NATURAL RES\RCES' ONLY EXI/S UND] CAPITALISM2 IT NE$ NOT ALWAYS BE ! CASE4 ,IF HUMANITY IS GOV]N$ BY ! COMPETITIVE M>KETPLACE MAXIM 'GR[ OR DIE'1 9DU/RY WILL LIT]ALLY DEV\R ! BIOSPH]E1 TURN+ =E/S 9TO LUMB] & SOIL 9TO S&4  
  

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