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,AT ?IS TIME1 MANY PEOPLE >E AT LEA/ G5]ALLY AW>E ?AT 5VIRONM5TALLY H>MFUL HUMAN ACTIVITIES HAVE CAUS$ A NUMB] ( S]I\S ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS1 AM\NT+ TO A K9D ( CRISIS4 ,! PH5OM5ON ( GLOBAL W>M+ IS PROBABLY ! BE/ KN[N EXAMPLE1 AL?\< !RE IS ALSO SOME AW>5ESS >\ND ISSUES LIKE DE=E/ATION & ! DANG]S ( NUCLE> 5]GY4 

,SEV]AL DECADES AGO 5VIRONM5TAL GR\PS W]E ABLE TO PU% ! MOTTO 0R$UCE1 REUSE1 RECYCLE0 9TO ! PUBLIC CONSCI\SNESS1 AL?\< 9 ACTUAL PRACTICE ! CONCEPTS 0R$UC+0 & ALSO TO SOME EXT5T 0REUS+0 W]E L>GELY IGNOR$4 ,TODAY A NEW ANSW] TO 5VIRONM5TAL PROBLEMS HAS BE5 (F]$1 ONE ?AT DOESN'T JU/ TOL]ATE =GETT+ TO R$UCE & REUSE1 BUT ACTUALLY SUGGE/S ?AT CONSUMPTION ITSELF IS ! SOLUTION4 0,GRE50 CONSUMPTION HAS TAK5 ! DAY4 ,:]EAS 9 #aihe ! 05VIRONM5TALLY CONSCI\S0 ?+ TO DO MI<T HAVE BE5 TO TURN (F ! LI<TS 9 Y\R H\SE = MORE ( ! DAY1 N[ CONSUM]S >E L$ TO BELIEVE ?AT SIMPLY BUY+ 5]GY-EFFICI5T LI<T BULBS WILL 9/EAD DO ! TRICK4 ,DON'T GET ME WRONG1 ,I'M NOT >GU+ ?AT MA9/REAM 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5TS W]E ACTUALLY BETT] 9=M$ 9 ! #a#i#hS1 OR ?AT ! SOLUTIONS (F]$ 9 ?AT DAY W\LD HAVE ACTUALLY BE5 SU/A9ABLE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! CURR5T OBSESSION ) 0BUY+ GRE50 IS UNIQUELY ABSURD4 

,PL5TY ( O!R PIECES HAVE BE5 WRITT5 EXPLA9+ SOME ( ! PROBLEMS ) :AT HAS BE5 CALL$ TODAY'S 0GRE5WA%+40 ,EXCELL5T PO9TS HAVE BE5 RAIS$ CONC]N+ ITS DEEPLY CONSUM]I/IC *>ACT]1 ! FACT ?AT IT ACTUALLY BOL/]S ! GR[?-BAS$ CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC MODEL :I* 9 & ( ITSELF CANNOT BE SU/A9ABLE1 & ! FACT ?AT IT PLACES ! BURD5 ( FIX+ ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ON 9DIVIDUAL CONSUM]S1 RA!R ?AN ON ! 9DU/RIES :O >E ACTUALLY TO BLAME = CREAT+ ?IS MESS 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,MY 9T5TION IS NOT TO GO AGA9/ :AT !SE O!R PIECES HAVE SAID1 BUT RA!R TO %9E SOME LI<T ON ONE >EA ( ! DEBATE ?AT HAS TOO (T5 BE5 LEFT 9 ! %AD[S1 NAMELY1 ! SUPPOS$ SU/A9ABILITY ( GRE5 TE*NOLOGY ITSELF4 ,! V]Y AXIOMS ( ! LATT] REMA9 9SUFFICI5TLY ADDRESS$ & DEM& 9T]ROGATION4 

,I BEG9 BY ACKN[L$G+ SOME?+ ( A BROAD PUBLIC AW>5ESS ?AT MU* ( TODAY'S TE*NOLOGY IS NOT SU/A9ABLE4 ,SOMEH[1 ?IS NON-SU/A9ABILITY HAS CONTRIBUT$ TO V>I\S ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS4 ,S9CE IT IS ASSUM$ ?AT WE MU/ CONT9UE RECEIV+ ! 0B5EFITS0 ( ALL ( ?IS TE*NOLOGY1 ! OBVI\S SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE NON-SU/A9ABLE TE*NOLOGY ) R\<LY EQUIVAL5T SU/A9ABLE TE*NOLOGY1 RA!R ?AN SIMPLY R$UC+ ITS USE OR SCRAPP+ IT ALTOGE!R4 

,IT'S FAIRLY WELL ASSUM$ ?AT GRE5 TE*NOLOGY IS 9 FACT SU/A9ABLE4 ,MANY TAKE IT ON GOOD FAI? ?AT SWIT*+ TO V>I\S GRE5 TE*NOLOGIES WILL 9 SOME WAY FIX OR AT LEA/ MITIGATE ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS1 GETT+ IT UND] CONTROL & ALL[+ 5VIRONM5TAL 9TEGRITY TO BE MA9TA9$ OR RETURN$ TO MORE APPROPRIATE LEVELS4 ,9 ! ,U,S IT IS COMMONLY BELIEV$ ?AT MU* ( ! RESPONSIBILITY = ACCOMPLI%+ ?IS SWIT* OV] FALLS ON 9DIVIDUAL CONSUM]S1 BY WAY ( !IR PUR*AS+ DECISIONS4 ,I MU/ /RESS1 H[EV]1 ?AT MANY :O >E O!RWISE CRITICAL ( TODAY'S CAPITALI/ 0GRE5WA%+0 SCAM /ILL ULTIMATELY BELIEVE ! L>G] PROMISE ( GRE5 TE*NOLOGY TO BE TRUE4 ,!Y MAY SIMPLY FEEL ?AT O!R ACTORS1 POT5TIALLY ! /ATE OR 9 SOME CASES REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS1 %\LD BE RESPONSIBLE = 5SUR+ ?IS 0PROGRESS40 ,S9CE MO/ PEOPLE LACK A WORK+ DEF9ITION ( 0SU/A9ABILITY0 !MSELVES1 !Y >E 9DIVIDUALLY UNABLE TO CRITICALLY DET]M9E :E!R OR NOT ?IS L>G] CONCEPT IS 9 FACT TRUE4 

,ALL[ ME !N TO PROVIDE A DEF9ITION ( SU/A9ABILITY4 

,AN ACTIVITY IS SU/A9ABLE ONLY IF IT DOESN'T DEPLETE OR H>M ITS 5VIRONM5T 9 SU* A WAY ?AT W\LD MAKE ?AT ACTIVITY IMPOSSIBLE TO CONT9UE4 ,SU/A9ABLE ACTIVITIES CAN CONT9UE = AS LONG AS !IR 5VIRONM5TS REMA9 & DON'T *ANGE OR DISAPPE> = O!R REASONS4 ,TO BE MORE SPECIFIC1 A SU/A9ABLE ACTIVITY REPLACES1 TO ! GREATE/ DEGREE POSSIBLE1 EV]Y?+ IT USES ) MAT]IAL ?AT IS JU/ AS GOOD AS OR BETT] ?AN :AT IT TOOK1 ACCORD+ TO H[ SURR\ND+ PLANTS1 ANIMALS1 9SECTS1 ETC4 CAN MAKE USE ( ! BYPRODUCT4 ,IF :AT'S GIV5 BACK TO ! 5VIRONM5T IS SEV]ELY DEPLET$1 TOXIC OR O!RWISE H>MFUL TO SURR\ND+ ORGANISMS1 !N ?AT ACTIVITY IS NOT SU/A9ABLE4 

,MO/ PEOPLE >E FAMILI> ) ! CONCEPT ( NONR5EWABLE RES\RCES1 & >E AW>E ?AT AN ACTIVITY DEP5D5T ON ! USE ( SU* RES\RCES 7A DEPLETIVE ACTIVITY7 WILL EV5TUALLY BECOME UNWORKABLE4 ,MO/ DEPLETIVE ACTIVITIES >E H[EV] ALSO DE/RUCTIVE ACTIVITIES2 BURN+ A FOSSIL FUEL DEPLETES ?AT RES\RCE1 BUT ALSO POLLUTES & H>MS ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,IF A DE/RUCTIVE ACTIVITY CONT9UES = LONG 5\<1 IT WILL EFFECTIVELY OBLIT]ATE ! 5VIRONM5T SURR\ND+ IT1 & ALL ( ! LIFE =MS ?AT DEP5D$ ON ?AT 5VIRONM5T1 /OPP+ ?AT ACTIVITY JU/ AS EFFECTIVELY AS IF ! ORIG9ALLY DESIR$ RES\RCE HAD SIMPLY RUN \T4 ,ANY HUMAN ACTIVITY1 !N1 /OPS BE+ SU/A9ABLE :5 IT BECOMES MORE DEPLETIVE OR DE/RUCTIVE ?AN ! SURR\ND+ ECOSY/EM CAN AF=D4 

,WE CAN N[1 FIGURATIVELY SPEAK+1 RUN V>I\S GRE5 TE*NOLOGIES ?R\< ! FILT] ( ?IS DEF9ITION1 SIFT+ \T :AT IS & IS NOT SU/A9ABLE4 ,IT SC>CELY NE$S TO BE SAID ?AT ! FOLL[+ LITANY ( FACTS & /ATI/ICS IS NOT A COMPLETE LI/1 BUT A SELECTION ( ILLU/RATIVE EXAMPLES4 

,A LITTLE BIT ( RESE>* 9TO V>I\S GRE5 TE*NOLOGIES & P>TICUL>LY !IR MANUFACTURE REVEALS SOME POT5TIALLY SURPRIS+ RESULTS4 

,9 G5]AL1 GRE5 TE*NOLOGY HAS SOME BASIC ?+S 9 COMMON ) ALL O!R 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY4 ,?AT IS1 FROM SOL> PANELS TO W9D MILLS1 FROM L[-DRAW LI<T BULBS TO 5]GY EFFICI5T WA%+ MA*9ES1 FROM ! ,U,S >MY'S NEW E>?-FRI5DLY 0GRE5 BULLET0 TO HYBRID VEHICLES1 ALL ( !SE ?+S REQUIRE METALS1 & 9 MO/ CASES PLA/ICS TO CREATE4 

,9DE$1 METALS & PLA/ICS >E LIT]ALLY ! BUILD+ BLOCKS ( TODAY'S MOD]N 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION1 GRE5 OR NOT4 

,A FUNDAM5TAL />T+ PO9T IS TO LOOK AT H[ WE ACTUALLY GET !SE MAT]IALS \T ( ! GR\ND4 ,9DU/RIAL METALS >E REF9$ FROM ORE1 OR ROCK ) USABLE ELEM5TS 9 IT4 ,! PROCESS ( SEP>AT+ ORE 9TO ITS USABLE & NON-USABLE COMPON5TS LEAVES BEH9D TREM5D\S WA/E4 ,!SE M9+ WA/ES1 OR TAIL+S1 (T5 CONTA9 ONE OR MORE ( ! FOLL[+3 

,>S5IC -- ,AN ESPECIALLY POT5T POISON1 US$ AT V>I\S TIMES TO MAKE 9SECTICIDES1 H]BICIDES1 & MILIT>Y *EMICAL WEAPONS4 

,B>ITE -- ,CONTA9S ELEM5TAL B>IUM1 ALL SOLUBLE SALTS ( :I* >E HI<LY TOXIC4 

,CADMIUM -- ,EXTREMELY TOXIC EV5 9 L[ CONC5TRATIONS4 ,9HAL+ CADMIUM-LAD5 DU/ QUICKLY LEADS TO RESPIRATORY TRACT & KIDNEY PROBLEMS :I* CAN BE FATAL4 ,+E/ION ( ANY SIGNIFICANT AM\NT ( CADMIUM CAUSES IMM$IATE POISON+ & DAMAGE TO ! LIV] & ! KIDNEYS4 ,COMP\NDS CONTA9+ CADMIUM >E ALSO C>C9OG5IC4 

,CALCITE -- ,DU/ ( :I* HAS BE5 F\ND TO CAUSE LUNG DAMAGE4 

,FLUORITE -- ,COMPOS$ ( CALCIUM FLUORIDE4 ,! #aihd ISSUE ( ,CL9ICAL ,TOXICOLOGY ( ,COMM]CIAL ,PRODUCTS LI/S FLUORIDE AS MORE POISON\S ?AN LEAD & JU/ SLI<TLY LESS POISON\S ?AN >S5IC4 ,IT HAS BE5 US$ AS A PE/ICIDE = MICE1 RATS & O!R SMALL PE/S4 

,LEAD -- ,9FAM\SLY TOXIC AS ILLU/RAT$ BY ! WIDESPREAD NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE AMONG *ILDR5 :O GREW UP 9 L[ 9COME H\S+ ) PEEL+ LEAD PA9T & AG+ LEAD$ WAT] PIPES4 

,MANGANESE --,L9K$ TO IMPAIR$ MOTOR SKILLS & COGNITIVE DISORD]S4 

,RADIOACTIVE MAT]IALS -- ,PRESUMABLY NO DESCRIPTION IS NE$$4 

,SULFUR 7& SULFIDE COMP\NDS7 -- ,HYDROG5 SULFIDE IS TOXIC4 ,AL?\< V]Y PUNG5T AT FIR/1 IT QUICKLY DEAD5S ! S5SE ( SMELL1 SO POT5TIAL VICTIMS MAY BE UNAW>E ( ITS PRES5CE UNTIL DEA? OR O!R SYMPTOMS OCCUR4 ,SULFUR TRIOXIDE1 A VOLATILE LIQUID AT /&>D TEMP]ATURE & PRESSURE1 IS EXTREMELY DANG]\S1 ESPECIALLY 9 CONTACT ) WAT]1 :I* REACTS ) IT TO =M SULFURIC ACID ) ! G5]ATION ( MU* HEAT4 ,SULFURIC ACID POSES EXTREME HAZ>DS TO MANY OBJECTS & SUB/ANCES4 

,Z9C -- ,! FREE Z9C ION 9 SOLUTION IS DEADLY TO PLANTS1 9V]TEBRATES1 & EV5 V]TEBRATE FI%4 

,AS WE CAN SEE1 MANY ( !SE ?+S >E TOXIC1 CAU/IC OR O!RWISE H>MFUL4 .<#a.> ,9 ADDITION1 SULFURIC ACID IS CREAT$ :5 C]TA9 ( ! ABOVE M5TION$ MAT]IALS 5T] ! WAT]S ( NE>BY /REAMS & !N OXIDIZE4 ,?IS WIPES \T ALL LIFE 9 ! EFFECT$ /REAM SECTIONS1 :I* CAN BE MANY MILES LONG4 ,USE ( ! NOTORI\SLY LE?AL SUB/ANCE CYANIDE IS ALSO 9CREAS+LY NECESS>Y = ! SEP>ATION ( GOLD & O!R METALS FROM ORE4 ,M9ES COMMONLY UTILIZE A NUMB] ( O!R TOXIC SUB/ANCES 9 ?IS PROCESS AS WELL1 9CLUD+ SODIUM E?YL XAN?ATE1 :I* EASILY =MS A DANG]\S GAS ?AT IS READILY ABSORB$ ?R\< ! SK91 OR POTASSIUM AMYL XAN?ATE1 :I* IS DEADLY TO C]TA9 FI%1 OR1 YET AGA91 EV5 MORE SULFURIC ACID1 SIMPLY ADD+ TO ?AT :I* ALREADY =MS 9 /REAMS BECAUSE ( NE>BY M9ES4 .<#a.> 

,M9+1 OR RA!R DIGG+ OR BLA/+ MASSIVE HOLES 9 ! GR\ND1 IS A DIRTY PROCESS4 ,EV5 ! MO/ TI<TLY REGULAT$1 0CLEAN0 M9ES LEAK !SE H>MFUL SUB/ANCES 9TO ! SURR\ND+ 5VIRONM5T4 ,! PONDS CON/RUCT$ TO /ORE MO/ WAT]$-D[N1 0WET0 M9E TAIL+S >E ALSO SOME:AT PRONE TO CON/ANT LEAK+ & CATA/ROPHIC FAILURE4 ,AS SU*1 SMALL /REAMS1 HUGE RIV]S1 UND]GR\ND WAT] S\RCES1 ANIMALS1 & ! PEOPLE ?AT DEP5D ON ALL !SE ?+S CONT9UALLY SUFF] ! RAVAGES ( M9E-RELAT$ DISA/]S4 .<#b.> ,:5 !SE TOXIC TAIL+S >5'T HELD 9 PONDS1 H[EV]1 !Y >E SOMETIMES LEFT 9 DRY DU/ =M1 /REWN >\ND M9+ SITES1 :]E !Y SIMPLY BL[ AB\T 9 ! W9D4 

,EV5 IF SU* ACCID5TAL DISA/]S & 9/ANCES ( C>ELESSNESS W]E ABLE TO BE EFFECTIVELY M9IMIZ$ OR PREV5T$1 ! PRACTICE ( 9T5TIONALLY TE>+ UP HUGE PAT*ES ( ! E>? W\LD /ILL BE SOCIALLY DISA/R\S1 AS M9E SITES >E (T5 ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT & SACR$ TO LOCAL 9DIG5\S PEOPLES4 ,G5OCIDE OR ITS FUNCTIONAL EQUIVAL5T IS !RE=E A NECESS>Y PRECONDITION ( 9DU/RIAL METAL EXTRACTION4 ,S9CE ?IS EXPOSITION FOCUSES ON TE*NOLOGY SPECIFICALLY1 ,I WILL LEAVE ! DISCUSSION ( M9+ AT ?AT4 

,( C\RSE1 TOXIC MAT]IALS DON'T SUDD5LY BECOME H>MLESS ONCE !Y HAVE BE5 REMOV$ FROM ! GR\ND4 ,! MOD]N APPLIANCES ?AT MANY ( US SURR\ND \RSELVES ) CONTA9 NUM]\S ACTIVE OR PASSIVE ?REATS TO \R HEAL?3 

0,A :OLE B\QUET ( HEAVY METALS1 SEMIMETALS & O!R *EMICAL COMP\NDS LURK 9SIDE Y\R SEEM+LY 9NOC5T LAPTOP OR ,T,V4 ,E-WA/E DANG]S /EM FROM +R$I5TS SU* AS LEAD1 M]CURY1 >S5IC1 CADMIUM1 COPP]1 B]YLLIUM1 B>IUM1 *ROMIUM1 NICKEL1 Z9C1 SILV] & GOLD4 ,MANY ( !SE ELEM5TS >E US$ 9 CIRCUIT BO>DS & COMPRISE ELECTRICAL P>TS SU* AS COMPUT] *IPS1 MONITORS & WIR+40 .<#c.> 

,AS PREVI\SLY M5TION$1 MO/ GRE5 TE*NOLOGY ALSO REQUIRES PLA/ICS TO MANUFACTURE4 ,:E!R ?IS P>TICUL> TE*NOLOGY ACTUALLY HAS PLA/IC COMPON5TS OR IS MANUFACTUR$ ) MA*9ES & TOOLS ?AT USE PLA/ICS DOESN'T MATT] MU*1 EI!R WAY PLA/ICS >E NECESS>Y4 ,PLA/ICS >E MADE )1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 PETROLEUM1 :I* IS 7AS MANY PEOPLE N[ UND]/&7 NONR5EWABLE & IMM5SELY H>MFUL TO EXTRACT & REF9E4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ COMMON PLA/ICS ?AT WE 5C\NT] IS POLYV9YL *LORIDE1 OR ,P,V,C4 ,! PRODUCTION ( ,P,V,C 7& MO/ ALL PLA/ICS OR *EMICALS7 CREATES DIOX9S1 & AFT] PRODUCTION MORE DIOX9S LEA* \T ( ! ,P,V,C ?AT SURR\NDS US4 ,?IS IS A HI<LY DETRIM5TAL PH5OM5ON BECAUSE DIOX9S1 AS A CLASS ( *EMICALS1 >E SOME ( ! MO/ HAZ>D\S & DEADLY SUB/ANCES KN[N1 0DANG]\S AT DOSES ( SEV]AL P>TS P] TRILLION40 ,9 ADDITION TO BE+ 0HI<LY C>C9OG5IC & POISON\S10 DIOX9S ALSO ALT] ! FUNCTION & /RUCTURE ( LIV+ CELLS 9 DISA/R\S WAYS4 ,ONCE ACCUMULAT$1 7EI!R DIRECTLY ?R\< ! 5VIRONM5T OR BY CONSUM+ ! FLE% ( A CONTAM9AT$ ORGANISM7 DIOX9S /AY ACTIVE 9 HUMAN BODIES = BETWE5 F\R & TW5TY YE>S4 .<#a.> 

,MANY 9DU/RIALLY PRODUC$ ITEMS1 PRODUCTS LIKE C>PET & PA9T1 ALSO UTILIZE FLAME RET>DANT *EMICALS CALL$ POLY-BROM9AT$ DIPH5YL E!RS 7,P,B,D,ES74 ,!SE ALSO CO9CID5TALLY HELP GIVE C>S 7YES1 EV5 GRE5 HYBRID C>S7 ?AT 0NEW C> SMELL40 .<#a.> ,9 ADDITION TO LIV] & ?YROID TOXICITY1 EXPOSURE TO ,P,B,D,ES HAS BE5 PROV5 TO CAUSE PROBLEMS 9 REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS & ) MEMORY LOSS4 ,A V]ITABLE LAUNDRY LI/ ( HEAL? PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY EXPOSURE TO V>I\S O!R PLA/ICS C\LD BE DRAWN UP1 BUT A COMPLETE ONE W\LD BE TOO LONG = ?IS BRIEF PIECE4 ,?IS LI/ W\LD1 H[EV]1 9CLUDE CANC]1 BIR? DEFECTS1 *RONIC BRON*ITIS1 ULC]S1 SK9 DISEASES1 DEAFNESS1 & BL9DNESS1 TO NAME JU/ A FEW4 .<#d.> 

,SO F> ,I HAVE FOCUS$ ON ! RA!R OBVI\S COMMONALITIES BETWE5 GRE5 TE*NOLOGY & ALL O!R 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY4 ,N[ LET US MOVE ON TO ADDRESS :AT GRE5 TE*NOLOGY CLAIMS TO BE TRULY DI/+UI%ABLE BY4 

,A C5TRAL PLANK ( ! GRE5 TE* MOVEM5T IS ! RECYCL+ ( MANUFACTUR$ WA/ES & WORN-\T GOODS4 ,RECYCL+ WON'T 9 ACTUALITY HELP US DECREASE \R PRODUCTION ( TOX9S MU* ?\<1 AS ?IS IS YET ANO!R 9DU/RIAL PROCESS (T5 REQUIR+ ! 9PUT ( L>GE AM\NTS ( 5]GY & SYN!TICALLY PRODUC$1 NONR5EWABLE SUB/ANCES4 ,EV5 PAP] RECYCL+ G5]ALLY UTILIZES *LOR9E GAS & HYPO*LORITES 9 ! RE-BLEA*+ PROCESS1 RELEAS+ MORE DIOX9S & C>C9OG5S 9TO ! 5VIRONM5T4.<#e.> ,SIMPLE PHYSICS ALSO DICTATES ?AT 9 AN 5]GY 9T5SIVE ACTIVITY LIKE RECYCL+ Y\ WILL NOT RECOV] ALL ( ! SOLID MAT]IAL ?AT Y\ PUT 93 IT'S AN IMP]FECT PROCESS ?AT /ILL AT SOME PO9T ULTIMATELY LEADS TO A COMPLETE LOSS ( USABLE MAT]IAL4 

,AT ?IS TIME MU* ( ! RECYCL+ ( ELECTRONIC WA/E1 OR 'E-WA/E' ?AT GOES ON CANNOT BY ANY /RET* ( ! IMAG9ATION BE CONSID]$ AN 0E>?-FRI5DLY10 MU* LESS A 0PEOPLE-FRI5DLY0 ACTIVITY4 ,AN >TICLE FROM ,H[,/UFF,WORKS4COM WALKS US ?R\< ! *ILL+ TRU? ( ! /ATE ( ?IS PRACTICE TODAY3 

0,PICTURE SOME?+ LIKE ?IS3 ,M\NTA9S ( DISC>D$ ,T,VS & COMPUT] MONITORS T[] ABOVE ! RUTT$ /REETS ( A L[-9COME URBAN COMMUNITY4 ,9 ORD] TO MAKE A LIV+1 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE WORK 9 ! %AD[ ( ?IS HEAP ( E-WA/E4 ,SOME PEOPLE T5D FIRES :I* BURN & REMOVE ! PLA/IC FROM COPP] WIRES1 PUTT+ \T BILL[S ( NOXI\S SMOKE4 ,O!R WORK]S SWIRL CIRCUIT BO>DS 9 TUBS ( NITRIC & HYDRO*LORIC ACID TO RELEASE ! SOLD] & PRECI\S METALS -- AT ! SAME TIME RELEAS+ GAS ?AT /+S !IR EYES4 ,PLA/IC *IPS1 OBTA9$ FROM SMA%+ DEVICES LIKE KEYBO>DS & COMPUT] CAS+S1 >E BROK5 9TO T9Y PIECES & C>EFULLY SORT$ BE=E !Y TOO >E BURN$ & MELT$ TOGE!R 9TO A SELLABLE *UNK4 ,& AT ! 5D ( ! DAY1 ALL ! BYPRODUCTS ?AT HAVE NO FUR!R USEFUL PURPOSES1 LIKE *>R$ CIRCUIT BO>DS & US$ ACID COMP\NDS1 USUALLY >E DUMP$ 9 OP5 FIELDS & RIV]S OR >E BURN$40.<#c.> 

,! DANG]\S NATURE ( ,E-WA/E RECYCL+ CAN BE QUANTITATIVELY EAS$ BY 9CREAS+ SAFETY /&>DS1 BUT CANNOT BE QUALITATIVELY *ANG$ DUE TO ! 9H]5T TOXICITY ( ! MAT]IALS 9VOLV$4 ,REMEMB] ?AT P>T AB\T 0,IF :AT'S GIV5 TO ! 5VIRONM5T IS SEV]ELY DEPLET$1 TOXIC OR H>MFUL TO SURR\ND+ ORGANISMS1 !N ?AT ACTIVITY IS NOT SU/A9ABLE08 ,AS IT TURNS \T1 ! PROCESSES REQUIR$ = PRODUC+1 US+ & MA9TA9+ 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGIES1 :E!R GRE5 OR NOT1 >E BO? DEPLETIVE & MASSIVELY DE/RUCTIVE4 

,ANO!R MAJOR ASPECT ( GRE5 TE*NOLOGY IS ALLEG$LY SU/A9ABLE 5]GY4 ,MANY HAVE ALREADY LE>N$ ?AT BURN+ FOSSIL FUELS = 5]GY IS NOT SU/A9ABLE1 & ?AT IT MU/ /OP SOON4 ,SOME >E LE>N+ ?AT O!R 5]GY S\RCES1 LIKE DAMS1 CAUSE S]I\S NEGATIVE EFFECTS1 SU* AS DET]IORAT+ ! WAT]WAYS ?AT ACT LIKE ! LIFE-GIV+ VE9S ( MANY L&S1 & ACTUALLY PRODUCE L>GE AM\NTS ( GRE5-H\SE GASES4.<#f.> ,BUT IF WE REALLY LOOK AT ! PROPOS$ GRE5 ALT]NATIVES1 IT TURNS \T ?AT !SE S\RCES ( 5]GY >E ALSO F> FROM SU/A9ABLE4 ,! PRODUCTION ( ONE ( ! MORE COMMON TYPES ( PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS 7SOL> PANELS71 = EXAMPLE1 RELEASES3 

0444 FLUOR9E1 *LOR9E1 NITRATE1 ISOPROPANOL1 ,S,O#b1 ,C,O#b1 RESPIRABLE SILICA P>TICLES & SOLV5TS444 ,FLUOR9E & *LOR9E >E ALSO EMITT$ TO ! WAT] 444 .<:I*.> CONTRIBUTE TO HUMAN TOXICITY1 AS DOES NITRATE1 :I* /EMS FROM NEUTRALIZ+ ACIDS US$ 9 ET*+ & TEXTUR+444 ,SILICA P>TICLES CAN BE RELEAS$ 9 ! M9+ & REF9+ /AGE .<:I*.> MAY CAUSE ! LUNG DISEASE SILICOSIS4 ,EMISSIONS ( SOLV5TS & ALCOHOLS .<ALSO.> CONTRIBUTE TO PHOTO*EMICAL OZONE =MATION & BO? DIRECT 7! SOLV5TS ITSELF7 & 9DIRECT 7OZONE7 RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS40 .<#g.> 

,O!R SPECIFIC PROBLEMS FROM BIRDS KILL$ BY W9DMILLS TO FOOD CROPS CR[D$ \T BY FUEL GRA9S CAN BE F\ND :5 EXAM9+ ANY GIV5 PROPOS$ GRE5 5]GY S\RCE4 ,EV5 SETT+ ?IS ASIDE = A MOM5T1 ! V>I\S 9DU/RIAL DEVICES ?AT WE W\LD IDEALLY P[] ) ! SUPPOS$LY 0CLEAN0 5]GY >E1 AS WE HAVE LE>N$1 ALSO NOT SU/A9ABLE TO PRODUCE4 ,!SE DEVICES EMPLOY ! V]Y METALS & PLA/ICS US$ 9 ALL 9DU/RIAL NON-GRE5 TE*NOLOGY & :OSE HIDE\SLY TOXIC EFFECTS >E SELECTIVELY CATALOG$ 9 ! PRIOR PAGES4 ,9DE$1 ?IS FACT IS ONE ( ! BIGGE/ LACUNAE 9 ! :OLE ( ! GRE5 TE*NOLOGY P>ADIGM4 

,SOME CL+ DESP]ATELY TO ! NOTION ?AT 5VIRONM5TAL DE/RUCTION CAN BE OV]LOOK$ AS LONG AS IT OCCURS F> 5\< AWAY FROM !M1 ?AT !Y CAN PRES]VE !IR [N BACKY>DS AS IT W]E :ILE =EIGN L&S >E LAID TO WA/E4 

,! MOTTO 0! SOLUTION TO POLLUTION IS DILUTION0 SUGGE/S ?AT !RE IS SO MU* VA/ OP5 SPACE ON ! PLANET ?AT SIMPLY SPREAD+ \T \R TOXIC G>BAGE TO A H>MLESS DEGREE IS ACTUALLY FEASIBLE4 ,?IS IS A SEV]ELY MISGUID$ NOTION4 ,:ILE \R BIOSPH]E 7! PORTION ( \R PLANET ?AT CAN ACTUALLY SUPPORT LIFE7 MI<T APPE> TO BE SPACI\S 5\< TO ACCOMMODATE BO? US & ALL ( \R TOXIC WA/E1 IT IS 9 FACT AN A/\ND+LY ?91 %ALL[ 5VELOPE S&WI*$ TI<TLY BETWE5 H>D ROCK & COLD SPACE4 ,PROXIMITY PLAYS LESS 9TO ! EQUATION ?AN WE MI<T BE TEMPT$ TO ?9K AS ANY & ALL 5VIRONM5TAL DAMAGE EV5TUALLY COMES BACK >\ND1 AFFECT+ ?OSE :O />T$ ! DAMAGE AS WELL AS ?OSE :O DID NOT4 ,EV]Y?+ 9 NATURE IS ULTIMATELY CONNECT$ 9 SOME FA%ION4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! LOSS ( HABITAT1 OR A SPECIFIC 5VIRONM5T1 ANY:]E1 ALSO H>MS HABITATS EV]Y:]E4 ,?IS UND]/&+ UND\BT$LY MOTIVAT$ ! SAY+ ATTRIBUT$ TO ,*IEF ,SEATTLE1 P>APHRAS$ H]E1 ?AT 0HUMANITY DID NOT WEAVE ! WEB ( LIFE2 HUMANITY IS M]ELY A /R& 9 IT4 ,:ATEV] HUMANS DO TO ! WEB1 !Y DO TO !MSELVES40 

,! REASON :Y ,I HAVE FREELY 9T]WOV5 REPORTS AB\T *EMICALS ?AT CAUSE DISEASES 9 9DIVIDUAL HUMANS ON ! ONE H& & ?OSE ?AT AFFECT 5TIRE WAT]%$S ON ! O!R IS ?AT !RE'S REALLY NO QUALITATIVE DIFF]5CE BETWE5 !M4 ,SU/A9ABILITY IS ABS5T 9 ! ONE CASE JU/ AS SURELY AS IT IS 9 ! O!R4 

,SO :AT EXACTLY IS ! SIGNIFICANCE ( ALL ( ?IS 9=MATION8 

,5VIRONM5TAL DE/RUCTION IS AB\T F> MORE ?AN SPOIL+ SOME BUCOLIC VI/AS OR KILL+ A FEW MILLION FI% OR [LS4 ,UN=TUNATELY = US1 ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS WE >E 9 IS ACTUALLY MU* MORE SEV]E ?AN MO/ REALIZE4 ,MANY HAVE IGNOR$ OR =GOTT5 :AT SU* WIDELY RECOGNIZ$ & REG>D$ S\RCES AS ! ,AM]ICAN ,MUSEUM ( ,NATURAL ,HI/ORY 7,A,M,N,H7 & ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS AGREE UPON1 NAMELY ?AT 0WE >E 9 ! MID/ ( A MASS EXT9CTION ( LIV+ ?+S1 & ?AT ?IS DRAMATIC LOSS ( SPECIES POSES A MAJOR ?REAT TO HUMAN EXI/5CE 9 ! NEXT C5TURY04.<#h1 EMPHASIS ADD$.> ,TO BE MORE SPECIFIC3 ,S5IOR ,VICE ,PRESID5T ( ! ,A,M,N,H ,DR4 ,NOVACEK TELLS US ?AT 0WE >E 9 ! MIDDLE ( A SIX? MAJOR MASS EXT9CTION444 ,! LA/ GREAT EXT9CTION EV5T OCCURR$ AT ! 5D ( ! ,CRETACE\S P]IOD1 AB\T #fe MILLION YE>S AGO1 :5 AN E/IMAT$ TWO-?IRDS ( ALL SPECIES1 9CLUD+ ALL ! D9OSAUR GR\PS EXCEPT ! BIRDS1 W]E OBLIT]AT$40.<#i.> ,WE HAVE MANUFACTUR$ A COMP>ABLE EXT9CTION EV5T4 ,PRESID5T ,EM]ITUS ( ! ,M,O ,BOTANICAL ,G>D5 ,PET] ,RAV5 REPORTS ?AT 0OV] ! NEXT FEW DECADES1 WE C\LD LOSE AB\T #e1 SPECIES P] YE>1 A RATE #b1 TIMES ! .<AV]AGE NATURAL.> RATE4 ,BY ! YE> #b#a1 P]HAPS TWO-?IRDS ( ! ,E>?'S CURR5T SPECIES WILL HAVE DISAPPE>$ OR BE ON ! WAY TO EXT9CTION40 .<#a.> 

,CONSID]+ :AT WE N[ KN[ AB\T H[ LIFE SY/EMS WORK ON ?IS PLANET1 ?AT IS1 H[ TI<TLY 9T]WOV5 & CONNECT$ !Y >E1 IT IS V]Y UNLIKELY ?AT ,HOMO ,SAPI5S ,SAPI5S 7MOD]N HUMANS7 WILL SURVIVE SU* AN EXTREME D[NSIZ+ ( BIODIV]SITY ON ?IS PLANET4 ,! MILL5>IAN_/APOCALYPTIC S\ND+ NOTION ?AT ! NEXT FEW G5]ATIONS C\LD BE ! LA/ ACTUALLY RE/S ON A PLAUSIBLE SCI5TIFIC BASIS4 ,FUR!RMORE1 9 ?IS LATE/ /AGE ( :AT IS N[ CALL$ ! ,HOLOC5E EXT9CTION EV5T 7NAM$ = ! GEOLOGICAL P]IOD ( TIME WE >E N[ 971 ! ACTIVITIES ( 9DU/RIAL1 0CIVILIZ$0 HUMANS >E SOLIDLY TO BLAME4 ,! 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY HAS BE5 >\ND = LESS ?AN #a.0 ( ! TIME ?AT HUMANS HAVE EXI/$1 & 9 ?AT %ORT P]IOD IT'S ALREADY FACILITAT$ \R DELIV]Y 9TO ?IS SORRY /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 ,IT HAS NOT ONLY A*IEV$ ?IS ?R\< GR& HEADL9E-G5]AT+ MEANS LIKE GLOBAL CLIMATE *ANGE1 BUT ALSO ?R\< A MULTITUDE ( SMALL1 MUNDANE OCCURR5CES :I* HAVE ONLY BECOME CATA/ROPHIC ?R\< REPETITION4 

,MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO VIEW NON-SU/A9ABLE TE*NOLOGIES AS 0LESS PREF]ABLE1 BUT /ILL AN OPTION40 ,?AT IS1 MANY DO NOT TAKE ISSUES ( SU/A9ABILITY VS4 NON-SU/A9ABILITY S]I\SLY4 ,!Y SEE ! :OLE PROBLEM AS A REGRETTABLE1 MESSY 9CONV5I5CE1 RA!R ?AN AS AN IMM$IATELY LIFE-?REAT5+ ISSUE4 ,SIMPLY PUT1 WE HAVE TO SNAP \T ( IT4 

,P>T #b4 

,SO :AT >E WE SUPPOS$ TO DO1 !N1 IF ADOPT+ GRE5 TE*NOLOGY DOES NOT FIX BUT P]HAPS EV5 WORS5S ! V]Y CRISIS IT CLAIMS TO SOLVE8 

,WELL1 ?IS MI<T COME AS A %OCK TO SOME1 BUT ! VA/ MAJORITY ( HUMAN LIFE HAS BE5 LIV$ )\T ANY 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY4 ,ALSO1 BE=E GO+ ANY F>!R1 DO Y\RSELF A FAVOR & =GET ! RACI/ >ROGANCE ( PA/ HI/ORIANS & SOCIAL SCI5TI/S4 ,LIFE )\T 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGY IS NOT NECESS>ILY 0NA/Y1 BRUTI% & %ORT40 ,MANY AN?ROPOLOGI/S HAVE C\NT]$ ?AT1 IF ANY?+1 P]HAPS ! OPPOSITE IS TRUE4 ,M>%ALL ,SAHL9S WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ TO MAKE ?IS PO9T :5 HE DESCRIB$ NON-9DU/RIAL PEOPLES AS HAV+ E/ABLI%$ ! 0ORIG9AL AFFLU5T SOCIETY40 .<#a#a.> 

,FEW W\LD >GUE ) ! NOTION ?AT SCI5CE1 ON ! :OLE1 HAS BE5 SOME:AT DE=M$ 9 ! EGOMANIACAL PURSUIT ( MA/]Y & CONTROL OV] NATURE1 = PR(IT1 & SO ON4 ,BUT UND] ALL ( ?IS BUILT-UP HUBRIS /ILL LIES A FEW NOBLE SCI5TIFIC PR9CIPLES WOR? HE$+2 ONE ( !SE WOR?Y UND]/&+S IS ,OCCAM'S ,RAZOR4 ,G5]ALLY %ORT5$ TO 0ALL O!R ?+S BE+ EQUAL1 ! SIMPLE/ ANSW] IS USUALLY ! RI<T ONE10 A MORE EXACT WORD+ ( ! PRECEPT IS ?AT BETWE5 TWO SIMIL> PH5OM5A1 IF ! CAUSE ( ONE IS UND]/OOD1 !N NE$LESS COMPLICATION %\LD BE AVOID$ 9 EXPLA9+ ! O!R4 ,9 A BROAD S5SE1 ?IS UND]/&+ %\LD HELP US TO SEE ?AT SU/A9ABILITY IS NOT SOME?+ ?AT WE NE$ TO DREAM PURELY \T ( ?9 AIR1 APPEAL+ TO 9CREAS+LY NOVEL & GR&IOSE TE*NICAL APPROA*ES4 ,RA!R1 SOME HUMAN SOCIETIES HAVE ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY F\ND & PRACTIC$ SU/A9ABLE WAYS ( LIV+4 ,\R EF=TS %\LD1 ,I PROPOSE1 PROCE$ FROM & NOT UNDULY COMPLICATE ?IS PRE-E/ABLI%$ BASE ( KN[L$GE 7:I* IS (T5 HI<LY EMPIRICAL EV5 IF EXPRESS$ & TRANSMITT$ 9 NONACADEMIC T]MS74 

,= EXAMPLE1 LET US TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT ! LOGI/ICS ( ! TRADITIONAL LIFE/YLE ( ! PEOPLES 9DIG5\S TO ! >EA :]E ?IS PIECE WAS WRITT5 7! ,PACIFIC ,N,W ( :AT IS COLONIALLY KN[N AS ! 0,UNIT$ ,/ATES074 

,IT IS REPORT$ ?AT 9DIG5\S ,MULTNOMAH & ,CLACKAMAS ,*9OOK-SPEAK+ PEOPLES DID & DO FI% = AT LEA/ FIVE SPECIES ( SALMON1 /URGEON1 /EELHEAD TR\T1 EULA*ON1 & H]R+ ALONG ! ,COLUMBIA 7,WIMAHL  OR ,N*'I-,WANA7 & ,WILLAMETTE 7,WALLAMT7 RIV]S US+ NETS OR SPE>S4 ,ELK1 DE]1 BE> & O!R SMALL] MAMMALS & F\L W]E & >E HUNT$ = FOOD1 CLO?+1 & TOOL MAK+ MAT]IALS4 ,B]RIES1 SPR+ %OOTS1 ROOTS & TUB]S 7PR9CIPALLY WAPATO71 BULBS 7LIKE ,CAMAS71 ACORNS1 F]NS1 HORSETAILS & CATTAILS W]E & >E IMPORTANT FOOD & M$IC9E ITEMS GA!R$ & SOMETIMES LI<TLY T5D$ :]E !Y GR[4  ,W9T] /RUCTURES 9CLUD$ GABL$-RO(1 EXCAVAT$ FLOOR1 LA%$ C$> PLANK H\SES KEPT W>M BY PIT FIRES4 ,LI<T] SUMM] /RUCTURES 9 O!R LOCATIONS SUPPLEM5T$ !SE4 ,DOME/IC ITEMS 09CLUD$ A V>IETY ( C>V$1 WOV51 & %AP$ UT5SILS & ORNAM5TATIONS ( WOOD1 BONE1 %ELL1 C$> B>K & SPRUCE ROOTS1 BE>GRASS1 CATTAIL RU%ES1 ANTL]1 HORN1 & O!R MAT]IALS40.<#a#b.> ,WAT]TI<T CONTA9]S BO? WOV5 & FITT$ W]E BUILT4 ,W>M1 RA9PRO( CLO?+ WAS & IS MADE ) PLANT & ANIMAL MAT]IALS4 ,LONG DI/ANCE TRAVEL C\LD BE ACCOMPLI%$ VIA CANOE1 & LAT] BY HORSE4.<#a#b.> 

,9/EAD ( UTILIZ+ AGRICULTURE ) ITS (T5 DEVA/AT+ MODIFICATIONS TO ! NATURAL 5VIRONM5T1 !SE & MANY O!R 9DIG5\S PEOPLES PLACE AN EMPHASIS ON CULTIVAT+ & MA9TA9+ ! NATURAL ABUNDANCE ( ! RIP>IAN ZONES1 RIV] B$S1 =E/S & VALLEYS4 ,WILD FOODS W]E ABUNDANT1 NOT NE>LY AS PRONE TO BLI<T OR FAM9E AS CULTIVAT$ V>IETIES1 & PROVID$ SUP]IOR NUTRITION :5 COMP>$ TO VIRTUALLY ALL 9DU/RIAL OR ORGANIC_/AGRICULTURAL DIETS4 ,9 TOTAL1 ALL ( ! MAT]IALS US$ = ! PRODUCTION ( NE$$ ITEMS 9CLUD+ CLO?+1 TOOLS & %ELT] W]E O/5SIBLY B5IGN & BIODEGRADABLE FROM AN 5VIRONM5TAL /&PO9T4 ,PREV5TATIVE HEAL?C>E & ! ABS5CE ( 9DU/RIAL POLLUTANTS & PRACTICES MEANT ?AT AS A G5]AL RULE !SE PEOPLES DID NOT SUFF] FROM ! MOD]N EPIDEMICS ( CANC]1 HE>T DISEASE OR DIABETES1 = EXAMPLE4 ,SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS & M$IC9AL PRACTICES G5]ALLY CONV]G$ TO MA9TA9 POPULATION NUMB]S ?AT PREV5T$ ! IMM$IATE SURR\ND+ L& BASE FROM BE+ OV]TAX$4 

,M9D Y\1 ! PICTURE BE+ PA9T$ IS NOT ONE ( A UTOPIA 7! WORD LIT]ALLY MEANS 0NO PLACE074 ,!SE SOCIETIES W]E ABSOLUTELY BESET BY !IR FAIR %>E ( PROBLEMS2 PROPAGAT+ ! MY? ( ! 0NOBLE SAVAGE0 IS 9 MANY RESPECTS JU/ AS H>MFUL AS 5GAG+ 9 ANY O!R RACI/ PRACTICE4 ,RA!R ?AN IDEALI/ICALLY HOI/+ ?IS K9D ( LIFE/YLE UP ONTO A P$E/AL1 ,I WANT TO 5C\RAGE AN UND]/&+ ( IT AS ! NORM = HUMANITY1 A MODE ?AT ON A BASIC LEVEL JU/ WORKS4 ,IT IS ! 9DU/RIAL WAY ( LIFE ?AT CON/ITUTES AN EXTREME DEVIATION FROM ! NORM1 ONE :I* IS ?REAT5+ CATA/ROPHIC CONSEQU5CES4 ,?IS DEVIATION & ! RESULTANT IMP]IALISM & COLONIZATION HAVE ALREADY LEFT ONCE ?RIV+ 9DIG5\S POPULATIONS AMONG ! SICKE/1 HUNGRIE/ & MO/ IMPOV]I%$4 

,NO LEGALLY COMPET5T OR1 MORE IMPORTANTLY1 MORALLY ACCEPTABLE TRANSF] ( [N]%IP ( OR RESPONSIBILITY = ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ?IS L& HAS EV] TAK5 PLACE BETWE5 ! 9DIG5\S & SETTL] PEOPLES4 ,9DIG5\S ACTIVI/S LIKE ! ,COLUMBIA ,RIV]'S ,SOHAPPY FAMILY CONT9UE TO ?IS DAY TO FI<T TO BE ALL[$ TO ACT AS ! RI<TFUL /EW>DS ( ! L& & WAT]4.<#a#c.> ,= ?OSE ( US :O >E NOT 9DIG5\S TO RECOGNIZE LEGITIMATE 9DIG5\S AU?ORITY AT ?IS TIME W\LD NOT SO MU* BE AN ACT ( *>ITY1 OR EV5 ONLY ( SOLID>ITY1 BUT P]HAPS MORE ONE ( SELF-PRES]VATION4 

,:5 JUDG$ AGA9/ ! /&>DS ( CAPITALISM IT IS TRUE ?AT !SE & O!R PEOPLES PRACTIC+ SIMIL> TRADITIONAL LIFE/YLES1 NOT HAV+ ACCESS TO EV] EXP&+ AM\NTS ( MONEY OR MANUFACTUR$ GOODS1 LIVE 9 ABJECT POV]TY4 ,H[EV]1 IF ONE 9/EAD JUDGES AGA9/ A SET ( RELATIVELY FIX$ /&>DS SU* AS PHYSICAL & M5TAL HEAL?1 ADEQUATE H\S+1 ACCESS TO CLEAN WAT] & HEAL?Y FOOD1 LEISURE TIME1 5JOYABLE SUBSI/5CE ACTIVITIES & ON 9 ?AT VE91 !N WE F9D AN ALMO/ ACROSS-!-BO>D PROSP]ITY 7H5CE ,SAHL9S' PREVI\SLY M5TION$ 0AFFLU5CE074 ,P]HAPS IRONICALLY1 :AT IS (T5 ?\<T ( AS 0! DESP]ATE /RUGGLE AGA9/ WILD NATURE = SURVIVAL0 IS CONSID]ABLY MORE PLEASANT = NE>LY EV]YONE CONC]N$ ?AN ! ACTUAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ MOD]N SOCIETY = SURVIVAL4 

,I'M NOT SUGGE/+ ?AT ?OSE ( US CURR5TLY LIV+ 9 HI<LY 9DU/RIALIZ$ MOD]N SOCIETIES MU/ ADOPT ! EXACT PRACTICES ( ANY SPECIFIC NON-9DU/RIAL PEOPLE4 ,RA!R1 WE MU/ LE>N FROM ! NUM]\S EXAMPLES ( ACTUALLY EXI/+ SU/A9ABLE SOCIETIES & DRAW \R 9SPIRATION FROM !RE4 

,WE %\LD LE>N TO /OP BE+ SUSPICI\S ( SOLUTIONS ?AT ORIG9ATE \TSIDE ( A LABORATORY OR RESE>*-&-DEVELOPM5T FACILITY4 ,NON-9DU/RIAL SOCIETIES HAVE BE5 ! ONLY ONES TO A*IEVE SU/A9ABILITY2 NO 9DU/RIAL SOCIETY ANY:]E HAS BE5 ABLE TO CLAIM SIMIL> SUCCESS4 ,!RE=E \R SYMPA?Y %\LD RE/ SECURELY ) NON-MANUFACTUR$ ANSW]S TO ! PROBLEM ( SU/A9ABILITY1 & WE %\LD BE SUSPICI\S ( GRE5 TE*NOLOGY 9 ! EXTREME4 ,IT IS GRE5 TE*NOLOGY ?AT MU/ %\LD] ! V]Y HEAVY BURD5 ( PRO(4 

,ADMITT$LY1 IT'S H>D TO IMAG9E MANY CURR5TLY 9DU/RIALIZ$ PEOPLE VOLUNT>ILY ADOPT+ NON-9DU/RIAL LIFE/YLES4 ,MANY RI<TLY PO9T \T ?AT 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGIES1 HEAVILY RELI$ UPON 9 MOD]N FOOD PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION = EXAMPLE1 >E CURR5TLY NECESS>Y DUE TO ! MASSIVE HUMAN POPULATION4 ,:ILE SIMPLE OV]POPULATION IS NOT ! PRIM>Y PROBLEM ?AT RACI/_/CONS]VATIVE 9T]E/S MAKE IT \T TO BE1 DE-9DU/RIALIZATION & RE-LOCALIZATION MAY WELL CAUSE L>GE POPULATION NUMB]S )9 GIV5 REGIONS TO BECOME A CONC]N4 ,NO TRULY MASSIVE VOLUNT>Y R$UCTION 9 HUMAN REPRODUCTION IS VISIBLE ON ! HORIZON2 =C$ /]ILIZATION IS NOT AN OPTION IF WE HOPE TO MA9TA9 \R HUMANITY 9 ADDITION TO \R SURVIVAL AS A SPECIES4 ,E?ICAL PROBLEMS ALSO AB\ND :5 CONSID]+ ISSUES ( ! QUALITY ( LIFE = PEOPLE CURR5TLY DEP5D5T ON 9DU/RIAL M$ICAL TE*NOLOGY = SURVIVAL OR COM=T4 ,H[EV]1 NONE ( ?IS ELIM9ATES OR 9VALIDATES \R PREVI\S SCI5TIFIC F9D+S4 ,E?ICAL PROBLEMS DO NOT CANCEL \T PHYSICAL REALITIES1 !Y ONLY 9=M \R DECISIONS4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( PEOPLE ON ?IS PLANET B5EFIT FROM 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGIES CONSID]ABLY LESS ?AN ! M9ORITY ( RELATIVELY WEAL?Y1 FIR/ WORLD POPULATIONS4 ,MILLIONS ( SUBSID5CE F>M]S1 LET ALONE 9DIG5\S PEOPLES TRY+ TO /AVE (F 9DU/RIALLY DRIV5 5CROA*M5T ONTO !IR L&1 W\LD MO/ LIKELY SEE AN IMM$IATE IMPROVEM5T 9 ! QUALITY ( !IR LIV+ FROM ! NE>-T]M COLLAPSE ( 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION4 

,SO IF1 AS ,I HOPE TO HAVE ADEQUATELY %[N OR AT LEA/ 9DICAT$1 ! PUR*AS+ ( SPECIFIC 0GRE50 PRODUCTS WILL NOT GET US \T ( ?IS MESS1 :AT MI<T8 ,UN=TUNATELY ! 9DIVIDUAL DECISION NOT TO PUR*ASE SPECIFIC ITEMS WON'T 9 & ( ITSELF DO MU* GOOD EI!R4 ,! ISSUE IS NOT SO MU* ONE ( 9DIVIDUALS MAK+ QUANTITATIVE P]SONAL *ANGES DESPITE ! L>G] 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY1 BUT RA!R ONE ( QUALITATIVE SOCIETAL *ANGE ?AT NECESS>ILY 9CLUDES CONFRONT+ ! 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY4  ,A SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION ( ?IS EF=T 9TO A MASS BOYCOTT ( MANUFACTUR$ GOODS BY CONSUM]S IS SO UNLIKELY AS TO H>DLY BE WOR? CONSID]ATION 7& EV5 IF ?IS C\RSE ( ACTION W]E POSSIBLE1 IT W\LD 9 & ( ITSELF NOT LIKELY ACCOMPLI% MU* MORE ?AN SIMPLY WRECK+ ! CAPITALI/ ECONOMIC SY/EM AS WE KN[ IT1 LEAV+ 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY FUNDAM5TALLY 9TACT -- ! SAME PROBLEM 9TEGRAL TO HI/ORICAL #b? C5TURY SOCIALISM74 

,SIMIL>LY1 A MU* MORE COMPREH5SIVE1 BE/-CASE SC5>IO TYPE PROGRAM DEVIS$ TO FACILITATE ! EASIE/ TRANSITION FROM \R CURR5T /ATE TO A PO/-9DU/RIAL ONE MI<T BE FUN TO GUESS AT1 BUT W\LD /& V]Y LITTLE *ANCE ( GA9+ WIDE SUPPORT4 ,! ANALYSIS ?AT ?IS PIECE PRES5TS HOV]S UNCOM=TABLY SOME:]E 9 BETWE5 ! WILDLY DISP>ATE REALMS ( SCI5TIFICALLY E/ABLI%$ FACT & SOCIO-POLITICALLY VIABLE ACTION4 ,! USUAL MEANS ( EFFECT+ SOCIETAL *ANGE SEEM ILL SUIT$ TO \R TASK4 

,REALI/ICALLY WE MAY BE FAC$ ) ! NE$ TO RESE>* PLANS = ! REPLACEM5T ( 9DU/RIAL PRACTICES ?AT CAN BE IMPLEM5T$ 9 TIMES ( CRISIS AT ! LOCAL SCALE & !N RAPIDLY SCAL$-UP TO MEET L>G] & L>G] DEM&S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 PEOPLE LIV+ NE> D5SE SECOND OR ?IRD-GR[? =E/$ >EAS MI<T WANT TO TAKE ! TIME N[ TO CALCULATE ! NUMB] ( TREES P] SQU>E ACRE ?AT C\LD BE REMOV$ FROM ?OSE >EAS BE=E REA*+ AN APPROPRIATE D5SITY = FUTURE OLD-GR[? /ATUS4 ,?IS 9=MATION1 :5 C\PL$ ) POPULATION /ATI/ICS & CONSID]ATIONS SU* AS WEA!R PATT]NS & COOK+ HABITS W\LD !N 9DICATE TO :AT DEGREE WOOD FIRES C\LD BE RELI$ UPON 9 AN 5VIRONM5TALLY S5SITIVE & SU/A9ABLE FA%ION1 OR IF SOME O!R FUEL S\RCE MI<T NE$ TO BE F\ND1 9 ! CASE ( LOSS ( ELECTRIC P[] & O!R UTILITIES4 ,ANO!R EXAMPLE ( A HELPFUL ACTIVITY W\LD BE DET]M9+ ! BE/ MEANS = A GIV5 POPULATION TO SECURE CLEAN WAT] 9 ! CASE ( P[]$ MUNICIPAL 9FRA/RUCTURES BE+ DISRUPT$4 ,9/RUCTIONS = :]E & H[ TO GA!R & /ORE FRE%WAT] OR H[ TO CON/RUCT /ILLS OR FILT]S = PURIFICATION C\LD BE DRAWN UP4 

,AN EXCELL5T MANUAL :I* T\*ES ON MANY G5]AL CONSID]ATIONS = PO/-9DU/RIAL LIV+ IS ,>IC ,MC,BAY'S ,PEAK ,OIL ,SURVIVAL3 ,PREP>ATION = ,LIFE ,AFT] ,GRIDCRA%4 ,LOCAL RESE>*]S C\LD USE ?IS WORK AS A BASIC TEMPLATE TO BE COMPLET$ BY G5]AT+ & ATTA*+ LOCATION-SPECIFIC SUPPLEM5TAL MAT]IALS4 ,!SE C\LD !N BE TRANSLAT$ 9TO ! MAJOR LANGUAGES SPOK5 9 A GIV5 REGION 7= EXAMPLE ,SPANI%1 ,RUSSIAN1 ,VIETNAMESE & ,*9ESE :]E ,I LIVE71 & DI/RIBUT$ TO EASILY ACCESS$ COMMUNITY C5T]S LIKE LIBR>IES1 *UR*ES1 ETC4 ,FREE WORK%OPS C\LD ALSO BE DESIGN$ >\ND !SE MAT]IALS4 

,DUE TO ! ]OSION ( NATURAL BIOLOGICAL & 5VIRONM5TAL 9TEGRITY WE >E 9CREAS+LY LIKELY TO SEE ! K9D ( 0NATURAL0 DISA/]S ?AT W\LD MAKE ! IMPLEM5TATION ( !SE PLANS P]HAPS EV5 A WELCOME DEVELOPM5T4 

,9DU/RIAL IRRESPONSIBILITY ASIDE1 ! CITY :]E ,I LIVE1 AS WELL AS SEV]AL O!RS ALONG ! ,WE/ ,COA/ ( 0,NOR? ,AM]ICA0 >E SITUAT$ NE> A MAJOR TECTONIC FAULT L9E ?AT IS DUE TO 0SLIP0 ANY TIME N[4 ,:5 ?IS HAPP5S IT'S LIKELY ?AT AN IMM5SELY DE/RUCTIVE E>?QUAKE WILL TO A L>GE EXT5T DECIMATE !SE CITIES4 ,9 EFFECT1 HALF ! WORK ( DO+ AWAY ) 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION 9 !SE >EAS WILL HAVE ALREADY BE5 ACCOMPLI%$1 & IF WE >E NOT POIS$ TO TAKE :ATEV] ADVANTAGE ( ?IS SITUATION WE CAN1 A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY = ADVANCEM5T T[>DS TRUE SU/A9ABILITY WILL HAVE BE5 LO/4 ,COMP>ABLE FUTURE 'DISA/]' SC5>IOS %\LD BE TAK5 9TO ACC\NT 9 O!R LOCATIONS AS WELL4 

,( C\RSE ! DIRE NATURE ( \R SITUATION MEANS ?AT WE CAN'T AF=D TO PUT ALL ( \R EGGS 9TO ONE BASKET1 SPECIFICALLY ONE ?AT REQUIRES WAIT+ = \TSIDE1 SADLY LESS-?AN-IDEAL SITUATIONS TO DEVELOP4 

,5GAG+ ) A PROACTIVE SOCIAL MOVEM5T1 = EXAMPLE1 DOES HAVE SOME OBVI\S ADVANTAGES4 ,( ! CURR5T BETT]-KN[N MOVEM5TS = SU/A9ABILITY ?AT WE MI<T 9T]ACT )1 P]MACULTURE IS PROBABLY ONE ( ! LEA/ COMPROMIS+ & MO/ 9FLU5TIAL4 ,/>T$ 9 ,AU/RALIA 9 ! #a#i#gS & HAV+ SPREAD ALL OV] ! WORLD 9 ! TIME S9CE1 P]MACULTURE EMPHASIZES A SET ( BASIC DESIGN PR9CIPLES ?AT >E BROAD 5\< TO HELP GUIDE ! DESIGN & CON/RUCTION ( A WIDE RANGE ( SY/EMS1 BO? PHYSICAL & SOCIAL4 ,SOME ( ! HORTICULTURAL & F>M+ TE*NIQUES PIONE]$ BY P]MACULTURI/S MI<T ALSO PROVE TO BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL :5 DEAL+ ) *ALL5GES PRES5T$ BY \R CURR5T POPULATION NUMB]S4 ,= AN UP-TO-DATE 9TRODUCTION TO P]MACULTURE1 SEE ,DAVID ,HOLMGR5'S ,P]MACULTURE3 ,PR9CIPLES & ,PA?WAYS ,BEYOND ,SU/A9ABILITY OR HIS WEBSITE P]MACULTUREPR9CIPLES4COM4 

,O!RS >GUE ?AT ! SEV]ITY ( \R SITUATION DEM&S NOT ONLY A PROACTIVE1 BUT ALSO A SPECIFICALLY MILITANT RESPONSE4 ,= A SURVEY ( DISCUSSIONS ON CONFRONTATIONAL ANTI-9DU/RIAL TACTICS1 SEE = EXAMPLE ,J5S51 ,KEI? & ,MC,BAY'S V]Y COMPREH5SIVE ,DEEP ,GRE5 ,RESI/ANCE1 ,BE/ & ,NOCELLA ,I,I'S ,IGNIT+ A ,REVOLUTION OR ! MAGAZ9E ,GRE5 ,AN>*Y4 

,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ! BE/ WE CAN DO N[ IS TO COMMIT \RSELVES TO AN HONE/ APPRAISAL ( \R SITUATION & TO A DIGNIFI$ ASSUMPTION ( \R RESPONSIBILITIES4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 WE HAVE TO DO ! BE/ WE CAN 9 DIFFICULT1 SOMETIMES EV5 SEEM+LY IMPOSSIBLE TIMES4 

,GLOBAL W>M+ IS PROBABLY ALREADY AT ?IS PO9T CREAT+ ITS [N POSITIVE-FE$BACK LOOPS4 ,?AT IS1 W>M+ 9 SOME >EAS ?AWS NORMALLY FROZ5 L&SCAPES :I* 9 TURN RELEASE SIGNIFICANT GRE5-H\SE GASES 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E1 ?IS PROCESS ITSELF FUR!R FUEL+ CLIMATE *ANGE4 .<#a#d.> ,BLUE WAT] ABSORBS 9CREAS+LY MORE HEAT FROM ! SUN 9/EAD ( REFLECT+ IT LIKE :ITE ICE2 AS A RESULT ! RATE ( >CTIC W>M+ 9CREASES EXPON5TIALLY4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! GRIM M>* ( SPECIES EXT9CTION HAS TAK5 ON A DYNAMIC MOM5TUM ( ITS [N4 ,:AT ?IS MEANS IS ?AT WE HAVE ALREADY LO/ A /AGG]+ NUMB] ( CURR5T & FUTURE BATTLES = CONS]VATION - REG>DLESS ( :ATEV] WE MI<T DO4 ,! OV]ALL W> = ! SURVIVAL ( HUMANITY AS A SPECIES & SOME BASEL9E ( BIODIV]SITY IS1 H[EV]1 ONE ?AT WE MI<T /ILL BE ABLE TO W94 

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