FYI #2

From Hostility to Pronoia

The 'Hostile Profit' was started more than three years ago as a response to the stupidity that governments get entangled. In this particular case it was the conservative government wanting to build an ethanol plant in an enviromentally sensitive area of the waterfront that had been deemed  important as a 'buffer-zone role in preserving a balanced waterfront, when considering the possible benefit of future development of these lands', by a previous conservative govenrment. (See Economics, Ethics and Ethanol - April 2013).

I felt at the time with the awareness came the responsibility  to myself, my community and the environment to do whatever was necessary to stop the insanity. Fortunately we prevailed and the project died and will not be resurrected, the post will remain as a reference for those interested.

I have recently read Pronoia by Rob Brezsny and feel it is time to park the hostility and move on. There are those who are better writers and have more interest in having their voices heard concerning the environment so I'll leave it to them to do the talking. If at some point I feel I can contribute or offer a different insight I will do so. If anyone wants to contact me you can do so -

Gmail: barry3rdiatgmaildotcom
Twitter: BarryUatGazoble

Happy Trails, Keep Smiling

Are 3 Rs Enough?

We are all familiar with the 3 Rs - Reduce, Recycle and Re-use but the new question is that sufficient for our needs and wants. I propose at least 1 more R - Repair.

Share the Repair, 4thR 

I wanted to share this article by Martin Charter, which demonstrates advantages beyond reusing and recycling which divert from the waste stream and landfill.

 

There are over 1,000 community repair and recycling initiatives in the global Repair Cafe movement. 'Each is a community hub where local residents can bring in broken items and get them repaired for free, as well as network, learn skills, socialise and help others. Local expertise, tools, repair manuals and materials are all on hand. Melding education, social inclusivity, ‘sharing economy’ practices and sustainable action, the cafés have become nodes in the circular economy, teaching its principles from the bottom up.' Lots of benefits in addition to diversion from the waste stream.