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You can also read a Review by Carolyn Baker on Future Scenarios.
...without radical behavioral and organizational change that would threaten the foundations of our growth economy, greenhouse gas emissions along with other environmental impacts will not decline. Economic recession is the only proven mechanism for a rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and may now be the only real hope for maintaining the earth in a habitable state.
Taken together with the words of NASA climate scientist, Jim Hansen, who tells us that "the onset of severe impacts from climate change is now inevitable, even if there is a huge worldwide effort at mitigation", David Holmgren's words above cause me to pause and on some level stand in awe of the current global economic meltdown......(read more)
It's a worthy tome but not that easy for me to read. Maupassant said that if you struggle to comprehend a written article it is invariably the fault of the author for it is they that should aim to make their thoughts explicit. I do not mean this as a criticism but to inform David and others that some interested readers struggle with their published work.
Ciao from Maryanne.