MythSomeone in a higher position will figure it out

Mystery vs. Problem

•“Of a size and scale where solutions are manageable” (Peter Timmermen)

•“A problem that, as one begins to try to solve it, starts to encroach upon the solver” (Peter Timmermen)

•evokes longer time spans and involves irreversible changes

NaturalNatural SocialSocial

Organizational Organizational BuiltBuilt

Needle

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Canopy

Patch

Landscape

Biome

Individual

Family

Community

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Global

Home / Business

Rural / Urban

Regional

Nation state

Global network

Individual / group decision

Policy making body

Law / Constitution

Religion

Transnational

Internat’l Institution (UN)

Environmental Management: Policy, Resources and Conservation

Urban & Regional Environments: Analysis, Planning and Design

Environmental Politics: Development, Globalization and Justice

Environment & Culture: Philosophy, Arts, Technology and Education

Globalism International framework & bodies

Int’l agreements: binding/non-binding; rigid organization

Control most resources

Globally situated

Localism

Community-based

Local & traditional knowledge structures

Local resource concerns

Sensitive to local needs

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

- Margaret Mead

Most elements of the global crisis of deepening poverty, environMost elements of the global crisis of deepening poverty, environmental destruction, and social disintegrations can be satisfactorily mental destruction, and social disintegrations can be satisfactorily resolved only through creative and committed local action by peoresolved only through creative and committed local action by people working on the ground to create more satisfactory living placple working on the ground to create more satisfactory living places for themselves and their loved ones.es for themselves and their loved ones.

- David C. Korten

Food Essential Facts:

•One-fifth of the world's land

•21 % Water pollution.

• 1“meat free”day a week would reduce water pollutants by 21 kg/yr

•Meat production requires more water than raising crops

•10 oz of beef = 850 oz of potatoes.

In 2000, we consumed 99.8kg of meat per person.

Low-Income Nations Are Especially Vulnerable to Water

Scarcity

Veggie Protein AlternativesNuts and Seeds Beans Grains and Cereals

The World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research recommend we consume: 5-10 servings daily of a variety of vegetables and fruits

Plenty of protein options besides meat

Reduce cancer rates by at least 20%

•Stroke, obesity, diabetes and cancer.

limit exposure to chemicals and antibiotics fed to livestock.

How can I reach for so many servings?

5 TO 10 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SOUNDS LIKE A LOT.

50 ml (1/4 cup) dried fruit 250 ml (1 cup) salad

125 ml (1/2 cup) raw, cooked, frozen, or canned vegetables or fruit

ONE SERVING MEANS: 125 ml (1/2 cup) juice

Travels further than ever before. North American meal travels 2,400 km from field to table.

Packaging and chemical treatments that prevent rotting and over-ripening,  needed in this process.

Think globally, buy locally

From Regina to Toronto!

Air pollution & global warming

• waste, energy and materials

• conserve precious farmland and wildlife habitats

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Renewables Infrastructure excavation Erosion

Ad Busting

CORPS or GOVT?

'If current predictions ofpopulation growth proveaccurate and patterns of

human activity on the planetremain unchanged, scienceand technology may not be

able to either preventirreversible degradation of the

environment, or continuedpoverty for much of the world"

The Royal Society & The USAcademy of Sciences

ETHICAL CONSUMERISM

ANTICONSUMERISM...

GREEN CONSUMERISM

Energy

Canadians are among the largest consumerslargest consumers of energy largest producers largest producers of greenhouse gases in the world.

• thermostat cost: $50$50• installs in 20 minutes • saves 10% or more on heating

• standard light bulbs waste 90% of electricity (lost as heat). • fluorescent bulbs are 75% more efficient and cost about $6.95

Energy

Completely shut off all your computer equipment when not in use and save electricity! One more computer tip: New flat screen LCD monitors use 70% less energy than standard monitors and contain 95%less lead!

Use more efficient appliances

UNPLUG UNUSED APPLIANCES AND USE A UNPLUG UNUSED APPLIANCES AND USE A POWER BARPOWER BARComputer equipment, TVs, radiosStop the electrical "leak"

The power drain:

Reduce dependency on appliances

Standards and Labels Work Together to Transform Markets

World Commercial Energy Supply (1998)

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More than 1/31/3 of greenhouse gas emissions

20 20 per cent of toxic water pollution

Transportation

Almost 50%50% of toxic air pollution

•Over 45 %45 % of Canada's habitat could be lost • 20 %20 % loss of species in vulnerable ecosystems such as the arctic and boreal forests by the end of this century

Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity Decline. - David Suzuki Foundation , World Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Inuit Tapirisat of Canada.

Current TrendsCurrent Trends MiddleMiddleCourseCourse

RenewableRenewable Intensive Intensive

• World Resources Institute

British Petroleum General Motors

Monsanto

carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, volatile organic compounds and airborne particulates.

Health at stake

A 1996 Ontario government report indicated that 4545 % key pollutants save about $1 billion$1 billion each year

Transportation

•Buy light. A typical car produces 3 times its weight in carbon dioxide •Annual fuel costs  3 times

Read the owner’s manual:

Maintaining your vehicle increases fuel efficiency, optimizes its resale value and reduces carbon dioxide emissions.

Don’t idle

Accelerate smoothly: consume 50 %50 % less less

Warm up your car: reduce emissions

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One busload of passengers takes 40 vehicles off the road during rush

hour.

It saves 70,000 liters of fuel and

reduces 9 tones of air pollutants a

year.

European cities devote less than 10 per cent of the land to transportation. North American cities devote up to 50 per cent!

More cars mean more roads and parking facilities, and less green spaces and recreation areas.

Together, a sustainable future is possible.

Thank you!!!

Top Ten Non-Fiction Books for G8 Leaders

1. No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies (Naomi Klein)2. Stupid White Men…and other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!(Michael Moore)3. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Eric Schlosser)4. The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability (Paul Hawken)5. The Unconscious Civilization (John Ralston Saul)6. Culture Jam: How to Reverse America’s Suicidal Consumer Binge—And Why We Must (Kalle Lasn)7. Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Noam Chomsky)8. Empire (Michael Hardt & Antonio Negri)9. You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths (Russ Kick, ed.)10. Cyber-Marx: Cycles and Circuits of Struggle in High-Technology Capitalism (Nick Dyer-Witheford)

Other reading:Small Is Beautiful : Economics as if People Mattered (E.F. Schumacher);Global Showdown: How the New Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule (Maude Barlow & Tony Clarke); The Sacred Balance (David Suzuki);Walden (Henry David Thoreau); Silent Spring (Rachael Carson);A Green History of the World (Clive Ponting)