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Published Thursday, June 14, 2007 by Dan Gainsford | E-mail this post

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Vicious cycles... that's what I was wanting to write about.

So we don't want to destroy the environment anymore. Good idea. The problem lies in political will, right? We need politicians who are going to stand up and fight for what's right, politicians who will fight for protection of the environment. We need politicians who are going to stand up to industry, pollution, and do what's right.

I would argue that good politicians are hard to come by, and that's what makes them good politicians. And in the end unfortunately politicians are voted in by the people, and people are able to survive in this world through benefits provided by jobs, good ol' fashioned hard work provided by industry. We need jobs to feed our families, and we need jobs to buy more 'stuff' provided by industry, and therefore we need politicians who will make sure we have jobs, stuff, and an industrial complex. Environmental protection = good idea. Job loss, and no more 'stuff'= bad idea.

So it's all interconnected. And I know the solution lies somewhere in the greening of our economy and jobs built around sustainable practices. But, we still get into trouble when you look at the basic fact that it takes a tremendous amount of energy and stuff to keep our current reality afloat. All of this energy and stuff is based on resource extraction, transportation and a standard of living far beyond the planets capability.

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peace,
d

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