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What If...

18 June, 2009 | William E. Rees

LET'S FACE IT – the really inconvenient truth is that the age of unconstrained exuberance is over. Techno-industrial society has broken faith with Gaia and is now wrestling its twin demons of hubris and greed. It is illusory to think that anything can ever be the same. Nevertheless, not a single candidate in the recent Canadian and American federal election campaigns fully acknowledged the global ecological crisis or recognized the transformative possibilities inherent in today’s economic downturn.

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Leopold's Challenge

18 June, 2009 | Stephen Bocking

Stephen Bocking hearkens back to Aldo Leopold for a new ecological vision. How can we keep all of the parts and why should we? Bocking weaves politics and science together to reveal prospects of a resilient future with ecologically creative designs for parks and neighbourhoods.

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The Newest Science

18 June, 2009 | Thomas Homer-Dixon

Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of Carbon Shift, The Up Side of Down and The Ingenuity Gap, chronicles the evolution of "master" sciences and demonstrates how ecology will soon wear that title.

PHYSICS WAS THE master science of the 20th century. Ecology will be the master science of the 21st century.

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Notice of My Death

28 May, 2009 | Martha Kostuch

[...] I believe my environmental advocacy contributed to making Canada’s environment a little better than it would have been without my efforts. I liked being an environmental­ activist. I enjoyed a good argument (as long as it wasn’t personal), I liked challenges and I liked making a difference. I also enjoyed getting to know so many people through my environmental activities.

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