In anything at all, perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything left to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.
Antoine de Saint Exupery
One day of sunlight on the earth would power everything globally for 27 years.
Dr. John Nelson
The early vision of permaculture reclaiming the delusional ornamental landscapes of suburbia to create an abundant support base for its inhabitants has not eventuated to any great extent. However, that vision can also be taken as a meta-model for a larger and deeper process of change: from dependent and demanding consumers to interdependent and responsilbe producers. A global consensus about the reality of energy transition and descent necessary for constructive top-down change could emerge remarkably quickly in an electronically networked world. Permaculture is for those who already understand or sense the reality of transition and descent and want to give practical and integrated expression to that reality, whether the rest of society is ready or not to do so.
David Holmgren, "Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability"
Pollution from coal-fired power plants (sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, and particulates)is linked to thousands of premature deaths each year through heart and lung disease. The EPA estimates that proposed emissions limits on these plants would save between 14,000 and 36,000 lives in 2014 ALONE (my caps).
Union of Concerned Scientists, Earthwise, Vol 12 No 4 Fall 2010.
Spring Beekeeping Workshop
Demonstration Hive
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