Category: Issue 1 Number 4
by Andres Jennings, drediz2000@gmail.com
Imagine
for a moment a beautiful laurel tree high in the mountain desert next to a
church overlooking the pueblo, the feel of crisp air and the sound of flowing
water from an intricate canal system running through...
By Sigþrúður Pálsdóttir, sissu@sea.is
www.sissu.com
www.galleriisland.is
The only true reality Iceland has today is its nature, now that the Icelandic Krona has collapsed under the...
by Mr. Critical,
MrCritical@JournalofSustainability.com
Editors' note: We asked Mr. Critical
if would write a review of the new Pixar film, "Wall-E" for
this issue of J.o.S. He answered that although "Wall-E'" is
unquestionably a...
By François Dauphin,* francois.dauphin@logica.com
*Director of Environmental Services, Energy and Utilities
International, Logica
France is the only country in the world where a wind turbine has been burned by protesters and where the debate about exploiting the...
By
George Marinakis, George@JournalofSustainability.com
It
has been nearly 30 years since Lovelock first published his book
“Gaia: a new look at life on earth.” The “Gaia Hypothesis”
gradually gained credibility through...
by Roxann Phillips, roxann@ancientearthwisdom.com
http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the homestead) http://www.madisonwoods.wordpress.com (Fantasy Fiction works in progress)
October 2007....
By editors, editors@JournalofSustainability.com
Sustainable design emphasizes alternatives to technological development. Whereas technologists seek to improve the gasoline engine, New Urbanists seek to render the engine unnecessary through...
by
Rose Marie Kern, author@RoseMarieKern.com
When
I was a kid, every summer the TV news folks would choose a very hot
day to go downtown, spread aluminum foil on the County Courthouse
steps and crack an egg onto...
by editors, editors@JournalofSustainability.com
As we begin online publication of J.o.S. we again turn to the oracle. Casting the coins we obtain "The Joyous" [ 58, ] and " Oppression" [ 47. ] What a curious transition! As is so often the...
By Mark Brooks, markdb1@gmail.com
Book Review:
The Commonwealth of Life: Economics for a Flourishing Earth
By Peter G. Brown
Black Rose Books (Montreal)
When I was working in the...
by Dean Yannias, dyannias@hotmail.com
Like Love
Like standing naked on a stage,
The curtain rising on a throng;
Like staring at an empty page
And being forced to sing a song;
Like falling from...
by Mario Garrett, PhD.*
* Chair, Department of Gerontology, San Diego State University, CA. USA
Because sustainable is defined as the “characteristic of a process or state that can be
maintained at a certain level indefinitely”, our population is already unsustainable...
by George Marinakis,
George@JournalofSustainability.com
Bron Taylor thinks
“Deep Ecology” isn't deep enough. Taylor, a professor of religion
at the University of Florida, has studied the Deep Ecology movement
since the early 1990's....
Editors' note: the public criticism to this piece has been substantial, and we have been asked to provide an editorial position on it. The criticism often begins with assertions that the piece has no value as either social or political commentary. Once we address those claims, new...