Thanks Tom. A sobering read it was. Appreciated the solutions at the end. While we may have generations of "issues" to deal with, we do what we can here & now. Tony Del Plato Ithaca NY
On Jan 14, 2008 10:34 AM, Thomas Shelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Friends--Weary of ubiquitous plastics in your environment? A very > informational Web site is offered by the International Plastics Task > Force: > http://www.ecologycenter.org/iptf/ > > For specific information on the problems with "recycling" plastics see: > http://www.ecologycenter.org/ptf/misconceptions.html > > Some sobering thoughts on a dreary Monday morning. Tom > > Tom Shelley > 118 E. Court St. > Ithaca, NY 14850 > 607 342-0864 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.myspace.com/99319958 > P I thank you for printing this e-mail only if it is necessary > > "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the > present > without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own > needs." > > The World Commission on Environment and Development, > Gro Harlem Brundtland > Our Common Future, Oxford University Press, 1987 > > MY NOTE: Sustainable development does not mean "sustainable growth" as > growth per se is not sustainable. And the term "sustainable" has to mean > "for a very long time" (A. Bartlett). > > "The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives." Sioux > proverb > _______________________________________________ > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. - Paula Poundstone _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
