The economic impact of systems returning to balance
...This was just one of those thoughts that came into my mind types of deals...
So please bear with me as I try to word it out properly...This IS a blog after all...
I think we will all agree that the human body, nature, and the Universe exist in ways that maintain a balance between various systems within... Hold that thought...
Think of what happens when you put things into your body...Into the environment...That would not otherwise be there is it were not for your intervention...
The respective systems react in some sort of way...Whether good or bad is not really relevant right now...
Ultimately in our world these changes in the environment/our bodies can certainly be tied to a cost of some sort. There is definitely an economic impact of some type...Agreed? If for example we do something that alters the temperature of the environment, there would certainly be more or less demand for heating/cooling... Now hold that thought..
What if we were more innovative about the way we did things. What if we minimized our effect on these systems, would be not also minimize the economic impact of our actions?
Isn't it better to live in harmony with systems and approach them with care...
This way we minimize disruption and can better predict what happens economically?
Especially in with the Global market we now have. Your thoughts/insight are most appreciated. I'm sure one of you can recommend a book for me to read...
How much could we save in health care dollars if we were more preventative and holistic in the way we approached our bodies... Garbage in = Garbage out I think....
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Why We JUST GOTTA ACT NOW!
Neil, welcome to the Green Party! I think you've articulated a number of reasons why so many of us have joined the Party over the past several years, and why the Party will continue to grow, and become more relevant to Canadians than ever before!
As for recommending a book for you to read, my wife got me Gwynne Dyer's "Climate Wars" for Christmas, which I am in the process of devouring. Starts off rather chillingly, with discussions about military planning and climate change, but then it gets into discussions about what needs to be done, what realistically is going to be done due to the politics (which is also a very chilling part of the book), discuss geo-engineering alternatives for possible future intervention when our time runs out, while all the while striking on a theme you've discussed above, the need to start subtracting our input of carbon dioxide into the system. Dyer concludes, as many before have, that the time to do this is right frigging now.
One of the things you mentioned in your previous blog submission is that we, as Canadians, seem to have become complacent with our thinking that we're doing ok with regards to the environment, or that it's someone elses problem, or that someone else will look after it, but that it turns out after all we're the ones who need to take action. I think that's another reason so many of us are here, as there is a strong recognition that at least somebody needs to be paying attention to the political part of the climate change debate, and at the very least, we're going to keep the other Parties honest. Hopefully, we can accomplish a lot more than that, and realistically I think we will (even though I don't believe our time has come just yet).
"Sudbury" Steve May
"Sudbury" Steve May
reminds me of permaculture
Your question, which btw I thought was eloquently put, reminds me of permaculture, which I am currently studying. In permaculture, the goal is to maximize every potential of a system; to use what nature gave us and then design systems so that nature can work most efficiently. So for example I am looking at ways to hold the water that nature provides me with in a way that is most efficient (ie, not requiring the pumping of it from my well but rather held in the soil itself and maybe even some storage tanks - although that is less efficient). To this end I will be digging trenches and swales this spring. I will try to use plants that grow easily here to create mini-climates for plants that may need more heat than I have - etc.. So if we could apply principals like this to the global market POV - then we have something. For example, the local food movement is a move in exactly this direction. Instead of having food grown in expensive greenhouses all winter long or shipping it really long distances, we can learn to eat what is local. People eating locally, all over the world. What a concept! Permaculture is full of these kinds of applications, even ways to maximize on the natural heat provided by the sun in winter (passive solar etc.). Is this even close to your train of thought? If it is, my favourite permaculture book is Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway.