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Deja vu all over again
We have definitely been here before. What comes around....
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We have definitely been here before. What comes around....
But is it going to be different his time? Ehrlich's POPULATION BOMB. Schumacher's SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL. Guess that's why I got this sinking feeling when I wrote about shrinking cities. Shrinking, sinking, deja vu. Over thirty years ago ecology and "green" living were hot. Then they flushed away in a flurry of Reaganomics, de-regulation, global corporate growth, cool gadgets and heedless consumption. Taking any bets about where current green trend goes? Can responsibility for future generations compete aginst acquisition and profit? [poll id="144"]