Re: What I s sustainable development?

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:30:56 +0100, Malcolm Kane
<malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>In message <7hbmi1h596n56mrlsgu11rv2kanetpgddu@xxxxxxx>,
>amacmil304@xxxxxxx writes
>>>
>>>After all, lots of things start off as hopes which, with a bit of
>>>effort, can be turned into something worthwhile.
>>
>>I see. So as an advocate of sustainable development how sustainable
>>is your lifestyle and how would you quantify it?
>
>How sustainable is your life style and how would you quantify it?

As a non conservationist and environmentalist I don't claim to have a
sustainable lifestyle.
>
>I can be fairly certain that Malcolm's will be at least as good as yours
>if not better.

Maybe, maybe not.
>
>Mainly because he makes an effort to reduce his effect on the
>environment. You know the kind of thing - not driving 5 miles for the
>papers etc.

Does that make his lifestyle sustainable?

Angus Macmillan
www.roots-of-blood.org.uk
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www.con-servation.org.uk
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