You are heresystems
systems
We've got to take the power back
We need a new system
Each part of society wields a certain amount of power within our global system.
At the moment the majority of this power comes from Business.
Complete systems change is essential
At last, Naresh Giangrande has made the first useful post on Copenhagen arguing for complete systems change. At least someone understands!
We can moan at politicians, we can protest and fight the police but none of these actions are going to change the way the world works. Naresh points out that: "We are faced with a system that cannot and will not make the changes necessary to create a resilient world in the face of climate change and peak oil. It would go against everything the system is designed for." That, in a nutshell, is the central problem with any kind of political debate, rationing scheme, trading mechanism or other 'solution' being propossed. So what can you do?
Gregorian versus the Mayan calendar
This is re-posting of an old article originally entitled 'Vanquish The Vatican' and published on February 4th, 2005
Of all the conventions which shape the modern world our interpretation of time is paramount. We live, work and play according to the rules of ‘man-made’ or Gregorian time.
Does Environmental Impact Assessment actually promote Sustainability?
The Rio Declaration calls for EIA to be undertaken for activities that are likely to have a significant adverse impact on the environment but is it actually succeeding in promoting sustainability? This essay discusses the fundamental problems of current assessment and acknowledges the limitations of EIA whilst proposing several means by which to improve on the current system.
Oliver Sylvester-Bradley, May 2003
