Re: ecovillage and sustainability

please stop sending e mails! thanx

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From: "John Dorman" <jdorman-Fil254vqWAFWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Ecobal]ecovillage and sustainability


> remove
> On Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at 04:59 AM, George A. Gleason wrote:
> 
> >
> > Re. the size issue:
> >
> > It takes all kinds of villages to raise a child and restore the Earth.
> >
> > And I really hope we don't get into a "size competition" issue here.  
> > We
> > need better language for these things, a larger number of terms rather
> > than conflict over a smaller number of terms.  For example, eco-house,
> > eco-neighborhood, eco-enclave, eco-hamlet, ecovillage, ecocity; defined
> > respectively as "from X to Y numer of people organized according to a
> > set of bylaws or common principles related to sustainability."  And 
> > also
> > to recognize that each person who significantly reduces their impact is
> > doing their share under the circumstances they find themselves in.
> >
> > Some people simply do not have the financial means to gain access to 
> > the
> > most complete solutions, so they do what they can, and that should be
> > welcomed with open arms rather than subtly looked down upon.  All
> > wholehearted good-faith efforts are "equal in spirit" even though they
> > may not be equal in kilowatt hours, pounds of CO2 saved, or other 
> > external
> > metrics.  Every piece counts; every person, every acre, every gallon of
> > water; every step forward; adds up as part of the Whole.
> >
> > -GeorgeG
> >
> >
> >
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