Sustainability events on for November
Update: The Institute for Emerging Issues holds an energy forum in Greensboro on Nov. 6. (By the way, I'm scratching my head on the panelists listed on the agenda. The N.C. Zoo?)
I'm waiting on details but I just found out that some Stokes County residents will hold their own sustainability festival, complete with alternative energy displays, local food and music, on Nov. 8 at Prabhupada Village in Sandy Ridge. More here.
Also, Lester Brown, a renown environmental analyst who founded the Worldwatch Institute and Earth Policy Institute, will be speaking about an hour away at the Center for the Environment in Salisbury. Free event but registration required.
Brown will speak on his latest book, “Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.” Below, one of four YouTube clips of Brown speaking on his plan.
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I see the word "sustainability" used in this context and have no idea what it means. I recently read about an Alamance County group that is trying to start some type of co-op Market which will feature "sustainability" foods - what the heck does that mean ?
Posted on October 9, 2008 6:47 PM
Lakeshia,
Sustainability, like many words, can mean slightly different things depending on the context, but as it pertains to the human community it means "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainability can refer to agriculture, business practices, ecosystems, etc.
For example, sustainable agriculture refers to methods of cultivation that can be practiced in perpetuity (practically speaking for centuries) without damaging the soil and living organisms food production depends on.
Sustainable is more of a value, such as liberty, justice and freedom, than something that can be completely achieved.
Posted on October 9, 2008 7:55 PM