30 Jul 13
Mother Earth News (motherearthnews.com)
Yes! (yesmagazine.org)
Permaculture (permaculture.co.uk)
These three magazines contain all the knowledge that is needed to reverse ecological devastation, build vibrant, cooperative communities and find more sustainable and meaningful metrics for success than are currently available in consumerist society. Read them and you will be on your way to becoming part of the solution instead of just being part of the problem. You could also subscribe to their Facebook feed to find enlightenment.
30 Jul 13
Originally posted by Metal BrainThose seem similar to Mother Earth News in that they deal primarily with individual scale solutions. Which is fine. Yes!, on the other hand, deals more with issues that are broader in scope than the individual homestead, such as efforts to make communities and economies more sustainable and equitable. So I've tried to cover a range of scale in my three selections, from the individual to the community at large.
These are not bad either.
http://www.countrysidemag.com/
http://www.backhomemagazine.com/
30 Jul 13
Originally posted by rwingettThey clearly do not. They are clearly lacking in the political and psychological tactics required to get people to actually do something towards the goals you mention. There has never been much lack of knowledge regarding how to be sustainable, the problem has always been persuading people that being sustainable is a more worthy goal than all the other desirable things out there.
These three magazines contain all the knowledge that is needed to ......
The number one problem with sustainability is population growth. Although it appears the worlds population will finally stop growing at around 10 billion, that may be too late. I doubt that your magazines have a single article about how to make birth control available to mothers in sub saharan Africa, the one place in the world where population growth is not yet under control.
I bet there is not one single article about how to get quality education to the poor of the world.
30 Jul 13
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Originally posted by twhiteheadWhy don't you read a few before making such pronouncements? I would recommend Yes! as being the magazine most likely to cover such topics. As I said, they cover more larger scale issues.
They clearly do not. They are clearly lacking in the political and psychological tactics required to get people to actually do something towards the goals you mention. There has never been much lack of knowledge regarding how to be sustainable, the problem has always been persuading people that being sustainable is a more worthy goal than all the other de ...[text shortened]... bet there is not one single article about how to get quality education to the poor of the world.
A quick search of their website reveals numerous stories dealing with Africa, for example. So, happy reading. Let me know what you find.
And here is the search result from 'Permaculture':
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/search/node/africa
31 Jul 13
Originally posted by rwingettI don't need to look. If someone had a solution they would presumably have used it. The fact that the problems are not solved suggests the solutions are not yet known by anyone with motivation enough to solve them (presumable the readers of such a magazine have such motivations?)
Let me know what you find.
31 Jul 13
Originally posted by rwingetthow do you envision sustainable management of the earth's natural resources with economic growth?
Mother Earth News (motherearthnews.com)
Yes! (yesmagazine.org)
Permaculture (permaculture.co.uk)
These three magazines contain all the knowledge that is needed to reverse ecological devastation, build vibrant, cooperative communities and find more sustainable and meaningful metrics for success than are currently available in consumerist society. Read t ...[text shortened]... eing part of the problem. You could also subscribe to their Facebook feed to find enlightenment.
31 Jul 13
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI don't. I am decidedly against perpetually chasing after economic growth in a finite world. I advocate a steady state economy with ZERO growth. The economists will tell you that that is madness, but I say it is the economists who are mad.
how do you envision sustainable management of the earth's natural resources with economic growth?
31 Jul 13
Originally posted by twhiteheadHmmm...I wonder if that's what Louis XVI said before the storming of the Bastille.
I don't need to look. If someone had a solution they would presumably have used it. The fact that the problems are not solved suggests the solutions are not yet known by anyone with motivation enough to solve them (presumable the readers of such a magazine have such motivations?)
The fact is that our present course is unsustainable. We can either make substantive changes voluntarily, or they will be forced upon us.