[This paper isn't due until Monday - I finished it Thursday night. Enjoy!] Executive Summary: Impediments to Establishing Global Sustainability Ron Khare The purpose of this paper is to identify and clearly explain the single largest challenge to the establishment of global...
The Jeavons Paradox ...
posted by Ron Khare
Reading: The Efficiency Dilemma (which you can read HERE!) The better (more efficient) we are at doing something industrial (using coal power, increasing miles-per=gallon), the more we end up doing it. That is, rather than see an overall decrease of gasoline consumption due to more...
Natural Capitalism r...
posted by Ron Khare
The obscure we always see sooner or later; the obvious always seems to take a little longer. – Edward R. Murrow I’m rather fortunate – a few days before the block started, a friend had picked some some sustainability-themed books at a local second-hand store and gave them to...
Board Update –...
posted by Ron Khare
Hi Ken + Board, Sorry I didn’t make it out yesterday – was feeling ill, spent the day in bed. I’m back to normal today, however, and I’m getting charged up for my last 9 days as your intern! Since I’ve only got a little more than a week left, I need to start...
Deconstruction
posted by Ron Khare
Yesterday I had a meeting with one of my teachers, and we went over my final papers from his classes. He gave me copies covered in handwritten notes, and this is the email I sent to him today: Hey! So I can’t make out a few of your comments/questions (ya call that handwriting?!), but I...