Wondrous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun and joy to everyone that rides along!
The Electric Light Orchestra
Three cheers for Robert Smith's earlier post! As one who has promoted sustainable design and conducted numerous classes over the last 15 years, I have to say that most people aren't really interested in receiving the Proper Instruction in what they should or should not be learning or doing in the guise of "sustainability", difficult as that may be to accept based on the number of posts on the subject. People tend to nod their heads and say "that's cool", then go on doing what they usually do. I no longer get worked up over it, I just keep doing my job. The power of persuasion is difficult, but mandating SD education and saying "You Will Learn This" is rather Soviet and ultimately unsustainable. My own general observation is that much of sustainability has become a humorless and dour activist religion, and is more about being thought sheep rather than thought leaders. To that end, here's a link to an interesting article that discusses the idea of real sustainability versus activist sustainability. As for me, I'll be turning on all my lights during Earth Hour to help balance the load. We have some utility companies as clients, and I can assure you that you would not appreciate the effects if everyone stopped using power for one hour! Cheers!
http://www.eco-imperialism.com/real-sustainability-versus-activist-sustainability/
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Daniel P. Harazim, AIA, LEED AP
Director of Sustainable Design
The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Glastonbury CT
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The thoughts expressed above are my own