International water ‘barons’ are starting to emerge, good or bad?

This was a discussion at the Australian Sustainability Group on LinkedIn staarted by Erin O’Donnell, of DSE Victoria, who asked:
International water ‘barons’ are starting to emerge – is this a good or bad thing for water resource management? Liquidity for farmers versus market dominance by non-water-users? The Weekly Times -Water Barons
My answer:
I think it [...]

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We need to repair enviromental damage while we still can

A good example of significant environmental damage from overstretching natural resources is the decline of the Aral Sea.
Thanks to George who sent me this link to UNEP and Google Earth views of the decline and partial recovery of the Aral Sea in Central Asia, once the fourth largest inland sea.
A history of really bad management [...]

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Working on the projects for the Green Economy

Here’s a good description from the Green Economy Institute http://ping.fm/dN1TX

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All we have to do is reverse things, and its easy

This is such a simple narrative, a YouTube video with a powerful message which is at the same time a very effective graphical metaphor.
Send it on to the people you know that will appreciate it or need it, and thanks to Roland who passed the KarmaTube link to Lost Generation onto me.
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