Hello world!
Hello fellow Sustain-ers of the Southern Appalachian bioregion, and welcome to my on-line corner in the “Economy” shop of the Sustainable WNC blogosphere.
Thank you MAIN, and especially Richard Fireman for making this resource, learning place and on-line community possible. It’s an honor to have the opportunity to contribute a few thoughts on Sustainability and the Economy; I’m especially pleased to share this space with my friend and colleague Ian Booth - Mr. ‘Green Radio Bistro’ himself. We should provide an interesting ‘right brain-left brain’ perspective on things - with my contribution definitely from the left!
I’m passionate about the topic of sustainability and the economy because I have come to understand and believe that an effective sustainabiliy ethic is necessarily anchored on the firm foundation of a vibrant economy that is itself sustainable. This ‘economic prosperity’ is absolutely critical to the empowerment of people - the ’social responsibility’ leg of the stool. When people are empowered by a sustainable economy, they can make the active choice for ‘environmental stewardship’. As much as I would like it to, it doesn’t work the other way around. A friend recently described this thinking to me as “Reaganesque Trickle-Down Sustainability’. Hmmm….not quite ready to go there.
More to come - hopefully on a daily basis. For now, welcome, and especially THANK YOU for your leadership, caring, and action for a more sustainable community, region, nation and world.
All the Best - Steve