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There’s only one way to lead and that by being in front and leading by example.
To make a t shirt requires 700 gallons of water.
In the early days of our country and until the end of the 19th century, we had three powerful social forces. The federal government, local government and civil democracy. Now we have one more, corporations.
Book – damn nation.
In the US alone we use an estimated 1,000,000,000 pounds of pesticides every year. Atrazine, a widely used herbicide, is now present in 94% of US drinking water tested by the USDA.
Half the World’s topsail has been lost in the last 150 years. Nutrient runoff causes dead zones to Blossom in the Gulf of Mexico and in oceans around the world. Biodiversity has plummeted since industrial, monocrop farming, supported by machinery and chemicals, became the norm.
Super weird – K ER RNZA. Turns it builds so quality and takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
I believe the way toward mastery of any endeavor is to work towards simplicity. Replace complex technology with knowledge. The more you know the less you need.
By simplifying and choosing to live more simply, one does not lead and impoverished life, but one richer and all the ways that really matter
