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Digby, Learning Technology Manager<BR><A
href=3D"mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au">mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</=
A> <BR>Cheltenham
Secondary College www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au Ph: 613 955 55 955 Fx: 9555=
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Roland
Gesthuizen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, 25 February 2007 5:18 PM<BR><B>To:</B> IT=
Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Offtopic] galloping=
glaciers<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Good point Stephen, last year we switched our home to electricity=
sourced from a wind farm and this year switched our two family cars to biodi=
esel
and biopetrol (new servo in Boronia). Its something we can do now to make a=
huge
impact on our family greenhouse gas production. <BR><BR>Still, a frien=
d
was at pains to point out that not only do we need to make my life more
sustainable and reduce our eco-footprint, we need to also think about revers=
ing
the debt made by ignoring the warnings for the past few decades. (sigh). If=
we
think of the damage caused by all our schools, not just today but over the l=
ast
couple of decades, then the mind boggles. <BR><BR>Regards Roland<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=3Dgmail_quote>On 25/02/07, <B class=3Dgmail_sendername>Step=
hen
Digby</B> <<A
href=3D"mailto:digby.stephen.p@edumail.vic.gov.au">digby.stephen.p@edumail.v=
ic.gov.au</A>>
wrote: </SPAN>
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<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=
=3D2>The
"inconvenient solution' to the planetary problems that beset us is of cour=
se
"sustainability".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=
=3D2>The
planetary problem lies in the cross-cultural pervasiveness of the deadly
enemies of sustainability - "growth" and
"development".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff
size=3D2>Unfortunately, the "haves" in all human societies preserve their=
position only by encouraging the "have nots" to fantasise that they will
benefit eventually from growth and development. The aspirations of t=
he
common people in China and India are likely to accelerate this planetary
destruction. The "developed" world is still in denial thinking of mo=
re
and more irresponsible ways to achieve the ludicrous goal of "sustainable=
growth".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><SPAN><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff
size=3D2>Politicians get ever more strident as they want you to accep=
t
props to the continued insanity of growth such as nuclear power, recycled=
water, ever higher density housing, These "developments" are f=
ar
more like a desperate fix for a addiction, than ecologically desirable and=
sustainable improvements from the planet.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>Stephen
Digby, Learning Technology Manager<BR><A
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au"
target=3D_blank>mailto:admin@cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A> <BR>Cheltenham
Secondary College <A onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,thi=
s)"
href=3D"http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au"
target=3D_blank>www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au</A> Ph: 613 955 55 955 Fx: 9=
555
8617<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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<FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> <A
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au"
target=3D_blank>offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au</A> [mailto:<A
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"mailto:offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au"
target=3D_blank>offtopic-bounces@edulists.com.au</A>] <B>On Behalf Of </B>=
Roland
Gesthuizen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, 25 February 2007 1:37 AM<BR><B>To:</B>=
Information Technology Teachers' Offtopic Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B>=
Re:
[Offtopic] galloping glaciers<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>Golly Stephen, also seems to be getting a lot thinner. I wish m=
ore
of our schools were sustainable and don't understand why we are not taking=
more steps in that direction.<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=3Dgmail_quote>On 24/02/07, <B class=3Dgmail_sendername><A=
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"mailto:stephen@melbpc.org.au"
target=3D_blank>stephen@melbpc.org.au</A></B> <<A
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"mailto:stephen@melbpc.org.au" target=3D_blank>
stephen@melbpc.org.au</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote
style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(20=
4,204,204) 1px solid">A
glacier in Norway ..<BR><BR><<A
onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"http://envisense.org/glacsweb/photos/briks-panos/index.html"
target=3D_blank>http://envisense.org/glacsweb/photos/briks-panos/index.h=
tml
</A>><BR><BR>Regards people<BR>Stephen Loosley<BR>Victoria
<BR>Australia<BR><BR>Message sent using MelbPC WebMail
Server<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR=
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clear=3Dall><BR>-- <BR>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secon=
dary
College <BR><A onclick=3D"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href=3D"http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au"
target=3D_blank>http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</A><BR><BR>"Never doubt th=
at a
small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed=
it
is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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