Glocal

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Glocal
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Myth
Someone in a higher position will figure it out
Mystery vs.
Problem

• Of a size and scale where solutions are
  manageable
• (Peter Timmermen)

• A problem that, as one begins to try to solve
  it, starts to encroach upon the solver
• (Peter Timmermen)

• evokes longer time spans and involves
  irreversible changes

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Individual Family Community Country Global
Needle Crown Canopy Patch Landscape Biome
Social
Natural
Environment Culture Philosophy, Arts,
Technology and Education
Environmental Management Policy, Resources and
Conservation
Environmental Politics Development,
Globalization and Justice
Organizational
Home / Business Rural / Urban Regional Nation
state Global network
Built
Individual / group decision Policy making body
Law / Constitution Religion Transnational
Internatl Institution (UN)
Urban Regional Environments Analysis, Planning
and Design
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Globalism
Localism
International framework bodies Intl
agreements binding/non-binding rigid
organization Control most resources Globally
situated
Community-based Local traditional knowledge
structures Local resource concerns Sensitive to
local needs

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Most elements of the global crisis of deepening
poverty, environmental destruction, and social
disintegrations can be satisfactorily resolved
only through creative and committed local action
by people working on the ground to create more
satisfactory living places for themselves and
their loved ones. - David C. Korten
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Food

• Essential Facts
• One-fifth of the world's land

• Meat production requires more water than raising
  crops
• 10 oz of beef 850 oz of potatoes.

• 21 Water pollution.

In 2000, we consumed 99.8kg of meat per person.

• 1meat freeday a week would reduce water
  pollutants by 21 kg/yr

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Veggie Protein AlternativesNuts and Seeds
Beans Grains and Cereals
Reduce cancer rates by at least 20

• Stroke, obesity, diabetes and cancer.

limit exposure to chemicals and antibiotics fed
to livestock.
Plenty of protein  options besides meat
The World Cancer Research Fund and the American
Institute for Cancer Research recommend we
consume 5-10 servings daily of a variety of
vegetables and fruits
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How can I reach for so many servings? 5 TO 10
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SOUNDS LIKE A LOT.
ONE SERVING MEANS 125 ml (1/2 cup) juice
50 ml (1/4 cup) dried fruit 250 ml (1
cup) salad
125 ml (1/2 cup) raw, cooked, frozen, or canned
vegetables or fruit

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Travels further than ever before. North American
meal travels 2,400 km from field to table.
From Regina to Toronto!
Air pollution global warming
Packaging and chemical treatments that
prevent rotting and over-ripening,  needed in
this process.

• waste, energy and materials

• conserve precious farmland and wildlife habitats

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What Do Industrial Economies Use?
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Ad Busting
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CORPS or GOVT?
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'If current predictions ofpopulation growth
proveaccurate and patterns ofhuman activity on
the planetremain unchanged, scienceand
technology may not beable to either
preventirreversible degradation of
theenvironment, or continuedpoverty for much of
the world"The Royal Society The USAcademy of
Sciences
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ANTICONSUMERISM...
GREEN CONSUMERISM
ETHICAL CONSUMERISM
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Energy
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Energy
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Completely shut off all your computer equipment
when not in use and save electricity! One more
computer tip New flat screen LCD monitors use
70 less energy than standard monitors and
contain 95less lead!
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The power drain
UNPLUG UNUSED APPLIANCES AND USE A POWER
BAR Computer equipment, TVs, radios Stop the
electrical "leak"
Standards and Labels Work Together to Transform
Markets
Use more efficient appliances
Reduce dependency on appliances
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World Commercial Energy Supply (1998)
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Oil Consumption by Sector (1998)
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Transportation
More than 1/3 of greenhouse gas emissions
Almost 50 of toxic air pollution
20 per cent of toxic water pollution

Global Warming and Terrestrial Biodiversity
Decline. - David Suzuki Foundation , World
Wildlife Fund (WWF), The Inuit Tapirisat of
Canada.

• Over 45  of Canada's habitat could be lost
• 20 loss of species in vulnerable ecosystems
  such as the arctic and boreal forests by the end
  of this century

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• World Resources Institute

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Health at stake
carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, ozone, volatile
organic compounds and airborne particulates.
A 1996 Ontario government report indicated that
45 key pollutants save about
1 billion each year
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Transportation
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• Buy light. A typical car produces 3 times its
  weight in carbon dioxide
• Annual fuel costs  3 times

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Read the owners manual
Dont idle
Accelerate smoothly consume 50 less
Warm up your car reduce emissions
Maintaining your vehicle increases fuel
efficiency, optimizes its resale value and
reduces carbon dioxide emissions.
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More cars mean more roads and parking facilities,
and less green spaces and recreation areas.
European cities devote less than 10 per cent of
the land to transportation. North American
cities devote up to 50 per cent!

One busload of passengers takes 40 vehicles off
the road during rush hour.
It saves 70,000 liters of fuel and reduces 9
tones of air pollutants a year.
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Together, a sustainable future is possible.
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Thank you!!!
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Top Ten Non-Fiction Books for G8 Leaders 1. No
Logo Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies (Naomi
Klein)2. Stupid White Menand other Sorry
Excuses for the State of the Nation! (Michael
Moore)3. Fast Food Nation The Dark Side of the
All-American Meal (Eric Schlosser)4. The Ecology
of Commerce A Declaration of Sustainability
(Paul Hawken)5. The Unconscious Civilization
(John Ralston Saul)6. Culture Jam How to
Reverse Americas Suicidal Consumer BingeAnd Why
We Must (Kalle Lasn) 7. Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Noam
Chomsky) 8. Empire (Michael Hardt Antonio
Negri) 9. You Are Being Lied To The
Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion,
Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths (Russ
Kick, ed.) 10. Cyber-Marx Cycles and Circuits of
Struggle in High-Technology Capitalism (Nick
Dyer-Witheford) Other reading Small Is
Beautiful Economics as if People Mattered (E.F.
Schumacher) Global Showdown How the New
Activists are Fighting Global Corporate Rule
(Maude Barlow Tony Clarke) The Sacred Balance
(David Suzuki) Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Silent Spring (Rachael Carson) A Green History
of the World (Clive Ponting)