Sense and Sustainability I

Wednesday , October 15th 2008:

Sustainable use of resources:

--> by conserving energy
--> by conserving water
--> by conserving biological resources
(ie protecting forests, natural vegetation ,ecological riches)

--> Reflect on what is happening around the globe:
Lack of vegetative cover is changing the global climate..
Lack of vegetative cover is helping soil erosion.
Lack of vegetative cover is reducing the fertility of soil.
Lack of vegetative cover is uncompromisingly reducing rainfall.

Consequently..a global institutional commitment is required.
Accordingly let us begin with reducing pollution.

-->Let us begin with

REDUCE
REUSE
RECYCLE

*Reduce the energy being used.
*Reduce population…...population control.
*Reduce using plastic ..synthetic rubber…motor fuel.

--> Let CONSUMERISM gradually dwindle …
Let NOT CONSUME more than the production.
At the moment,50 times more steel is being used.
At the moment,50 times more energy is being used.
At the moment,150 times more synthetic rubber is being used.

Let CONSUMERISM gradually dwindle…

--> Let us all make a conscious effort…
Industries in India ..should commit that they benefit the
society... ...the environment.

*Ensure any adverse effect on the environment is reduced to the practical minimum.

Let CONSUMERISM gradually dwindle

* The conscious environmentalist thus understands.....
“limits of growth"

Let CONSUMERISM gradually dwindle

*The conscious environmentalist thus raises his voice to stop over exploitation..of non renewable resources.

*The conscious environmentalist thus tries to lend his/her hand to make the society understand...Recycle as many resources as one can.

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