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| − | + | [[Category:Concepts]][[Sustainability]] refers to the idea of (human) business and personal/cultural practices which can be continued (sustained) indefinitely without causing irreversible damage to the environment and without using up resources which cannot be replaced in the forseeable future. | |
| − | + | ==Related Articles== | |
| − | + | * If humans are at all responsible for [[global warming]] (a point currently under debate), then by definition global warming is a [[sustainability]] issue. | |
| − | + | * [[Oil dependence]] is a [[sustainability]] issue due to human inability to synthesize oil products (mainly fuels) at a sufficient rate to sustain current usage. | |
| − | + | ==Reference== | |
| − | + | * {{htyp}} | |
| + | * {{wikipedia}} | ||
| + | * <s>{{conservapedia}}</s> no article as of 2008-02-05, though some mention in [[conservapedia:environmentalist|environmentalist]] | ||
| + | * <s>{{dkosopedia}}</s> no article as of 2008-02-05 | ||
| + | * <s>{{sourcewatch}}</s> no article as of 2008-02-05 | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.repoweramerica.org/ Repower America]: political movement to achieve "100% clean energy within 10 years"; [[Al Gore]] seems to be involved | * [http://www.repoweramerica.org/ Repower America]: political movement to achieve "100% clean energy within 10 years"; [[Al Gore]] seems to be involved | ||
* [http://sca21.wikia.com/ Sustainable Community Action] wiki | * [http://sca21.wikia.com/ Sustainable Community Action] wiki | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 2 May 2009
Overview
Sustainability refers to the idea of (human) business and personal/cultural practices which can be continued (sustained) indefinitely without causing irreversible damage to the environment and without using up resources which cannot be replaced in the forseeable future.
Related Articles
- If humans are at all responsible for global warming (a point currently under debate), then by definition global warming is a sustainability issue.
- Oil dependence is a sustainability issue due to human inability to synthesize oil products (mainly fuels) at a sufficient rate to sustain current usage.
Reference
- HTYP
- Wikipedia
Conservapediano article as of 2008-02-05, though some mention in environmentalist
dKosopediano article as of 2008-02-05SourceWatchno article as of 2008-02-05
Links
- Repower America: political movement to achieve "100% clean energy within 10 years"; Al Gore seems to be involved
- Sustainable Community Action wiki