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Sustainable Communities SA Newsletter # 65, August 2013 www.sustainablecommunitiessa.wordpress.com

FROM OUR BLOGS

Our Sacred Planet
This year I have been part of a small discussion group with 3 other Sustainable Communities members on the topic of "Systems Change"- this rather dry academic term has been the basis of several fascinating and wide ranging discussions on the root causes of current ecological and social problems we are faced with as well as possible methods to bring about more strategic and coordinated responses to these problems. We have also been delving deeper into our motivations and intentions for being active in environmental groups such as Sustainable Communities SA with consideration to the role of personal opinions and behaviours in causing system change. Read more...
World on an Edge
World on the Edge (2011) written by Lester R Brown president of the Earth Policy Institute. (download book here).

Brown writes:
"We are in a race between political and natural tipping points. Can we close coal-fired power plants fast enough to save the Greenland ice sheet and avoid catastrophic sea-level rise? Can we raise water productivity fast enough to halt depletion of aquifers and avoid water-driven food shortages? Can we cope with peak oil and peak water at the same time?”.Read more...

4 Reasons Why You Should Be Blogging

You may have lots of great content on your website, but it is static content that doesn’t enable two-way communication. A blog is an interactive tool. It offers a steady stream of fresh content through regularly schedule blog posts and also allows readers to ask questions, make comments and share information or links through the blog’s comments. 

In short an active blog is a great tool for exchanging information; promoting engagement with existing members, volunteers and prospects, information exchange;increasing website's visibility; and to provide a personal face to the organisation. Read full report here...

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Other Blogs

There are lots of great blogs and initiatives out there. Here are a couple of thought provoking reads that I came across this month:
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