http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/13/earth-institute-science-in-spotlight/ Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/12/13/earth-institute-science-in-spotlight/comment-page-1/#comment-28785 Steven Earl Salmony Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:18:54 +0000 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=20996#comment-28785 ‘Kicking so many cans down the road’ and denying responsibility for our reckless overconsumption, relentless overproduction and rampant overpopulation activities today can fulfill nothing more than the promise of a disastrous future for children everywhere tomorrow. Choosing now to live outrageously greedy lifestyles that are patently unsustainable provides all the wrong lessons to our children, who must learn to live sustainably before it is too late for human behavior change to make a difference.

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