Re: Y2K

Dan Hook (guldann@ix.netcom.com)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 11:09:10 -0500

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Dear Mr. Hawkes This is it in a nut shell. The Rachel Carson example (which
I hadn't thought of) is perfect. The Y2k bug isn't the problem. Being "use
to" modern life is. In some way the Y2k thing could backfire on the
sustainable lifestyle movement. If things only get a bit disrupted the
generally public will say "see technology is good, its infaliable" So I will
show people the way one member at a time at my CSA. Good luck Beth
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warn others of the potential problems that the Y2K bug may bring, however,
people have this terrible habit of waiting to see. Are you familiar with
the story of the little red hen?

Can sustainability be packaged in a better light, can it be marketed so
that it becomes mainstream? If it can, I'm all ears.

I also call to your attention a wonderful woman and her need to warn us of
the harms of chemicals used in agriculture. Rachel Carson over 40 years
ago warned us of the dangers in using chemicals. Even now with documented
proof of their linkage to cancer and human suffering have we changed our
practices?

Gord Hawkes
Log Cabin Orchard
Osgoode, Ontario
Canada
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