Sustainability podcasts-'New Page' link-What do you think about the content?

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A bit USA focussed it looks at the common surveyed perceptions of sustainability and going green marketing and business practice.It gathered through the use of social media-blogs commentaries and conversations /perceptions and a number of views and stats explaining some of the common beliefs and brands being referred to by and as consumers.Mostly directed and talks about product/brand lines/corporate identity views/opinions.Communicating the sustainability message and actions are cited as big questions.

Robot support -Cybernetic integration goes further into supporting the structure of workers ageing bodies

Japan researchers unveil robot suit for farmers - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Interesting implications for labour and manual work as workers become older and more prone to injuries.This seems to be an interesting solution and further down the cyborg track physically.There are some interesting implications though.These are in the areas of longetivity of working life,descrimination based on age and retirement because of bad physical incapacity.This disrupts and ends to some degree some of these issues whilst creating new social ones eg extending working life in the physical spheres,the impacts of ill health and lack of fitness....will ther need to be such a focus of a robot exoskeleton of some sort supports or takes care of the strength needs?workers comp?What would be your liabilities if the 'robot' did it and you sustained an injury as a result of malfunction...Interesting anyway.

BP Cut greenhouse in 2008 but cancel industrial projects in Kwinana

Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand
The conundrum of cutting greenhouse but not producing jobs can be seen clearly here in BP s approach.Environmentally sustainable but not necessarily able to meet the commercial or social susatiability challenges perhaps overall in these tough economic times.Interesting also is the failure of the proposed storage of coal pollutants for locking away in rock storage was not possible or viable.

BP Cut greenhouse in 2008

Bloomberg.com: Australia & New Zealand

Life Balance and sustainability...a bloggers survey

Earth Survey: Ian Campbell
A great little opinion piece simply reflecting on some of the drives we have in regards to growth and consumption and provoking us to think and challenge ourselves as to when is enough really enough.What are the choices we are making and how will they affect future generations.

Solar BP Plant closes

A Bad Week for Solar - Journal - Todae Eco Blog - The Official Eco Blog Of The Todae Team

Solar BP Plant closed...a reminder

BP Solar to close manufacturing plant in Sydney

Something I wasnt aware of and I presume has for all intents and purposes aken place as scheduled last year.How silly and stupid that we can sponsor and support car companies,hybrid car projects such as Holdens and especially Toyota but not solar plant initiatives to maintain them in this country in co operation and with committment from the petroleum industry that are creating most of the industrial,commercial issues in climate change...economics and social/cultural structuring of such a petroleum based/carbon friendly economy...especially here in Australia....Must research this story further to see if it is accurate.