Deep Ecology, Part 1: Ecological State Of The World

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Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 1: Ecological State Of The World with David Suzuki

Do you dare to hear the chilling truth about the ecological state of the world today—massive species extinction, overpopulation and the wasting of resources? It's easier to hear when it comes from someone as learned and concerned as David Suzuki. With scientific detail and political awareness, he points to major problems—but also to ways you can begin to effectively address them, and why it is so important to do this. "There are some things that maintain life on Earth that are beyond any kind of economic assessment," says Suzuki, "and surely those are the things that ought to be protected at all costs, because they are sacred." He reminds us what matters most in life, and how to live accordingly. (hosted by Michael Toms)

Bio

David Sukuzi is a geneticist, an environmental activist, and a Canadian science television journalist.

He is the author of many books including:

• Wisdom of the Elders (with Peter Knudtson, Bantam 1992)
• The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature (with Amanda McConnell, Prometheus 1998)
• The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for Our Sustainable Future (Greystone Books 2011 Reprint)
• Everything Under the Sun: Toward a Brighter Future on a Small Blue Planet (Greystone Books 2012)

To find out more about the work of David Suzuki go to www.davidsuzuki.org.

Topics Explored in This Dialogue

• The real story about overpopulation
• The threat of species extinction
• The problem with economic growth and "thinking globally"
• How Canadian cities are saving fuel, energy, money and jobs
• The fallacy of modern economics, and real-cost accounting
• How children and hospital patients react to animals
• Rediscovering science's missing soul
• The intimate interdependence expressed in your own breath
• What elders are telling us about world changes
• What matters most in life

Host: Michael Toms      Interview Date: 2/5/1998      Program Number: 2716

Music Included

From Album: Prayer for the Wild Things
Artist: Paul Winter & the Earth Band
Living Music #LD0028

From Album: Inland Sailor
Artist: Brooks Williams
1994 Green Linnet #GLCD 2114
Track – Inland Sailor

From Album: 25 for the Earth/Nature Inspired Music
Artist: Steven Zdenek Eckels
North Sound #NSCD 25992
Track - Hymn for the Wolf