[Scpg] A Cascading "Blue Economy"

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

Hi everyone-

Many have been asking, what is a "Blue Economy" that Gunter Pauli is 
promoting with his new book of the same name.  He also talks about a 
cascading waterfall metaphor, that is nicely described below, and is 
related to the blue economy thinking he proposes.  I like it a lot, 
seems very permaculture--thought others might like to read too. 
Margie Bushman, SB Permaculture Network

"A cascade is a waterfall. It requires no power, it flows with the 
force of gravity. It transports nutrients between biological kingdoms 
- absorbed minerals feed microorganisms, microorganisms feed plants, 
plants feed other species, with the waste of one being nourishment 
for another".

Cascading energy and nutrients leads to sustainability, says Pauli, 
by reducing or eliminating inputs such as energy, and eliminating 
waste and its cost - not just as pollution but also as an inefficient 
use of materials. In ecosystems, there is no waste because the by 
products of one process are inputs to another process"

from

April 05, 2010 Article:


In Place of a "less bad" Economy

  http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2010/04/in_place_of_a_l.php


More about Gunter Pauli and the Blue Economy on: www.zeri.org; 
www.blueeconomy.de,  www.sbpermaculture.org


(Gunter Pauli in SB on April 23, 24, 25 hosted by SBCC Center for 
Sustainability, see www.sbpermaculture.org)

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