Description
This week, Nate reflects on one of the biggest questions humanity is facing – what is and is NOT for sale? The Biden Administration approval of a 20 year ban on mining near the Boundary Waters and the regional ‘Not for Sale’ movement to prevent selling water from Lake Superior to the West are evidence that perhaps we can see nature’s value beyond monetary gain. What have we already “sold” to feed an insatiable appetite for more energy and more materials? And where will we draw the line between what humanity is willing to “sell” and what we decide is sacred and non-negotiable? Have we thought about what might be ‘for sale’ in our own lives in the future – and what will not be?
In French, we have a motto that says that a simple drawing is often better than a long explanation. Jean-Marc Jancovici Carbone 4 President
That’s very understandable because with left atmosphere thinking, one of the problems is that you see everything as a series of problems that must have solutions. Iain McGilchrist Neuroscientist and Philosopher
We can’t have hundreds and hundreds of real relationships that are healthy because that requires time and effort and full attention and awareness of being in real relationship and conversation with the other human. Nate Hagens Director of ISEOF
This is the crux of the whole problem. Individual parts of nature are more valuable than the biocomplexity of nature. Thomas Crowther Founder Restor
Show Notes & Links to Learn More
00:30 – Not For Sale campaign
01:27 – Biden moratorium on mining in the boundary waters
03:18 – Concentrations of imperiled biodiversity
03:59 – Destruction of coral reefs and large marine mammals
04:18 – Ocean acting as a CO2 buffer
04:36 – 25% of marine species spend time in coral reefs
04:56 – The global north should be working 10-15 hours of work weeks given fossil benefits
05:35 – Wes Jackson quote on leisure
06:23 – Ecological impacts of mining
