Five pillars for post-neoliberal development

 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X2030485X

Like Germany, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, and several other countries outside North America, the Netherlands [with the journal article at the link above] demonstrates that it is light-years ahead of the USA when it comes to the concept of sustainability.  Kudos.

The article is right on the mark.  The full title is:

"Planning for a world beyond COVID-19: Five pillars for post-neoliberal development".

This is the type of thinking we need if organized human existence is to survive and thrive in the Anthropocene.

........................

Not only my opinion.  Be Well

Water Crisis, Plus PFAS Pollution, Plus Water Quality & the Pandemic

 In the not too distant future, this will affect every one of us.  Not enough is being done to mitigate the situation.

Explained | World's Water Crisis | FULL EPISODE | Netflix - YouTube

If you can't spare the time to watch all of the short video above, at least watch the first 5 minutes.  The stats/metrics starting at 2:35 will amaze you.  One of the problems is that people see water all over the place and tend to think there's no shortage of potable water.  That view has to change.

PFAS pollution is a public health emergency in the USA, and probably several other countries as well.  You would never know it by the coverage it receives from the corporate, mainstream media and politicians.

Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water - Scientific American

Finally---

What the pandemic shows us about water quality---

Pandemic spotlight on urban water quality (springeropen.com)

................................................

Not only my opinion.  Be Well

All Politicians Should Pay Attention to This

 https://www.uvm.edu/gund/news/can-regenerative-agriculture-save-american-farms

I've watched the number of family farms in the USA shrink for over sixty years.  Their replacement, industrial agriculture, is harming soil, water, air, plants, animals, and the ecosphere in general.  This has to stop if we are to thrive as ethical, sensible, and practical beings.

We humans tend to take air, water, and food for granted.  Fortunately, over the last half century or so, we've started to realize that's a mistake.  We're finally beginning to edge toward some version of ecological economics and sustainability.  Let's hope that continues.

At the link above is a brief description of a policy which should be supported and promoted by politicians everywhere.

............................

Not only my opinion.  Be Well