In the American Scientist Online, Thomas F. Malone writes--The Looming Disaster about Red Sky at Morning: America and the Crisis of the Global Environment, by James Gustave Speth, from Yale University Press, 2004.
An excerpt from this review:
...Speth spells out eight transitions that will be required to transform society: progress toward a stable or smaller world population, freedom from mass poverty, environmentally benign technologies, environmentally honest prices, sustainable consumption, an emphasis on knowledge and learning, good governance, and--above all--a culture and consciousness that respects nature, human rights and economic justice, and treasures peace. These transitions are central to four overarching imperatives: reduction of population growth in developing countries; restraint on economic production and conspicuous consumption in the industrialized world; development of environmentally benign sources of energy to power economic development globally; and a revolution in education that will equip individuals to become co-creators of the human future...
K-Collector Topics: Economics Education Justice Knowledge Economy Knowledge Management Knowledge Organisation Productivity AmericaRed sky at morning, sailor take warning
Red sky at night sailor's delight!
Does ab ove saying come from the bible.Do you happen to know which chapter in the bible this red sky at morning old adage came from. I have seen it in the bible, but do not recall where. If anyone knows will they please e-mail it to me. We need rain over here and the sky was terribly red when I awoke. I hope it means rain. Thank you.
Barb.