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    Can kindness and compassion survive a violent cutback in human population size? 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2005)
    The severity of the latest natural disasters and the increased probability of other major disruptions due to climate change mandate further examination of the consequences of such events on human society. Current unsustainable ...
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    Sustainability Ethics and the 2st Century Human Lifestyle 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2005)
    Sustainability ethics is the developing effort to ascertain the prerequisites for sustainable use of the planet and also determines the environmental literacy level necessary to persuade people to live sustainably. However, ...
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    The Global Tower of Babel 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2005)
    The key to long-term economic and social stability is the sustainable use of the planet. The Global Tower of Babel is such a formidable obstacle in achieving sustainable use of the planet that the barriers must be diminished. ...
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    Lets Talk About the Elephant in the Living Room 

    Cairns, John Jr. (EcoRes Forum, 2009)
    Overpopulation is the _elephant in the living room _ the issue everyone sees but no one will address. Exponential population growth on a finite planet is neither sustainable nor desirable; however, politicians refuse to ...
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    Eco-Ethics and Sustainability Ethics (part 2) 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 2004)
    This book is part two of a collection of John Cairns, Jr's papers and articles highlighting the importance of eco-ethics and sustainability ethics in protecting the biospheric life support system.
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    Lifeboat Ethics - To Sink, Or Not To Sink: That Is The Question 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2006)
    Hardin s lifeboat metaphor simplifies the issues involved in living on a finite planet with finite resources. If humankind hopes to remain on Earth for many generations, then humans need to understand and cope with the ...
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    Sustainable Development: The Two Decade Milestone 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2007)
    In the 20 years since Our Common Future was published, human population has grown exponentially, greenhouse gas emission has increased, hazardous materials increased, the number of species threatened by extinction has ...
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    Going, Going, Gone: The Fate of Low-Lying Islands and Estuaries 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2009)
    Garrett Hardin s lifeboat metaphor is used to illustrate the problems of overpopulation and finite resources. Sea levels are rising due to excess atmospheric greenhouse gases that melt glaciers and warm the oceans. With ...
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    Cast Changes on the Ecological Stage of Earth's Evolutionary Theater 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2009)
    Change has been the Earth s most notable feature for the past 4 billion years. Earth has already passed two ecological tipping points with the acidification of the oceans and the melting glaciers and ice sheets, both caused ...
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    Conversations About Sustainable Use of the Planet 

    Cairns, John Jr. (Virginia Tech, 2005)
    Achieving sustainable use of the planet requires a consensus on a number of important issues at the local, regional, national, and global levels. Although some can be accomplished through the Internet, professional journals, ...
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