It's not just "sustainability" that has been hijacked, "ecology" has been hijacked as well. I've been job-hunting for the past months and have lost count of how many times I've clicked on a job description that includes either of those words and it winds up being an HR position in a cubical farm for a software, insurance, or other office driven industry business.
Neahga Leonard *There is not just a whole world to explore, there is a whole universe to explore, perhaps more than one.* http://writingfornature.wordpress.com/ On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 7:27 AM, Nathan W <[email protected]> wrote: > Good morning, > > It's starts with our education system. I used to be a resident assistant > (overseer/counselor of a university dormitory and its students). While > conducting interviews with our prospective hires for the next year, one of > our questions was "Part of Clemson University's plan for 2020 is to become > a much more "green" campus, what does sustainability mean to you?" or > something alone those lines. Almost every single candidate replied > something to the effect of "It means being able to work alone without > depending on your superiors/peers all the time" or "Being able to continue > to do my job when it gets tough". > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Palmer, Mike <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The dumbest think I have heard about sustainability was a couple of >> years ago, at a ‘sustainability’ session of an Oklahoma biofuels >> conference. I was hoping that they were going to finally address key >> ecological concerns. >> >> No, to them ‘sustainability’ means maintaining the industry when and if >> government subsidies decrease. >> >> --Mike >> >> >> >> *From:* Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brian Czech >> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 12, 2013 8:21 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [ECOLOG-L] The Five Dumbest Things You’ll Hear About >> Sustainability >> >> >> >> Hi folks, >> >> >> >> Please have a look and then Facebook it, tweet it, “like” it and post a >> comment if you want. We don’t get many ecologically economic, steady-state >> opportunities at the top of a Huffington Post page, even the Green Page. >> >> >> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-czech/the-five-dumbest-things-y_b_4256549.html?utm_hp_ref=green >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Brian Czech >> >> Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Very Respectfully, > > Nathaniel Stoutt Weaver > MS candidate Wildlife and Fisheries Biology > Clemson University > 864.508.6295 >
