The concept of sustainability has become an integral part of our policy, but the content is not saying. Everything must be durable, but at the economic level shows sustainability is often more expensive to come, as we see in the procurement policy of the government. On the ecological level, sustainability is much better implemented as nature conservation. But often the preservation of nature too late and sustainability is more focused on environmental restoration.
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Drastic cuts
by Paul de Blot 3 May 2012 permalink
Everyone realizes the deep crisis that overwhelms us and everyone understands that something must be done. But the strange thing is that people are looking for recovery in a return to old that will never come back. The crisis is seen as a financial disaster, while the crisis is much more. The financial crisis is the result of a moral crisis by unbridled greed and power struggles.
The garment of the emperor
by Paul de Blot 15 March 2012 permalink
Peter Blom, CEO of Triodos Bank begins his new book on the banking with the fairy tale by Hans Andersen about the emperor's new clothes. In his great vanity invited an emperor of the best tailors to make a regal robe. Two tailors offered to make a garment, so brilliant that only intelligent people could perceive. After weeks of work could the emperor robe fit, but he saw nothing. In order not to stupid to be taken, he said that he still adored. The day everyone regal robes of the emperor could be admired, it was announced across the country and a large crowd was curious that day to the beauty to behold. To their surprise they saw the emperor naked. In order not to be kept ignorant everyone said they were beautiful. Until a little boy cried, papa, the emperor is naked. Then others started to call it and eventually gave all that the emperor was naked.
We grow our death
by Paul de Blot March 1, 2012 permalink
Striving for growth is more powerful. We want to grow and do everything to keep growing. It would be obvious that no more money to spend than we earn, but by the almost limitless ability to borrow money, our debt has become unmanageable. It would be logical to make travel and transport to adapt to the possibilities, but by modern technology we are able to lay more asphalt for road and air traffic. For example, Netherlands grow densely. It would be wise to reduce energy consumption to adjust to the available stock of fuel and energy, but the unbridled appetite for luxury consumption and even destroy our precious food sources and fuel reserves, the recovery potential of destroying nature.
What does it cost?
by Paul de Blot 15 October 2011 permalink
Our whole policy now seems to be determined by one question: what does it cost? Whether it is the unity of Europe is, about the education or care about, everything is increasingly determined by the "what does it cost" question. A recent example is the pension scheme, which leads to a fragmentation of the unit and loss of control of the union because the problem is how much it costs.
Saving energy - a source of panic
by Paul de Blot 1 October 2011 permalink
In every key there is to hear panic as a result of the cutbacks. Across Europe, we know not to handle the situation. It is as if the economy is about life and death. From a financial standpoint, this can be true and indeed the situation seems hopeless. Materially because there is no clear view. The physical world is by definition focused on growth and disintegration. Life and death. Not be verified. As a chaotic process.
Europe in crisis
by Paul de Blot 1 August 2011 permalink
The headlines are full of the European crisis. Many banks do not meet the requirements to meet the stress test to meet. They have enough money on hand in times of emergency. That makes Europe sick, sick well, if you read the messages. Yet the one-sided messages. Economically, Europe is sick, but economy is always sick as those unilaterally applied. Any unilateral application or focus on something can cause disease. To unilaterally take food to you, always makes people sick. To unilateral discipline, with no room for freedom, is a family illness.
Uncertainty
by Paul de Blot 15 July 2011 permalink
The cuts proposed by the present government are radically introduced. The consequences are just as radical, because nobody has more about security. Nobody has yet guarantee whether they can retain their jobs, or they can cover costs and earn a living may provide.
The Greek trauma
by Paul de Blot July 1, 2011 permalink
The economic drama that ended up in Greece for some time, remains a hot topic in the media. Very diverse groups mingle in the discussion, though often not aware what exactly is going on. It talks about the bankruptcy of a nation, if it were a profit-oriented or not holding. A people can never go bankrupt.
Sustainability takes a lot
by Paul de Blot 1 February 2011 permalink
In the NRC dated 8 January, I read a provocative article "Sustainable public procurement is costly and does nothing." Sustainable procurement policy of the government shows no substantive contribution to the environment and a heavy loss to his post, with hundreds of millions of dollars on administration and implementation. The policy also inhibits innovation and leads to unfair competition. Unfortunately this is reality. Does it mean that sustainability is a wrong policy? This conclusion seems obvious, but it only applies to "sustainable" procurement, which do not talk about sustainability.
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