Tim Jackson
Tim Jackson
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Prosperity consists in our ability to flourish as human beings - within the ecological limits of a finite planet. The challenge for our society is to create the conditions under which this is possible. It is the most urgent task of our times.
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Today we find ourselves faced with the imminent end of the era of cheap oil, the prospect (beyond the recent bubble) of steadily rising commodity prices, the degradation of forests, lakes and soils, conflicts over land use, water quality, fishing rights and the momentous challenge of stabilising concentrations of carbon in the global atmosphere.
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As the prices go up, people start looking for the smaller vehicles. That's what they're doing now.
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We have a very committed, loyal audience that wants to be both entertained and challenged. They want to see the big-name jazz stars, but they also want to see what's new and different out there. They have this 'show me' attitude. They want guidance to new and creative things.
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Basically you're talking about business method patents and whether they're allowable. This whole area of what is suitable for monopoly protection is a fraught one. There's a lot of stuff that shouldn't be protected.
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I have heard of this deal in other states, but this is the first I've heard of it in Colorado.
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Now the overhead for running dealerships has grown so much, it costs a lot more to operate all those franchises. If you're lucky, you're making a 1.5 percent to 3 percent profit.
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This was a way for us to raise our profile in the Salinas area, because we've been doing really good work for many years, ... But we haven't presented any high profile events. It's all been educational events.
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For dealers, it comes down to an issue of economics.
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The addition of this breathtaking residence hall provides us the chance to offer the programs and services that build leaders and community in our halls to an even larger number of MSU students,
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The dealer is still bending over backwards to sell the car and could even be taking a loss on the deal. It is a tremendous buying opportunity if you are in the market for two cars.
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The demand for redevelopment is getting stronger. There are folks willing to live in a higher density, and we're seeing developers trying to meet that demand.
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On the mathematical side, you could in principle build a society in which people were fulfilling their needs and flourishing as human beings in a higher way than in a consumer society, provided you had the right investments in the opportunity to flourish in less materialistic ways.