tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post4511748652273384055..comments2024-01-10T11:19:56.456-08:00Comments on What Is Sustainable: The Antibiotic ParadoxWhat Is Sustainablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-4748439096042201912012-09-02T15:00:31.580-07:002012-09-02T15:00:31.580-07:00Gary, yes there seems to be a pattern of this busi...Gary, yes there seems to be a pattern of this business. Hopefully our big brains will kick in and start learning from our mistakes.What Is Sustainablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227382786082159733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4136626590097801169.post-36595963975486774902012-09-02T14:22:01.999-07:002012-09-02T14:22:01.999-07:00Some twenty years ago I read a book titled The Com...Some twenty years ago I read a book titled The Coming Plague, by Laurie Garrett, which made the same points. It's interesting the way our econimic system manages to override not only common sense but even the instinct for self-preservation. All the actions we're taking to avert climate change illustrate the same principle at work. Their epitath read: Short term profit trumped long-term survival. And they showed such promise, too.Gary Grippnoreply@blogger.com