The history of corporations and wealthy decision makers is not new to humanity. People have a long history of working together, by natural alignment, contract or force. Powerful liaisons can switch and change, depending on the agendas of the “leaders” and “groups” involved.
Privately steered, corporation power can also be affiliated with a variety of Merchandising/ Commercial, State, Religious, Educational, Scientific or Political networks & regimes. The rise of not for profit Corporations is on the increase over the past century. Also, the concept of Corporate Feudalism has been with us for many decades.
Increased information, communications and mobility facilitates the joining together of people for a variety of responses to current humanity, philanthropic, animal advocacy and environmental concerns.
Whilst environmental advocacy by groups and individuals has always existed, corporations have been extremely slow to respond. Short term corporate vision of creating a sustainable environment still remains just a wonderful concept. Its current immaturity risks the future well being of all the children of this earth.
Long term environmental corporate vision for sustainability is also in its infancy. So what we have is limited corporate short term vision, with the long term vision barely nurtured. Both need to grow up. Vision is our way forward.
Tweed Shire Koala Populations at candobetter.net – and some more updates about the threat from corporate myopia and Koala Populations HERE .
Senate Environment and Communications Committee (Parliament of Australia : SENATE):- ”The koala—saving our national icon” 22 September 2011 Commonwealth of Australia 2011 ISBN 978-1-74229-524-4
Tim Flannery on Biodiversity - Copenhagen Climate Council at bluecray Environmental Search
Postkyoto Conversations – Peter Vintila (“freelance social researcher and writer committed to social and environmental justice causes and to the open democratic inquiry this implies”)- at postkyoto.org – and also see search results for some of Peter’s works and thoughts at bluecray environmental search
When environmental vision is governed by corporate myopia, it is shocking – both short AND long term.
Phantom Koala also knows that His problems and those of all his Koala friends’ problems are OUR PROBLEMS.
Corporate Leadership and Koalas : search results at bluecray Environmental Search
The “Koala” is not just an ICON.
Koala Icon QLD : bluecray Environmental Search results .
Koala Icon NSW : bluecray Environmental Search results .
In the following Koala Poem about Corporate Vision, Phantom Koala muses that the current vision is extremely MYOPIC. Land is cleared, bargains are made and more Koala Habitat is lost. PK is waiting for Corporate Leadership to take the helm. Unfortunately, all he sees is self seeking gamesmanship, ego and deceit in many directions. Luckily, he has some good friends all around the world, and with his family and friends, he climbs up high to “see”…..
…………….corporate myopia
Phantom Koala does disappearance good
His developer enemies wish that he would
stop as a threat(ened), so their work can go on
now their money is dwindling , their wish list so long
They’ve complied with the standard of EIS, so -
why does the nod from the government slow?
And why does their sleep seem to toss turn and wake
they’ve paid their donations what more does it take?
Well PK’s protected. Their money can’t buy
his spirit or habit(at) since their money’s a lie.
And lies based on ego and greed and defense
are valued below more than just a few cents.
While PK’s dear forest friends rally to hear
how corporate greed is now seen by this seer
(This hero who travels through corporate land
and watches and listens to their hollow stand)
Ah - there’s none oh so blind as as those that can see
yet miss this Koala who’s high in his tree.
And there’s none oh so blind as developers who
circle like madmen yet deny what they knew.
They vow that they’ll see all their money can buy
but PK and his friends see their actions so sly
PK has their myopic sights right in his frame
and sees on their shoulders all of the blame
For his dear friends’ home losses their habitats ‘dozed
And who’s sleeping well now this myth is near closed?
It’s PK and family and friends sitting high
above tree tops of love so they’ll always see “why”.
Phantom Koala (PK) wonders why, for all the badge selling, tracking and monitoring, big furry- suited people with tins, policy advice and volumes of papers and documents, no corporation has stopped the great destruction of Koala Habitat in SE QLD and NE NSW, even though the dedicated people who work hand in hand with Koalas and their “real story” have been telling that story for DECADES. PK knows that he has Corporate Friends. PK also knows that the “Koala” is not just an ICON.
Development on the Tweed Coast of NE NSW, in the Mt Warning Caldera Region of Australia is an example of Corporate Myopia
Australian Science at Work- some archived articles here that may be of interest
Regional Futures Institute : Southern Cross University and ABOUT the Institute
The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts . and their Threatened Species Publications .
Urban Taskforce : and their Mission Statement…..
Stateline NSW : “NSW planning laws under further scrutiny” 2nd Oct. 2009 and the Stateline NSW archive .
Australia’s Threatened Species at the Australian Academy of Science .
“Rescuing Remnants” at the National Library of Australia online .
Threatened remnant vegetation – search results at bluecray Environmental Search
“Truth and Consequences” at Daniel Goleman’s website : Ecological Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence
Prinz des Goldes: a blog by Wolfgang Bernhard (if you don’t speak the language, you may like to translate these websites.) and the book “Prinz des Goldes : Fabelhafte Finanzkrise” by Wolfgang Bernhard at Google Books .
Giri and the 22 Arrows of Truth : Myths for a Modern Age Part3
Native vegetation clearance, habitat loss and biodiversity decline – An overview of recent native vegetation clearance in Australia and its implications for biodiversity – references and CONTENTS . what was known back in 1995 . (Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 6 Andreas Glanznig, Biodiversity Unit Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories, June 1995) at Australian Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
“Deforestation, urbanisation and seasonality: Interacting effects on a regional bird assemblage” by Carla P. Catterall, Mark B. Kingston, Katherine Park and Sven Sewell ( Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia.) 1996/1997 – at ScienceDirect.com .
- Riki Ott’s website : author of “Not one Drop”, Riki Ott is a community activist, a former commercial salmon “fisherm’am,” and has a degree in marine toxicology with a specialty in oil pollution. She understands (first hand) the Exxon Valdez oil spill and has some valuable resources on her website, especially relating to oil spills and the issues of “Corporate Personhood,” which can be defined simply as “the illegitimate notion that a corporation can claim political and civil rights to overturn democratically enacted laws”
