Hawken Might Be Seen to Offer a "Twelve Step Sobriety

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Essay

Hawken might be seen to offer a "Twelve Step Sobriety Program" of human endeavors on earth. Do you agree that we need to "sober up" from our unsustainable ways of living? Or do you think that we might be closer to sustainability than Hawken thinks? How might our current way of living also provide solutions to the problem of environmental sustainability?

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