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About admin

R. Bruce Hull writes and teaches about building capacity in sustainability professionals who collaborate at the intersection of business, government, and civil society. The views are his and are not endorsed by any organization with which he is affiliated.

Forest People

Posted on January 1, 2011 by admin

Early in the Book of Genesis God instructed humans to subdue nature.  “Subdue” is a provocative word, used sparingly in the Bible to evoke images of war, conquest, and defeated enemies. And this is what we did. We went to … Continue reading →

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Environmental Fundamentalism

Posted on January 1, 2011 by admin

The trap of environmental fundamentalism gets sprung early and often, whenever environmental issues get framed as either-or debates: economy or environment, humans or nature, government regulation or market economy, preservation or development, growth or steady state. Serious public dialogue about … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Rebound Romantic

Posted on January 1, 2011 by admin

I’m a rebound romantic. I once was blindly in love with nature—romantically and lustfully in love. I immersed myself in the deep waters and penetrating solitude of wilderness lakes at the border between Minnesota and Canada, bushwhacked through dense rhododendron … Continue reading →

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