October 6, 2012 —
Recently, Catherine Tumber came to my university in Saginaw Valley State University. My Honors English class had to read her book as part of class grade. It seems that many of the students there were a little confused with the wording Tumber used in her book, “Small, Gritty, and Green,” including myself. On the day she came, she even addressed this question. She mentioned how difficult it was for her to choose an audience and that apparently she had aimed at a broader audience. I was surprised of how honest Tumber projected herself when she allowed the Honors Program students to inquire any questions they might have evolved since they last read her book. As I said, Tumber said that at first she had aimed her audience to be land planers, government related individuals, or people who had direct control of policies. But then her audience broadened. This is at least what I understood from what she said.
To summarize the main points of the discussion and, in turn, those from her book, Tumber spoke about what she thinks the new economy should be. Tumber’s claim is that the new economy is comprised of green technology. There are also other things such as smart land planning that should be considered, and appropriate fiscal laws thatt make the competing platform between small and large businesses more even. At the end of the book and her discussion, I concurred with Tumber. Our economy needs to change and in a smart way. We no longer have the privilege of expansion; many natural habitats have been destroyed and it will take long before these come back. I remember watching a TED talk of Ken Robinson and remember him saying: “Remove all insects on Earth and in 50 years all life on Earth will perish, remove all human beings and in 50 years all life on Earth will flourish.” This was a mesmeric, impressive quote. Similarly, Tumber addresses the question of adaptability. Humanity has to adapt to the new energy sources and forget about the ones we have already depleted. I conclude by pointing out that the Earth is in a state of transition, and I feel lucky to see this historic change in technology, environment, politics, finance, and even society because it opens up so many ideas. And so should you.
Recently, Catherine Tumber came to my university in Saginaw Valley State University. My Honors English class had to read her book as part of class grade. It seems that many of the students there were a little confused with the wording Tumber used in her book, “Small, Gritty, and Green,” including myself. On the day she came, she even addressed this question. She mentioned how difficult it was for her to choose an audience and that apparently she had aimed at a broader audience. I was surprised of how honest Tumber projected herself when she allowed the Honors Program students to inquire any questions they might have evolved since they last read her book. As I said, Tumber said that at first she had aimed her audience to be land planers, government related individuals, or people who had direct control of policies. But then her audience broadened. This is at least what I understood from what she said.
To summarize the main points of the discussion and, in turn, those from her book, Tumber spoke about what she thinks the new economy should be. Tumber’s claim is that the new economy is comprised of green technology. There are also other things such as smart land planning that should be considered, and appropriate fiscal laws thatt make the competing platform between small and large businesses more even. At the end of the book and her discussion, I concurred with Tumber. Our economy needs to change and in a smart way. We no longer have the privilege of expansion; many natural habitats have been destroyed and it will take long before these come back. I remember watching a TED talk of Ken Robinson and remember him saying: “Remove all insects on Earth and in 50 years all life on Earth will perish, remove all human beings and in 50 years all life on Earth will flourish.” This was a mesmeric, impressive quote. Similarly, Tumber addresses the question of adaptability. Humanity has to adapt to the new energy sources and forget about the ones we have already depleted. I conclude by pointing out that the Earth is in a state of transition, and I feel lucky to see this historic change in technology, environment, politics, finance, and even society because it opens up so many ideas. And so should you.