Blessed Unrest for a Wiser Earth

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Blessed Unrest for a Wiser Earth: John Stauber Interviews Paul Hawken

Submitted by John Stauber on Tue, 06/19/2007 - 09:11.

 

My first introduction to author Paul Hawken's work was his 1994 book The Ecology

of Commerce. It is essential reading for anyone grappling with issues

surrounding capitalism, social justice and ecological sustainability. Hawken is,

among his plethora of accomplishments, a highly successful businessman, but The

Ecology of Commerce pulled few punches in its criticism of even those companies

truly trying to set and reach a higher standard of business social

responsibility.

 

I met Paul in person the first time in early 1999 over dinner in his hometown of

Berkeley, California, some months before the now-legendary " battle of Seattle "

protest, a world-changing event that catalyzed his thinking and eventually led

to his newest book, Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came

into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming.

 

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What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know, it's what we know for sure

that just ain't so.

- Mark Twain