The BBC, the other day, interviewed a lady who spent two years in a synthetic biosphere (biosphere II). If you haven't heard of this fascinating little science project, google it, or rent the movie Biodome. She said that once she had left the biospere the world became so much more complicated. While in biosphere II, she had little to worry about beyond food, shelter, and work. So maybe the answer to your problems is to live in a self contained biosphere...
- KevinRb
You already are, even if you do not recognize it. You should ask yourself one question. How's it working for you? If it's working well then by all means keep it up, if not, then maybe a change should be considered. - Anonymous
The authors draw a distinction between exploitable resources and ecosystem services to elaborate business strategies for solving environmental problems, at a profit.
Edited by Caitlin:
She may have found it less complicated to live within Biosphere II, but life was hardly idyllic for the people who lived there:
Poynter says the eight members split into two different groups, each not getting along with the other. The tension got so bad that MacCallum still hasn't spoken to his former colleagues since the experiment ended and Poynter is writing a tell-all book entitled, "The Human Experiment; 2 Years and 20 Minutes in Biosphere II."
Article here.
This doesn't even take into account all of the other problems they faced, like shrinking oxygen levels that left many of the participants seriously impaired. Truth be told, Biosphere II sounded pretty freakin' hellish to me.
I don't think that anyone was implying that the biosphere was a great experience, it was just simplistic. Just as anonymous had pointed out, we live in our own biospheres and consequently have our own problems. We always seperate into groups, it's human nature. We loose friends over "stupid" arguements. Furthermore, environmentalists around the world are arguing the problems with our atmosphere. The problem isn't so much a lack of oxygen but a overdose of carbon dioxide. So basically, I'm just reiterating what the two of you have already written... We live in our own biospheres, biospheres suck, and we can make it as simplistic or complex as we wish. Much like this blog.
-Kevin
Edited by Caitlin: I get what you are saying. Biospheres do suck. Let's all put more energy into punching holes in them. :)
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