Vandana Shiva: 'Making Peace With the Earth Is a Survival Imperative'
<div class='node-body'><p>Indian eco-activist Vandana Shiva urges a paradigm shift away from the pervasive short-sighted growth model we see failing all around us, and says that "making peace with the earth" is now a "survival imperative."<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudiotesta/7353843312/"><img alt="" border="0" class="image-right" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/vandanashiva_survivalimperative.jpg" style="width: 275px; height: 312px;" title="Vandana Shiva: "You cannot separate the issue of sustainability from the issue of justice from the issue of access to resou</a></p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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