Thursday, May 06, 2004, Paris, France, Europe

Dear Sustainability Colleagues,

Here in a short note is the present state of play under The Commons. The
main shared resources currently available include:

1. Our World Sustainability News Alerts (at same address, as are
all of following) A handy free toolset provides one click overviews of latest
sustainability developments in five languages (and counting). Check the
state of play and get ready to rethink your thinking. Start your day
with a cup of coffee and your morning edition of World Sustainability
News (updated hourly).

2. Repertoire of World S/D Resources:
One-click access to a well organized collection covering related
programs and sites in some thirty countries world wide. Fully
searchable. (Are you listed there? If not, get in touch and let us
know about this and other important oversights.)

3. Current Critical Discussion - The Copenhagen Consensus
Do you know about this one? The Consensus is a problematical
brainstorming exercise posing some of the world's leading economists
questions about sustainable development priorities in a world of limited
resources. We invite you to check it out, follow some of the more
critical discussions that are paralleling it, and pitch in here with
your views.

That's it for today. I hope that we may be hearing from you and that
you will find some interest and use in these tools. We here at The
Commons have been struggling with these issues for a bit more than
thirty years and hey! the wrenching problems of sustainability and
social justice are still there. Only of course there are more of them
and worse. Which is why we have to get back to work now.

With all good wishes,

Eric Britton

PS. If this strikes a cord, may we ask you to forward this note to
friends, groups and colleagues who share these interests. The real
power of The Commons lies in the opening up our thinking and bringing in
more people and groups who share our concerns. Kind thanks.