Should we abandon the language of sustainability?

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By GreenBizNov 12, 2015, 9:40 am44 pts
Talking "sustainability" is not easy, is it? Recently, while sitting at a table of Wyoming cattle ranchers, set to give a speech, a rancher’s 10-year-old son looked at me with all his innocence and asked: "What is sustainable beef?" — with a quixotic emphasis on "sustainable." My panicked answer, later.Then…

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