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R The first large wind turbine has been constructed in an urban area in NorthAmerican in downtown Torontos Exhibition Place right on lake Ontario,proving to be a beautiful and practical, sustainable addition to our skyline.R Documentary series like The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki and AmandaMacConnel, which inspire the needed connections to nature that we all mustmake;R The book Earth From Above by Arthus Bertrand that gives a new perspe ctive onour wonderful world, both in photographs and profound words from some of theworlds most respected experts on sustainability;R Canada signed the Kyoto Protocol ;R Russia agrees to sign the Kyoto Protocol in 2004 guaranteeing this ten year effortwill be implemented world-wide;R Pesticides and herbicides are being banned by municipal government in manyurban and rural areas;These environmental pioneers have shown me the possibilities and advantages ofNatural Living. The incredible advances made on a global level by visionaries growevery year. The large-scale development of more sustainable communities hasestablished a trend that, without exception, has proven advantageous. Manyexamples now exist, and the list grows larger each year:R Davis, California: In the early 70s a builder -designer built Village Homes, a 60acre community of initially 240 passive solar homes with a community center andswimming pool, interlaced with walking paths among communal gardens andorchards. This development created what is now often referred to as the bestcommunity in the United States. (Who Owns the Sun?, pg. 39) The driving forcesfor this community were mixed housing types, narrow streets, greenbelts withfruit trees, agricultural zones, natural surface drainage, solar orientation, andabundant open space. The result has been a dearly loved neighborhood, adelightful ambience, lower utility and food costs, strong community spirit, andhigh resale values that significantly exceed those of conventional communities.Perhaps the vision of Natural Living is closer to being realized than we may havethought.This is one of the most astonishing places Iveever come across: it has a population of 40,00025