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LADAKH, LOCALIZATION AND THE GAS TIMEBOMB.April 22nd 2019 Presenter: Vivien Langford    Production: Huna at Radio Skid Row Guests:  Helena Norberg Hodge - Local FuturesDr David Shearman - Doctors for the environment Ancient Futures and The Economics of Happiness are the work of Helena Norberg Hodge. She says "  the more time I spent in Ladakh, the more I came to realize the importance of scale.........Ladakhis have an overview and can comprehend the structures and networks of which they are a part,seeing the effects of their actions and thus feeling a sense of responsibility. And because their actions are more visible to others,they are more easily held accountable".  She believes that localized  trade is less carbon intensive. It is at a human scale where we can act responsibly. Globalisation for example flies fish to China to be processed or Macadamia nuts to be cracked then flown back here. Her campaign INSANE TRADE alerts us to the system ch