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Category Archives: Limits to Growth
Anthony Marr
We went to hear Anthony Marr last Monday night. He spoke on “How to Save Planet Earth.” Anthony Marr is unusual in the vegan community because, unlike most vegans, he has a scientific background and clearly understands the whole problem … Continue reading
Clueless on Climate Change
Which is worse, a President who doesn’t believe in climate change, or a President who believes in it but won’t do anything about it? President Obama’s brief remarks on climate change (about 500 words) at yesterday’s news conference clearly demonstrates … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Ecological Economics, Limits to Growth
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Who’s Afraid of the Fiscal Cliff?
Everybody agrees the U. S. national debt is too high, but no one can agree on what to do about it. Raise taxes, or cut spending, or both? So Congress decided to kick the can down the road one last … Continue reading
Politics and the Environmental Crisis
Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into the political campaigns, and the networks are deluging us with stories about the U. S. presidential campaign. Yet the most critical issue of our time, the environment, is getting zero attention. … Continue reading
Too Smart For Our Own Good
Too Smart for our Own Good: The Ecological Predicament of Humankind. Craig Dilworth. Cambridge University Press, 2009. Wow, what a book! Craig Dilworth, a Canadian professor of philosophy, has written a significant new book on our ecological predicament. I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Economics, Limits to Growth
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Why Isn’t “Peak Oil” Catching On?
Oil discoveries have been declining for decades. We now consume much more oil than we discover. Despite the fact that the price of oil is now over $100 a barrel, oil production hasn’t really budged since 2005. There’s an obvious … Continue reading
EcoMind Thought Trap #3
EcoMind: changing the way we think, to create the world we want. Frances Moore Lappé. New York: Nation Books, 2011. In EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappé sets out seven “thought traps” which she seeks to defeat and replace with better ways … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological Economics, Limits to Growth, Peak oil
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EcoMind Thought Trap #1
EcoMind: changing the way we think, to create the world we want. Frances Moore Lappé. New York: Nation Books, 2011. In EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappé (most notably of Diet for a Small Planet fame, written in 1971) sets out seven … Continue reading
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The Economy and the Environment — Can We Have Both?
Can we have both economic progress and save the environment?Yes, we can have a sustainable economy and keep people employed, feed the hungry, and keep everyone warm during the winter. But the country as a whole will be poorer — … Continue reading
Plenty of Something (review)
Plenitude: The New Economics of True Wealth, by Juliet Schor (New York: Penguin Press, 2010). (Also published in paperback as True Wealth.) Plenitude argues for an “ecological economics” which turns a lot of what we think about wealth upside down. … Continue reading