Progress Toward a True-Cost Economy Now Comes From Developments in Renewable Energy
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
A renewable energy revolution is sweeping the planet. This revolution has profound implications because it signals that the global economy is moving to stop the growth of our human carbon footprint.
A New Economy Will Help Save Rivers and Fisheries
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
Globalization and cheater economics have been destroying the world’s great rivers and their fisheries.
Crossroads on Global Infrastructure
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
Plans by the world’s most powerful countries are well underway to spend trillions of dollars for new mega-infrastructure projects to rejuvenate the global economy.
The Role of Cities in Moving Toward a Sustainable Economy
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
The story of a hippy flower-child who leveraged big economic decisions that ushered in renewable energy and sensible land-use for Austin and the State of Texas.
Giant Mats of Green Slime in Lake Erie Signal a Need for New Economic Approaches to Pollution
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
So, what is the link between this latest water pollution debacle, economic growth, and a true-cost economy?
Iraq and the Military-Industrial Complex versus a True Cost Economy
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
A true cost or steady state economy can never be reached in a society consumed with perpetual war, especially warfare over oil.
An Economic Game Plan to Prevent Water Pollution
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
Even though the Clean Water Act is more than 40 years old, its goals have not been met, and America is still beset with chronic water ailments and acute pollution incidents.
Logic in the Face of Sea Level Rise
By Brent Blackwelder, The Daly News
The response of federal and state governments to sea level rise leaves much to be desired.