Bill Rees discusses cultural denial and how we could start adapting to our ecological challenges through a new cultural narrative. From the recent International Conference on Degrowth in the Americas.
Bill Rees: Why We’re in Denial
By Justin Ritchie, originally published by The Extraenvironmentalist
June 9, 2012
Justin Ritchie
Justin is in Vancouver, BC where he reads books, researches energy, carbon and financial systems at the University of British Columbia Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability while occasionally walking in the forest.
Tags: Consumption & Demand, Culture & Behavior
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