The Mis-Taking of America
This is where the notion of the infinite or the limitless scale of the Americas comes in, a notion that appears repeatedly throughout Jefferson’s work…when in doubt, expand and grow.
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Stabbing the beast
The two civilisation destroying situations we face are peak oil and climate change.
Five Christmas Gifts that Keep on Giving
Tis the season for gift giving, and if mainstream economists are right, then the best possible gifts are the ones that contribute the most to economic growth.
Ending the Insanity of Ecocide
We live in the age of ecocide.
The Five Dumbest Things You’ll Hear About Sustainability
This one’s about dumb, dumber, and dumbest, plus two intermediate levels for good measure. Ready for the inglorious countdown?
Economic Growth: A Social Pathology
We have built our society, economy, and belief systems around the benefits and sustainability of economic growth. As further growth endangers our welfare by destroying the earth’s ecology upon which we are dependent, the inability to move away from such growth is truly pathological.
The One Option Left
The recent round of gridlock in Washington DC may seem worlds away from the mythological visions and spiritual perspectives that have been central to this blog over the last few months. Still, there’s a direct connection.
Approaching a Steady State Economy, Part 1 — Getting Around
How would a non-growing economy function?
Density Part 3: Kenneth Jackson’s “Future” of New York
The essential defining property of a city is density: a concentration of people that enables commerce, community and exchanges of ideas.
Chandeliers, the President of France, and the future of economic growth: a report
Last week I attended an extraordinary occasion in Paris, which felt momentus and historic, but in the somewhat confused and mixed way these things often do.
The Peak Oil Crisis: China at a Turning Point
This spring, I spent three weeks traveling around China and needless to say I, along with every other visitor, was impressed by the economic progress the Chinese have made.
An interview with Lord Adair Turner
I think it’s incredibly important that those of us who believe very strongly that climate change is occurring are open to looking at the data and seeing what it tells us.
