Cold War leftovers
One should be grateful to one’s critics–it is much better to be criticized than ignored.
limits to growth
What Does a Post-Growth Economy Look Like?
No respectable person in American politics dares to question the virtue of economic growth even though it is increasingly clear that life on Earth will collapse if current patterns of extraction and consumption continue. So what is the responsible path forward?
‘Fracking’ our food and farming system: “Extreme agriculture” and the politics of denial
It might seem a bit of a jump – talking about "fracking" and food production in the same article. However, when we look at what’s planned for the next phase of intensive agricultural development, what we find is the same economic and political theories at the root of the measures proposed.
Indigenous Ideas About “Living Well” Can Help Heal the Planet
What is “vivir bien,” and why is it relevant now?
Telling Piketty the real reason why economies can’t keep growing
Exactingly empirical and deeply multidisciplinary, Capital is an extremely important contribution to the study of economics and inequality over the last few centuries. But because it fails to address the real limits on growth—namely our ecological crisis—it can’t be a roadmap for the next.
Want to Change the World? Read This First
If you want to change society—or are interested in aiding or evaluating the efforts of others to do so—some understanding of exactly how environmental circumstances affect such efforts could be extremely helpful.
Boom or bust time for critical thinking?
Following the massive bailouts, stimulus spending and quantitative easing of recent years, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went back to sleep, says Richard Heinberg. But the coming global energy crisis will likely provide the jolt that wakes everyone up again.
A Gathering of Silverbacks: Age of Limits 2014
We are in the realm of highly improbable events that almost daily transform our world. A review of the Age of Limits conference.
The Anthropocene: It’s Not All About Us
Time to celebrate! Woo-hoo! It’s official: we humans have started a new geological epoch—the Anthropocene. Who’d have thought that just one species among millions might be capable of such an amazing accomplishment?
Why Degrowth?
Bill Rees recorded in April at the Vancouver Degrowth Event on why degrowth is the only realistic path to sustainability.
Why Green Growth Won’t Transform the Economy
In discussions of the future of economic growth, ‘business as usual’ is not an option.
Making the most of climate change?
Those who follow climate change in the news will know that the latest IPCC report on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability to climate change does not paint a very rosy picture.
