A Question of Scarcity
On our full-world planet, we face an urgent challenge to find strategic points in decision-making processes to encourage “right-sized” consumption.
These are the CASSE blog articles on the environment.
Insanity Reigns at the World Bank
/1 Comment/in Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechNow’s the time to maintain pressure on the World Bank to avoid costly failures in constructing a 21st-century energy infrastructure.
Unlimited Competition Is Not Sustainable
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechRunning in place on a treadmill, the agricultural sector illustrates how continuous competition leads to nowhere.
Growth and Laissez-faire
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechLaissez-faire takes on a new meaning — it is the ecosystem, not the economy that must be “left alone” to manage itself and evolve by its own rules.
Approaching a Steady State Economy, Part 2 — Clean Clothes
/11 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhat can a laundry experiment in one household teach us about economizing and innovating in the broader economy?
Approaching a Steady State Economy, Part 1 — Getting Around
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFiguring out how to run a sustainable economy is a tough task — drilling down to one sector offers some insights.
The End of the Age of Extraction
/3 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe age of extraction is ending. We need a true cost economy that can meet people’s needs without undermining planetary life-support systems.
Bring Back Hank Paulson — On One Condition
/0 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHe’s not the ideal, but if appointed Fed Chair, Hank Paulson might actually consider the environmental effects of Fed policies.
The Fracking of “The Limits to Growth”
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe contradictions in an oilman’s life offer insights into the complexities that come with confronting the limits to growth.
Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation
/1 Comment/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIf you’re curious about what life might be like in a steady state economy, Sam Alexander’s Entropia offers some intriguing ideas.