These are the CASSE blog articles on the environment.


The Fracking of “The Limits to Growth”

The contradictions in an oilman’s life offer insights into the complexities that come with confronting the limits to growth.


Entropia: Life Beyond Industrial Civilisation

If you’re curious about what life might be like in a steady state economy, Sam Alexander’s Entropia offers some intriguing ideas.


A Post-Growth Economy in France?

Heads of state and top economists actively discussing and debating a post-growth economy? Now that’s progress!


Bill Clinton’s Legacy: The Inconvenient Irony

Bill Clinton could be the world’s most influential steady stater… if only he would put aside the wishful thinking of continuous economic growth.


Water Wars on the Way in Absence of a Steady State

A sustainable economy has to be powered by sustainable energy systems — we need to work on a parallel transition.


Bill Clinton, The Nature Conservancy, and The Old Win-Win Rhetoric

Wishful thinking and political rhetoric aside, we’ve got to get a handle on economic growth to conserve biodiversity and environmental health.


Steady Statesmanship Goes Global

A window of opportunity has opened at the United Nations: it’s time to promote the steady state economy around the globe.


Do We Need a Steady State Economy? One Politician’s Surprising Answer

An interview with a refreshingly astute politician: Andrew Weaver, climate scientist and first Green member of British Columbia’s legislature.