These are the CASSE blog articles on politics.
WE NEED NATURE.
NATURE NEEDS HALF.
ERGO, WE NEED NATURE TO GET HALF.
Half of what? The planet. That’s the essence of E.O. Wilson’s latest – and greatest – project.
Why does nature need half the planet? To maintain a highly functional system of plants, animals, and their habitats. And we need such a functional ecosystem to support our own species.
Herman Daly discusses the natural alliances between peacemakers and steady staters, and between the growth economy and warfare.
Daly challenges the assertion that a steady-state economy is inherently capitalistic and must be instead be based on a socialist system.
How is the depletion of morality effecting the environment and economic growth?
State of denial: it’s easier to pretend that unlimited economic growth can support an unlimited population, including immigrants.
Herman Daly succinctly sums up the steady-state perspective in his suggestion for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
