Steady State Economy Archives – Page 21 of 45 – Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy

Seismic Political Shifts Reveal Desire for Serious Change

May 28, 2015/0 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

by James Magnus-Johnston

If you demonstrate to people that the NDP [New Democratic Party] can win in Alberta, suddenly anything seems possible. —Paul Fairie, University of Calgary political scientist

On the problematic political spectrum, neither the right nor the left have become wholesale champions of the steady state economy. Then again, embracing something perceived as ‘new’ has never been the strong suit of the politician. It takes years of ideological evolution among the grassroots before seemingly new and different ideas become politically palatable.

Progress Toward a True-Cost Economy Comes from Renewable Energy

May 21, 2015/4 Comments/in Energy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

by Brent Blackwelder

A renewable energy revolution is sweeping the planet. This revolution has profound implications because it signals that the global economy is moving to stop the growth of our human carbon footprint.

The global economy has run for a century primarily on fossil fuels but is now undergoing a rapid transition to a global economy based significantly on rooftop solar, wind, and efficiency. This is a tangible movement toward a steady state economy because with wind and solar,

Preempting a Misleading Argument: Why Environmental Problems Will Stop Tracking with GDP

May 13, 2015/1 Comment/in Brian Czech, Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Brian explains how GDP growth will eventually stop tracking with environmental damage–but the reasons may not be what you’d expect!

War and Peace and the Steady State Economy

April 29, 2015/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Governance, Politics, Religion, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Herman Daly discusses the natural alliances between peacemakers and steady staters, and between the growth economy and warfare.

Earth Day Message: Double the Native Forest Cover

April 21, 2015/0 Comments/in Environment, Food and Agriculture, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

This Earth Day, Brent Blackwelder urges us to double the current amount of native forest cover.

A Business Built for Resilience

April 16, 2015/4 Comments/in Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

James Magnus-Johnston describes how businesses may operate in a steady state economy.

A New Economy Will Help Save Rivers and Fisheries

March 25, 2015/0 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Many activities that today damage rivers and fisheries would not occur in a steady state economy.

Adjusting the Fifth to a Finite Planet, Part II

March 18, 2015/2 Comments/in Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

In part two of two, Eric Zencey explains how American Constitutional case law has come to value private property over the interests of other citizens.

When Growth Trumps Freedom: the Chill in Canada Comes from our Government, not the Weather

February 26, 2015/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Some politicians will go quite far to cling to an aging growth-at-all-costs narrative.

Potential New Allies in the Effort to Achieve a Sustainable True Cost Economy

February 11, 2015/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Dr. Blackwelder discusses how those in faith-based communities can become powerful allies for those of us seeking an economy that meets peoples’ needs without undermining the life support systems of the planet.