Real Dichotomies Are Not Made “False” by Soft Science or Political Pandering
Ecologists need to stop drinking the green Koolaid and tell it like it is regarding the conflict between economic growth and ecological health.
These are the CASSE blog articles on sustainability.
Renewable Ignorance
/9 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly considers the proper balance between “what for” and “how to” questions when selecting knowledge to transfer to the next generation.
The Heroic Works of Jerry Mander
/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJerry Mander has saved the day so many times and in such surprising ways.
Economics as if the Laws of Thermodynamics Mattered
/13 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEveryone who participates in the economy should understand the relevance of entropy to economic production and consumption.
Occupy the G-8
/1 Comment/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhen the G-8 convened at Camp David, Brent Blackwelder was on hand to address the Occupy Movement.
What’s “Rio+20” and Why Should We Care?
/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechRio+20 is a real opportunity for steady staters — a potential coming-out party for the economics of sustainability.
What Is the Limiting Factor?
/14 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIt is not for nothing that our system is called “capitalism” rather than “natural resource-ism.”
Toward a New Bretton Woods and a Sustainable Civilization
/8 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Poverty, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEric Zencey reports encouraging news from the United Nations, but he knows a sustainable economic system won’t arise without concerted effort.
Environmental Heroes Can Inspire Economic Reformers
/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder looks to this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners for inspiration in the fight for a sustainable and fair economy.
The Titanic Code
/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic gets Dave Gardner thinking about the speed at which economic growth is propelling us toward unseen icebergs.