Environmental Heroes Can Inspire Economic Reformers
Brent 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.
Limits to Growth – of Stuff, Value, and GDP
/17 Comments/in Economic Growth, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechLimits to growth apply to more than just “stuff,” but you have to think clearly about “value” to get it.
Capital, Debt, and Alchemy
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Money and Investments, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly explains Frederick Soddy’s far-reaching economic insight, and he comes up with a doozy of a conclusion.
The Influence of Donella Meadows and Limits to Growth
/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDonella Meadows was way ahead of her time, and her words continue to provide inspiration 40 years after she wrote The Limits to Growth.
Deceptionomics
/1 Comment/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDeceptionomics allows all sorts of unwise decisions about economic growth, environmental protection, and human well-being.
Uneconomic Growth Deepens Depression
/8 Comments/in Climate Change, Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHerman Daly makes the case against using obsolete growth policies to dig out of the recession, and he issues a challenge to technological optimists.
Economic Growth, Obesity, and the Creed of Greed
/4 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechSociety has reached a tipping point where further economic growth is causing serious health problems.
Cheater Economics
/7 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThey say cheaters never prosper, but the cheaters seem to be doing just fine in an economy that condones their fraudulent ways.
Rescuing Obama from the Slippery Slope
/8 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIs anyone else ready for some refreshing honesty from the President regarding economic growth and the environment?