Rio+20 Needs to Address the Downsides of Growth
Herman Daly succinctly sums up the steady-state perspective in his suggestion for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
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An Open Letter to Peter Kent, Canada’s Minister of the Environment
/0 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, James Johnston, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechJames Johnston sees through what could only be described as a hoax by Canada’s Minister of the Environment.
A Mindful Path to a Steady State Economy
/8 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechRick Heller explains how to substitute mindfulness for greed in the transition to a new economy.
New Evidence for Changing the Nature of the Global Economy
/0 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWeather disasters and a consumption disaster waiting to happen in China: the limits to growth are showing up in 2011.
Geo-engineering or Cosmic Protectionism?
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Energy, Environment, Herman Daly, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Herman DalyHerman Daly exposes the absurdity of geo-engineering as a solution to climate change.
Food and Agriculture in a Steady State Economy
/9 Comments/in Books and Articles, Brent Blackwelder, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFossil-fueled factory farms and livestock slums slip out of style in a steady state economy
Are People Smarter Than Chipmunks?
/5 Comments/in Books and Articles, Economic Growth, Environment, Rob Dietz, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPeople can beat the tar out of chipmunks on I.Q. tests (most of us, anyhow), but we may be in the same boat when it comes to interpreting threats.
Opportunity Cost of Growth
/6 Comments/in Biodiversity, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Herman Daly, Population, Technology, The Daly News /by Herman DalyHerman Daly swims upstream like a salmon, fighting the flow of fallacious philosophy from growth economists — you won’t want to miss his final refrain on this one.
Steady State Transportation: Closing the Door on the Dirty Oil Era
/8 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe trouble with transportation is petroleum, and the problems are providing a chance for true transformation.
A Smarter Planet?
/7 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Herman Daly, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Herman DalyDolts, dimwits, and dunces: Herman Daly delivers a dose of reality on what denotes “dumb.”