A Mindful Path to a Steady State Economy
Rick Heller explains how to substitute mindfulness for greed in the transition to a new economy.
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New Evidence for Changing the Nature of the Global Economy
/0 Comments/in 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, 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 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 Economic Growth, Environment, 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, 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 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, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Herman DalyDolts, dimwits, and dunces: Herman Daly delivers a dose of reality on what denotes “dumb.”