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Conflict of Interest at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? A Deal Some Couldn’t Refuse

March 20, 2018/4 Comments/in Climate Change, Corruption, Endangered Species, Energy, Environment, Governance, Money and Investments, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

By Richard McCorkle, Guest Author

As a fish and wildlife biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, I’ve been concerned about global warming and climate change for more than a quarter century. In the late 1990s, when I finally had the means to do so, I began privately investing in socially and environmentally screened mutual funds. I felt it was the right thing to do; I was putting my money where my mouth was.

Biocultural Heritage: The Foundation of a Sustainable Economy

March 14, 2014/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Food and Agriculture, Poverty, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Want healthy ecosystems and healthy economies? You’d better think about conserving biocultural heritage.

Do We Have the Courage to Bring the 800-lb Gorilla out of the Corner?

February 12, 2014/0 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Jimmy fox suggests three steps necessary to shrink our ecological footprint to fit within Earth’s biocapacity.

Climate Change: The Wrong Top Priority for Environmentalists and Conservation Professionals

January 27, 2014/16 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Five reasons why economic growth should be the rallying point for environmentalists and conservationists.

The Lurking Inconsistency

April 15, 2013/7 Comments/in Biodiversity, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Endangered Species, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Herman Daly suggests that changing the economy will require more than new policies; it’ll require a substantial change in worldview.

Economics as “Unusual” in Australian Politics

December 3, 2012/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Senator Christine Milne drops some seeds of hope in the barren fields of the Australian political landscape.

Selecting “Surrogate Species” for Conservation: How About an 800-Pounder?

September 23, 2012/6 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Brian Czech offers sound advice for conservation professionals and everyone else concerned with protecting wildlife and ecosystems.

Environmental Heroes Can Inspire Economic Reformers

April 22, 2012/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Brent Blackwelder looks to this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners for inspiration in the fight for a sustainable and fair economy.

The Fallacy of the Tragedy of the Commons

January 29, 2012/13 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Garrett Hardin seems to have made the some incorrect assumptions about human behavior — assumptions familiar to students of economics.

Could Obama Be the First Steady-State President?

December 11, 2011/3 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian Czech

Obama probably understands the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet — he just needs the mandate to do something about it.