The Five Dumbest Things You’ll Hear About Sustainability
People have said some misguided things about how to run a sustainable economy — here are Brian Czech’s top 5.
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Growth and Laissez-faire
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Herman Daly, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Herman DalyLaissez-faire takes on a new meaning — it is the ecosystem, not the economy that must be “left alone” to manage itself and evolve by its own rules.
Bill Clinton, The Nature Conservancy, and The Old Win-Win Rhetoric
/3 Comments/in Books and Articles, Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWishful thinking and political rhetoric aside, we’ve got to get a handle on economic growth to conserve biodiversity and environmental health.
The Lurking Inconsistency
/7 Comments/in Biodiversity, Books and Articles, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Endangered Species, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Herman DalyHerman Daly suggests that changing the economy will require more than new policies; it’ll require a substantial change in worldview.
Three Glimmers of Hope for an Economic Transformation
/6 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder sees three possibilities (granted they’re long-shots) for overcoming the obstacles to an economic paradigm shift.
Negative Externalities Are the Norm
/6 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Rob Dietz, The Daly News, Uncategorized /by Brian CzechHere’s a crazy but true fact: negative externalities are the norm — not the exception — in our current economic setup.
There’s Hope for a New Economy in the New Year
/2 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrent Blackwelder believes 2012 will be the year we break free from the “global suicide pact” of continuous growth.
Why Stop at Massive Economic Growth when Infinite Growth Is within Reach?
/5 Comments/in Books and Articles, Consumption, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Milton Mountebank, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDr. Mountebank urges economists, lesser scientists and all citizens to try on infinite growth for size.
Obama Steps onto Slippery Slope
/9 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechBrian Czech offers a vision of Obamanomics that values people and planet over profit and production.
Elitist Growth by Cheap Labor Policies
/9 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Herman Daly, Jobs and Employment, Population, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Herman DalyJettisoned jobs, illegal immigration, and manic mechanization make for profoundly impractical employment policies.