Whether or not you like President Obama or his policy preferences, you have to acknowledge his consistency. Even those with “zero regard” for the president confess, “At least Obama is consistent.”
But not consistently. There is one issue, at least, on which he hasn’t held still, moving in and out like an octopus in a sunken ship. That issue is the relationship between economic growth and environmental protection.
Does Paul Krugman believe GDP growth is making us richer or poorer?
What can you do in the face environmental and social mayhem? Learn something, say something, and do something.
What can leprosy and its treatment teach us about ourselves and how to manage our environmental crises?
Robert Goodland’s life story will inspire all who care about the environment and social justice.
People have said some misguided things about how to run a sustainable economy — here are Brian Czech’s top 5.
Laissez-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.
Wishful thinking and political rhetoric aside, we’ve got to get a handle on economic growth to conserve biodiversity and environmental health.
Herman Daly suggests that changing the economy will require more than new policies; it’ll require a substantial change in worldview.
Brent Blackwelder sees three possibilities (granted they’re long-shots) for overcoming the obstacles to an economic paradigm shift.
