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Where is Pope Francis on Economic Growth?

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by David Kane

Those who believe that there is a fundamental conflict between economic growth and environmental protection will find Pope Francis’ recent encyclical, Laudato Si (Praised Be), a welcome addition to the literature; as well as an important tool in helping others, especially Catholics, to understand and accept the limitations of economic growth. Pope Francis explains how the environmental and social crises we are experiencing will require “profound changes in lifestyles,

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Preempting a Misleading Argument: Why Environmental Problems Will Stop Tracking with GDP

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Brian explains how GDP growth will eventually stop tracking with environmental damage–but the reasons may not be what you’d expect!

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Giant Mats of Green Slime in Lake Erie Signal a Need for New Economic Approaches to Pollution

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What do we do when water supplies are cut off to a city of 400,000 people?

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Iraq and the Military-Industrial Complex versus a True Cost Economy

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A switch to solar and other renewables will greatly reduce the resources devoted to waging war and help us achieve a steady state economy.

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Top 5 Threats to the World’s Beaches (and a Systemic Solution)

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Only an economy that externalizes environmental costs would underwrite development practices that are pushing beaches to the brink of extinction.

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What Kind of Economy Says OK to Tar Sands Oil?

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The short answer: an economy that allows corporations to externalize costs and trump the rights of indigenous people.

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A Practical Proposal to Erase Externalities

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A small change in SEC rules is just the thing to start a movement toward the establishment of a sustainable economy.

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