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What Kind of Example Is Canada Setting?
/0 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brent BlackwelderA look at Canada, a nation with such potential to be a sustainability leader, reveals a tragedy of wasted potential.
China’s Infinite-Growth Haze
/6 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Eric Zencey, Population, Sustainability, The Daly News /by EricZenceyChina is playing a dangerous game based on a seductive (but faulty) economic theory.
What Kind of Economy Says OK to Tar Sands Oil?
/2 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechThe short answer: an economy that allows corporations to externalize costs and trump the rights of indigenous people.
A Practical Proposal to Erase Externalities
/5 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Consumption, Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brent BlackwelderA small change in SEC rules is just the thing to start a movement toward the establishment of a sustainable economy.
Environmental Heroes Can Inspire Economic Reformers
/2 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brent BlackwelderBrent Blackwelder looks to this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners for inspiration in the fight for a sustainable and fair economy.
Cheater Economics
/8 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brent BlackwelderThey say cheaters never prosper, but the cheaters seem to be doing just fine in an economy that condones their fraudulent ways.
The Role of Regulation in a Steady State Economy
/3 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Environment, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brent BlackwelderBrent Blackwelder recognizes and respects the righteous role of regulations.
What Should We Tax?
/5 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Policy, Environment, Herman Daly, Jobs and Employment, Monetary Policy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Herman DalyHerman Daly suggests a simple rule: tax what we want less of, not what we want more of.