The Resilience Imperative and Civil Disobedience
Michael Lewis, lead author of “The Resilience Imperative,” advises civil disobedience as a strategy for steady staters.
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The Higgs Boson and the Steady State Economy
/4 Comments/in Brent Blackwelder, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDiscovery of the Higgs boson required incredible resources and resourcefulness — the same is necessary for discovering a new economy.
Real Dichotomies Are Not Made “False” by Soft Science or Political Pandering
/6 Comments/in Books and Articles, Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEcologists need to stop drinking the green Koolaid and tell it like it is regarding the conflict between economic growth and ecological health.
Occupy the G-8
/1 Comment/in Books and Articles, Brent Blackwelder, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Jobs and Employment, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhen the G-8 convened at Camp David, Brent Blackwelder was on hand to address the Occupy Movement.
What Is the Limiting Factor?
/12 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Herman Daly, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Herman DalyIt is not for nothing that our system is called “capitalism” rather than “natural resource-ism.”
The Influence of Donella Meadows and Limits to Growth
/4 Comments/in Books and Articles, Economic Growth, Environment, Population, Rob Dietz, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDonella Meadows was way ahead of her time, and her words continue to provide inspiration 40 years after she wrote The Limits to Growth.
Deceptionomics
/1 Comment/in Books and Articles, Brent Blackwelder, Corporate Reform, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechDeceptionomics allows all sorts of unwise decisions about economic growth, environmental protection, and human well-being.
Technological Progress for Dummies
/5 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPart 1 of Brian Czech’s explanation of why we can’t rely on technological progress to overcome the limits to economic growth.
Rio+20 Needs to Address the Downsides of Growth
/2 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Governance, Herman Daly, Politics, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Herman DalyHerman Daly succinctly sums up the steady-state perspective in his suggestion for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development.
Could Obama Be the First Steady-State President?
/3 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechObama probably understands the impossibility of infinite growth on a finite planet — he just needs the mandate to do something about it.