Tensions in Ukraine: A Scramble for Growth?
When viewed through the lens of ecological economics and energy resources, the situation in Ukraine comes into sharp focus.
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How Studying in Asia Made Me See the Need for a Steady State Economy
/4 Comments/in Economic Growth, Population, Poverty, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechAsian nations are running a dangerous experiment on the long-term consequences of short-term economic growth.
Logic in the Face of Sea Level Rise
/2 Comments/in Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIn a steady state economy, the government would handle coastal disasters differently than in today’s growth-obsessed society.
Voluntary Simplicity and the Steady-State Economy
/7 Comments/in Consumption, Economic Growth, Population, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechPeople who live simply and mindfully set the example for the good life in a steady state economy.
Ending the Insanity of Ecocide
/8 Comments/in Corporate Reform, Economic Policy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechEcocidal tendencies have no place in either our legal or our economic institutions. Here’s a direct way to help put an end to ecocide.
The Debt Ceiling: What’s Good for the Public Goose is Good for the Private Gander
/1 Comment/in Brian Czech, Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechIt’s common sense: if you want a debt ceiling for the federal government, then you ought to want a debt ceiling for the private sector as well.
Growth and Laissez-faire
/5 Comments/in Economic Growth, Economic Policy, Energy, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, The Daly News /by Brian CzechLaissez-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.
Approaching a Steady State Economy, Part 2 — Clean Clothes
/11 Comments/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechWhat can a laundry experiment in one household teach us about economizing and innovating in the broader economy?
Approaching a Steady State Economy, Part 1 — Getting Around
/1 Comment/in Economic Growth, Environment, Steady State Economy, Sustainability, Technology, The Daly News /by Brian CzechFiguring out how to run a sustainable economy is a tough task — drilling down to one sector offers some insights.
Bring Back Hank Paulson — On One Condition
/0 Comments/in Brian Czech, Economic Policy, Environment, Money and Investments, Steady State Economy, The Daly News /by Brian CzechHe’s not the ideal, but if appointed Fed Chair, Hank Paulson might actually consider the environmental effects of Fed policies.