Economics
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Coal to Liquids – Racing to the Bottom With the Fuel from Hell
I thought I’d add to George Monbiot’s recent post highlighting moves to persevere with fossil fuels by sharing a little…
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False Summit
We were wrong about peak oil: there’s enough in the ground to deep-fry the planet. by George Monbiot: journalist, author,…
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Resilience Through Simplification: Revisiting Tainter’s Theory of Collapse
Below, Samuel Alexander summarises his new Simplicity Institute Report, which discusses ‘voluntary simplification’ in the context of Joseph Tainter’s theory…
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Two Views of Our Future
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute No previous civilization has survived the ongoing destruction of its natural supports. Nor…
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End of an Era
So now what do we do to defend life on Earth? by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and…
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How “Sustainability” Became “Sustained Growth”
Editor’s Preamble: In a prevous editorial life, I used to make a decent attempt at commentary for these large international…
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The Mendacity of Hope
The summits which promise to save the world keep us dangling, not mobilising. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and…
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What Will Rio+20 Bring?
In a few days the international community will be meeting in Rio de Janeiro, to hold the most significant environmental…
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Rio+20: What Ecovillages Offer
It is the start of Rio+20, the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, and the Global Ecovillage Network has a strong…
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Myth of Perpetual Growth is Killing America
Editor’s preamble: It’s refreshing and even somewhat reassuring when a major stock market website runs an article like the one…
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Captive Animals
How Natural England became the servant of the landed classes. by George Monbiot: journalist, author, academic and environmental and political…
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Ted Trainer and the Simpler Way
Editor’s Note: To follow, I think, is a very important look at Ted Trainer’s work — one that broaches an…
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