There’s something wonderful about Wes Magyar‘s paintings of hunter-gatherers in suits. HT the Rethink Capitalism blog.
Archive | 2008
Herman Daly is Adbusters person of the year
Adbusters have announced their person of the year, and it’s Herman Daly, godfather of the steady state economy movement. Daly has been preaching his economic heresy for decades, after realising that the economy aims for infinite growth while the ecosystem that contains it remains resolutely finite. The economy relies on the environment both to supply [...]
Taking a break
Time to put the blog to one side for a few days. Thanks for reading, and see you in the new year. Have a happy Christmas! PS – the new Breathe Update is out today. If you’re not a subscriber, you can pick it up here -breathe-11
The alternative Christmas message
“If Christ was on earth today undoubtedly he would stand with the people in opposition to bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist powers. If Christ was on earth today undoubtedly he would hoist the banner of justice and love for humanity to oppose warmongers, occupiers, terrorists and bullies the world over. “If Christ was on earth today [...]
A steady state economy reading list
I’ve been curious about the idea of a steady state economy for some time – that is, an economy that doesn’t need to grow every year. Looking at the way our government is currently prepared to take fairly extreme measures to keep growth going, even to the point of selling out the future with massive [...]
Reframing the climate debate – boldness
In Monbiot’s article he suggests that there are ‘planted deniers’ on the internet – “professional deniers employed by fossil fuel companies”. As we’ve seen from the case of Bob Carter and his 1998 claim, this is true, but I don’t think it accounts for the majority of the attacks on climate science. The bigger problem [...]
The Giriraja Chicken
Another great mini-documentary from the Ecologist Film Unit. The Giriraja chicken is a beautiful example of tackling globalisation on multiple levels at the same time.
Reframing the climate debate – caution
Browsing the websites and literature of those who disagree with anthropomorphic climate change, I am struck by the number of times people suggest that because the science is inconclusive, we should do nothing. Because adapting to climate change will be so expensive, we should err on the side of caution and save ourselves the spend. [...]
The Costs of Economic Growth, by E J Mishan
First published in 1967, E J Mishan’s critique of our growth-driven economy was a forerunner of the new economic approach now associated with E F Schumacher and Herman Daly. While a little dated in its style, the basic foundations of his critique are currently only increasing in relevance as the credit crisis, climate change and [...]
Reframing the climate debate – community
So far climate change action has, perhaps inevitably, settled around individual actions – switching off lights, re-using plastic bottles, and the like. A poll last year found that 40% of the UK population believe recycling is the most important contribution they can make to lower their footprint. (It isn’t – try not flying) It’s so [...]
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