Reader “Alan” writes: I suggest you read Brian Czech’s “Supply Shock” on the thermodynamics of why we can’t grow or profit our way out of our onrushing date with extinction. Naomi Klein’s “This Changes Everything” is another essential book to …
More Discussion on the Old “Limits to Growth” Subject Read More »
A friend and I were talking about one of the key progenitors of the sustainability movement, Donella Meadows (pictured here), and the legacy she left us, perhaps the most tangible is the Donella Meadows Institute. Here a radio show on …
When It Comes To Thinking About Sustainability, Vermonters Aren’t Like the Rest of Us Read More »
Here’s a comment on a post I just read from a fellow named Grant Schreiber that struck me, as it addresses my oft-made point about the issues of population growth and sustainability. He writes: The planet has too many First …
Population Growth, Sustainability, and Renewable Energy Read More »
Just in time for Earth Day, this morning I finished up Beyond the Limits by Donella Meadows et al. Gosh, I wish there were a way I could get everyone to read this critically important work with its incredibly wide-ranging …
“Beyond the Limits” Deals with the Central Issue of our Times Read More »
I’m sure many of you have seen the inspiring video below (it has over 5 million views), in which boaters free a humpback whale from a fishing net in which it had been caught. It makes the following passage from …
Environmentalism, Sustainability, and Deregulation Read More »
In a recent post about the wonderful book Beyond the Limits by Donella Meadows et. al., I lamented that there is no governing body with the power to do anything about the world energy policy and the overall sustainability of …
Want To Deal with Overpopulation? Educate Women. Read More »
I’m reading Beyond the Limits by Donella Meadows et. al. and learning all about the computer models these folks have used to predict the consequences of things like exponential population growth on a planet with finite resources. This is brilliant …
Computer Models Predict the Effects of Greenhouse Gasses, But To What End? Read More »
I figured it was time to read the seminal pieces on environmentalism and sustainability. So, for Christmas, I asked my daughter for a copy of Beyond the Limits, the follow-up to Donella Meadows’ et. al. The Limits to Growth. Very …
Early Books on Environmentalism and Sustainability Read More »
