Larry Shultz reacted to my post that began: At a certain point in U.S. history, it appeared that Americans had grasped what Rachel Carson said here. For a brief period, it looked like our country was on a path towards …
Tag: Limits to Growth
Ideas in Conflict: “Limits To Growth” and “The Third Industrial Revolution”
Should we be optimistic about the overall future of humankind vis-à-vis energy and the environment? True, not too many people walk around pondering this question. Of course, stock market, weight loss, professional football, and our other present-day fascinations won’t mean …
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More Discussion on the Old “Limits to Growth” Subject
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 …
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Cheap Energy Means Economic Growth, But It’s a Bit More Complicated
I had an encounter at dinner with my wife and friends the other night that I found funny. Someone asked me if I was aware that it was cheap energy that caused the improvement in the British economy in the …
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Early Books on Environmentalism and Sustainability
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 …
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