Consumerism
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The Dawn of Cybernetic Civilization
Humanity appears to be in the grip of a global system – one that we originally created, but which is…
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We the Tiny House People (Video)
What does it mean to have a house? What defines a home? Is there an appropriate size or should there…
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Food or Fuel?
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute At the time of the Arab oil export embargo in the 1970s, the…
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Ghost Plane
Lobbying results in old and dirty technologies being maintained long beyond their useful life. by George Monbiot Hoisting 180lbs of…
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Peak Water: What Happens When the Wells Go Dry?
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to…
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Functional Ecosystems as the Engine of the Green Economy
by John D. Liu This is not how it works… “If the world is a table with four legs (US,…
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Thinking Out Loud: Rentier Capitalism, Natural Capitalism, and Permaculture – A Few Observations
Ecological destruction and environmental degradation are merely symptoms of a more profound structural economic problem endemic to industrialization and consumerism.…
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Farmed Fish Production Overtakes Beef
Janet Larsen and J. Matthew Roney, Earth Policy Institute The world quietly reached a milestone in the evolution of the…
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China’s Growing Hunger for Meat Shown by Move to Buy Smithfield, World’s Leading Pork Producer
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute Half the world’s pigs—more than 470 million of them—live in China, but even that…
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Investing – Part II
All photos © Craig Mackintosh In my previous article I stressed how there is no sounder thing to invest in…
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Investing: The Option They Never Told You About
Maximum security, maximum return. Who doesn’t want that? In a world of uncertainty and change, more than a few people…
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Bike-Sharing Programs Hit the Streets in Over 500 Cities Worldwide
by Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute Politicians, lobbyists, and tourists alike can ride bicycles along a specially marked lane between…
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