Monthly Archives: December 2012

The IdleNoMore protests have raised consciousness about indigenous issues in Canada. Promoters of a post-growth society know we cannot slow down our industrial metabolism to a sustainable level without significant cultural and political change. The decolonisation struggles of indigenous peoples … Continue reading →

If you haven’t finished your holiday shopping yet, don’t bother. Skip the mall and the neighborhood store, resist the urge to shop online and, by all means, don’t buy anything you don’t truly need. So says Kalle Lasn, 70, maestro … Continue reading →

CRITIC, Collectif de Recherche Interuniversitaire et Trandisciplinaire sur les Impasses de la croissance organise en mai prochain un colloque sur la “gestion des ressources naturelles”, abordée du point de vue de la décroissance.  L’appel à texte se trouve sur le … Continue reading →

Alternative consumption Interview with Benita Matofska, Chief Sharer of the U.K. and Aiden Enns, cofounder of BuyNothingChristmas.org about why we don’t need so much stuff http://www.cbc.ca/thesundayedition/mobile/touch/shows/2012/12/16/sharing-not-buying-gifts-at-christmas/

Georgios Kallis European Society for Ecological Economics Newsletter Winter 2012 This is a hot topic, but not because of fervent research activity. On the contrary: there isn’t any ecological-economic work on illegal immigration that I know of. It is a … Continue reading →

Friday, December 14, 2012 By Seth Borenstein, The Associated Press WASHINGTON – A growing majority of Americans think global warming is occurring, that it will become a serious problem and that the U.S. government should do something about it, a … Continue reading →

Canadian Society for Ecological Economics (CANSEE) 2013 Biennial Conference York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 1 st and 2 nd , 2013 Call for Papers, Workshops and Posters Proposals due January 27, 2013 Conference theme: Sustaining the Commons: Ideas and … Continue reading →

Can elementary geometry explain environmental problems? Actually, no. Ian Angus debunks the simplistic populationist approach in the debate over population vs consumption. http://climateandcapitalism.com/2012/12/12/population-consumption-and-rectangles

Singapore is applying the vertical model to urban agriculture, experimenting with rooftop gardens and vertical farms in order to feed its many residents. Sky Green Director Jack Ng has created a vertical farming system, which he nicknamed ‘A Go-Grow’. It … Continue reading →

Practical, affordable solutions exist, but the necessary resources won’t be mobilized so long as corporations, media barons and generals make all the big decisions. by Simon Butler Green Left Weekly Several recent scientific reports on climate change have warned we … Continue reading →