Monthly Archives: November 2015

by Jim Shultz — YES! Magazine The challenge before us is to change the behavior of billions of people in very deep ways, very fast. We will need to do more than just change people’s consciousness; we also need to … Continue reading →

Paris Attacks and Climate Change Push Us to Fix a World of Broken Systems by Nafeez Ahmed — YES! Magazine As with any psychopathology, one requires a meaningful diagnosis to offer a prescription with a reasonable chance of success. That … Continue reading →

I thought I’d post another good critique before going to see if my locally-woven organic carrot-pants were in at Mark’s Work Warehouse yet! 😉 If anyone finds a response to Phillips that gets beyond his ad hominem put downs and … Continue reading →

In an act of wishful thinking, Phillip’s “Austerity Ecology” glosses over the Jevons Paradox or rebound effect, whereby increases in technologically-induced efficiency often actually result in increased use of resources. Further, the idea that peasant populations leave rural areas only … Continue reading →

An interesting article re China with implications for degrowth. I don’t pretend to have absorbed or even believe all of what Escobar presents but this strikes me as important information. Tomgram: Pepe Escobar, The New Great Game Between China and … Continue reading →

A number of friends have been asking “Did you live anywhere near any of these locations?” This has nothing to do with degrowth, but I feel compelled to use this forum to throw my two bits into the ring. My … Continue reading →

This is more than an economic and political crisis: it’s a crisis of civilization. A large portion of European citizens hold the belief that our present consumerist society can (and must) “progress” into the future. Meanwhile, a majority of the … Continue reading →

Degrowth is a frontal attack on the ideology of economic growth. Some call it a critique: a slogan or a ‘missile word’. Others talk of the ‘theory of’ – or the ‘literature on’ – degrowth; or of degrowth policies’. Many … Continue reading →

1 minute of wisdom by José Mujica Former President of Uruguay https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=692358027566871&id=203959539740058&refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F203959539740058%2Fvideos%2F692358027566871%2F&_rdr

In the greatest environmental disaster of the 21st Century (so far), Indonesia has been blotted out by smoke. And the media. http://www.monbiot.com/2015/10/30/nothing-to-see-here/#.VjaV5wnMAsw.facebook