The following contains excerpts from the Introduction and Concluding Remarks of a much larger article reposted from The Foundation. Joseph George Caldwell, Ph.D. 1) Introduction: This article discusses the end of the industrial […]
Continue readingVajk’s Dilemma
This week, I am reading The Limits to Growth, Beyond Limits, Overshoot, and another book Doomsday Has Been Cancelled by physicist J. Peter Vajk. My research led me to this […]
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Reposted from Yellow Times. John Brand For most of recorded history, the vast majority of humankind has not been well served by prevailing economic systems. Forever and a day, a […]
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The following is reposted from the interesting people list. John Perry Barlow describes himself as a cognitive dissident. He is the Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation […]
Continue readingPeace is a Product of Justice
Reposted from South Centre. Julius K. Nyerere Peace is a product of Justice; it is not simply the absence of violence. All violent conflicts represent earlier failures of leadership, either […]
Continue readingMALTHUS: More Relevant Than Ever
The following 1998 article is reposted from Great Change. William R. Catton, Jr. is Professor of Sociology Emeritus, Washington State University. A distinguished educator, he has taught courses in sociology […]
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Eric Szuter The impending construction on Ground Zero presents an incredible opportunity to send a message and to teach. The end result should be so meaningful and so uplifting that […]
Continue readingA Sunshine Limit to Growth
In researching Limits to Growth, I came across this interesting article. It is a brief extract from a much longer article, entitled ‘The Ecology of Sustainable Development’ by William Rees, which […]
Continue readingBeyond the Limits
Twenty years after Limits to Growth made such a splash on the intellectual landscape, the authors updated their data and revisited the subject in a new book. The following is the […]
Continue readingFrom Growth to Equilibrium
Founded in 1968 in Rome, The Club of Rome describes itself as “a think tank and a centre of research and action, of innovation and initiative”. It is a group […]
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