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Durable Goods
Durable Goods Ed. note: The post below is a transcription of Post Carbon Fellow Stephanie Mills’ remarks at the 50 year anniversary of the publication of the Whole Earth Catalog. Gratitude to Mother Earth, ground of being. Gratitude to Stewart and Ryan and their colleagues for realizing this event. Gratitude to Stephanie Feldstein for her […]
Eco Crises: Doom & Gloom, Truth & Consequences
Eco Crises: Doom & Gloom, Truth & Consequences Photo Source Sakeeb Sabakka | CC BY 2.0 …We can’t save the world by playing by the rules because the rules have to change. Everything needs to change and it has to start today….To all the politicians that pretend to take the climate question seriously, to all […]
Climate change, water and the infrastructure problem
Climate change, water and the infrastructure problem I was watching an episode of the science-fiction noir thriller “The Expanse” recently. Set hundreds of years in the future, the United Nations has now become the world government and its main rival is Mars, a former Earth colony. The UN is still in New York City and […]
Time To Choose
kienyke.com Time To Choose Will you be an agent of depletion or regeneration? There’s a vast revolution underway. And it’s time to pick sides. Your choice couldn’t be more critically important. Quite possibly, the entire fate of the human species hangs in the balance. It’s time to decide: Will you be an agent of depletion […]
Tim Jackson: The High Price Of Growth
Tim Jackson: The High Price Of Growth A finite planet cannot sustain infinite economic growth Modern society is addicted to and engineered for perpetual economic growth. Now, a fourth-grader can tell you that nothing can grow forever, especially if you have finite resources. But that simple realization is eluding today’s central planners, despite multiplying evidence […]
Riyadh Feels the Pinch: The True Cost of Saudi Subsidies
Riyadh Feels the Pinch: The True Cost of Saudi Subsidies In downtown Riyadh, SUV-populated intersections and lushly landscaped parks leave little indication that Saudi Arabia is rapidly depleting its oil and water resources. The Saudi predilection for gas-guzzling vehicles and water-intensive leisure spaces is hardly surprising- governmental subsidies have long obscured the true cost of […]
The Left should embrace degrowth
The Left should embrace degrowth Only if we stop the cycle of endless growth will our planet prosper, argue Degrowthers. Jenny Downing under a Creative Commons Licence 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 […]
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead
John Michael Greer: The God Of Technological Progress May Well Be Dead But society is unwilling to consider that As we often state here at Peak Prosperity, the narratives we hold are immensely important. The stories running our heads influence everything from our beliefs to our values to our actions. Which is why it’s so […]
The central contradiction in the modern outlook: ‘Planet of the Apes’ vs ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
The central contradiction in the modern outlook: ‘Planet of the Apes’ vs ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ When talking about the perils of climate change or resource depletion, soil degradation or fisheries collapse, water pollution or nuclear waste–how annoying it is to have one listener respond dismissively, “They’ll figure something out. They always have.” It’s a […]
The Environment: Depleting Resources – Crash Course Chapter 23 | Peak Prosperity
The Environment: Depleting Resources – Crash Course Chapter 23 | Peak Prosperity. Chapter 23 of the Crash Course is now publicly available and ready for watching below. When we wander over to the third E in this story – the Environment – we note two things: both the increasing demand of exponentially more resources being […]
Buying Less Stuff Can Actually Make You More Happy | Carl Duivenvoorden
Buying Less Stuff Can Actually Make You More Happy | Carl Duivenvoorden. Tax time is never pretty, and for me last year was uglier than usual. By the measures of economics and Revenue Canada, I didn’t have a great 2013. But by the measures of sustainability and fulfillment, I had an awesome 2013. How could that be? […]
