Many on the list will know all about it, but it's probably worth pointing out the thinking/effort of Paul Ehrlich and the MAHB (pronounced "mob" I think):
http://mahb.stanford.edu/ The predictions of the "Population Bomb" didn't quite come to pass...but the issues haven't gone away. There are no simple, single solutions...*everyone* has to do *everything* they can. Cheers, John Berges > Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 09:01:07 -0600 > From: Matt Neidenberg <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Growth and Laissez-faire > > "All hands on deck!" Even if we halved the global population today we > would s= > till need to deal with many of the same basic issues regarding > population, r= > esource, and environment.=20 > > Growth is inherent in our economic systems. If no growth, depressed > economy.= > That's just how the gears of capitalism are forged. Thus, the > inevitable co= > nflict between the natural world and the human economy is obvious.=20 > The author of the article states, > "But our rate of use must be confined within the regenerative and > absorptive= > capacities of the ecosystem." And, "Once the economy is constrained > in agg= > regate scale to stay within the limits imposed by the ecosystem, we > could th= > en fine-tune its allocative efficiency by internalizing remaining > external c= > osts into market prices." =20 > > OK, and how does he propose we do this? Laws passed by our > ecologically cons= > cious congress? Even if we could get to that point, we're just one > country. C= > hina, India, etc.? > Furthermore, who (what human construct) decides what the limits of > our ecosy= > stem are? A team of elite scientists and policy makers whom all the > politici= > ans have full trust in to set the "limits" of their economy. Sarcasm > intende= > d. > > And Aaron, I love how you call Idiocracy a documentary!=20 > > I can honestly and humbly say I don't know what is going to help us > in the p= > lace we are in right now apart from a massive global shift in > consciousness o= > n such a deep level as to permeate our fundamental aspect of being on > this p= > lanet.=20 > But for now, "All hands on deck!" > > > Thank You, > Matt Neidenberg > www.greener50.com=20 > co-founder | executive=20 > > -Growning Our Eco-conomy through Community
