All,
I'm looking for high-quality photos of landscape-altering economic activities.
These will be published in Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and
the Steady State Solution. I'm hoping for conservation philanthropy, but
remuneration is possible.
Photos are needed by October
On April 18, 2012, steady state economics was formally introduced to the United
Nations. In the General Assembly, five panelists covered limits to growth, the
Anthropocene, and ecological economics. At the conclusion, steady
statesmanship (i.e., adopting steady state economics as economic
Laurel et al.,
You can always check the CASSE Calendar of Events:
http://steadystate.org/learn/calendar-of-events/
It’s certainly not comprehensive but does cover numerous events pertaining to
ecological macroeconomics (with its focus on sustainability). There is some
emphasis on the DC area,
With the recent postings on biodiversity, biowealth, ecosystem services,
etc., I thought it appropriate to relay the recent Daly News:
Ecosystem Services: Pricing to Peddle?
by Brian Czech
On November 15, five nations issued a complaint about a UN initiative
This is one of the leading conferences in 2010 for dealing frankly with limits
to economic growth and the alternatives... program is here:
http://aspo-usa.com/worldoil2010/index.cfm
--Forwarded Message--
A major sponsor made a sizable donation specifically to underwrite 50
Read about the newly established Wilberforce Award:
http://dalynews.org
The ESA (sustainable growth) wouldn't be competitive, but some of it's
younger sustainability thinkers may be. (I say younger because the age limit
is 30.)
Brian Czech, Ph.D., President
Center for the Advancement of
No wonder then that some of the world's top climate advocates including Bill
McKibben, Eban Goodstein, Paul Hawken, Wendel Berry and Gus Speth have endorsed
the CASSE platform. But it is a wonder more have not. The steady-state economy
is the cure for what killed the climate bill, and what's
According to a recent study in the open access journal PLoS ONE, wealth may be
the most important factor determining a country’s environmental impact.
http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0811-tritt_index.html
Study itself:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0010440
I am happy to report that Catalan also lives on at CASSE. For a taste of this
remarkable language, see La Posició davant el Creixement Econòmic:
http://steadystate.org/act/sign-the-position/read-the-position-statement/la-posicio/
Brian Czech, Visiting Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Thanks to Neil for posting this. It was an interesting experience. It was
live only in Canada but should be archived here:
http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip332499 .
When I talked about the conflict between economic growth and environmental
protection, Maki didn't really argue the point. I think
The Michigan, Texas, Gulf etc. accidents were indeed predictable, as noted in
our Daly News segment on BP (Beyond Probabilities):
http://steadystate.org/bp-beyond-probablilities/
ECOLOGGERS will also appreciate the current Daly News, “Making a Steady
Statement:”
This is more up-to-date:
http://steadystate.org/discover/academics/
and more generally:
http://steadystate.org/discover/
Brian Czech, Visiting Professor
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
National Capital Region, Northern Virginia Center
7054 Haycock Road, Room 411
Falls
“What solutions are being studied here?” You mean solutions to root problems,
or bandaids? Most of the journalism we see is about proximate causes and
bandaid solutions.
The general trend of environmental health will continue downward until people
and polities determine to stabilize their
Excellent post at Ecotone, motivating me to post the following response:
Anthill is a wonderful read; no exception to the rule of E. O. Wilson’s writing
talents. (No, it hasn’t been released yet, but I have a pre-publication copy.)
It’s good to have the world’s top conservation biologist
(January 7, 2010) – Jane Goodall has endorsed the position on economic growth
established by the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
(CASSE). The CASSE position summarizes the conflict between economic growth
and environmental protection, and proposes the steady state
David Baker wrote, I don't think we have the responsibility to maintain the
planet at some arbitrary steady state to prevent the loss of any current
species. That's agreeable, but I’ve never heard anyone argue for some
arbitrary steady state. In fact, I haven’t seen anyone prescribe a
This is probably the most steady statish development thus far in the U.S.
government. Here's an excerpt:
(l) sustainability and sustainable mean to create and maintain conditions,
under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit
fulfilling the social, economic,and
...in The Investment Professional, no less...
http://www.theinvestmentprofessional.com/vol_2_no_3/rock-steady.html
Brian Czech, Visiting Professor
Natural Resources Program
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
National Capital Region, Northern Virginia Center
7054 Haycock Road,
As of today, the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE)
is open for membership. Anyone can become a CASSE member, and a CASSE
membership base will assist in the crucial transition from economic growth to a
steady state economy with stabilized population and consumption.
Nadine Lymn forwarded a message from Josh Schimel of the ESA Governing Board,
in which Josh indicated that the board had taken into account the comments of
the group of 84 ESA members proposing an ESA position on economic growth.
Therefore, I think it is important to avail precisely what our
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From: spk...@aol.com [mailto:spk...@aol.com]
Sent: Fri 2009-07-24 09:02
To: Czech, Brian; ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sierra Club unit endorses position on economic growth
I would suggest that the fundamental conflict is between
The Winding Waters Group of the Sierra Club (Indiana) has endorsed the CASSE
position on economic growth, concluding with CASSE that there is a fundamental
conflict between economic growth and environmental protection based on
principles of ecology. As the first Sierra Club unit to endorse the
Based on the news report, this new study published in the Journal of Climate
indicates that earlier projections of climate change effects were
underestimated, due less to faulty natural sciences and more to faulty economic
assumptions. The earlier models tended to assume that economic growth
The North American Benthological Society (NABS) has just adopted a position on
economic growth. This decision was announced by their Executive Committee at
their open business meeting today. (The vote was actually taken on Sunday the
17th.)
Evidently they plan to post the position soon on
Those who would like to brush up on this subject prior to taking the survey are
welcome to visit the CASSE webpages (www.steadystate.org), where we specialize
in precisely these topics. Here are some of the signatories of the CASSE
position on economic growth:
Abhijit Banerjee, Ford
It's true that natural is just semantics in some contexts, but defining the
term can affect the way our public lands are managed. See for example the
Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health Policy of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Here is one proposal for a frame of
It looks like there was an ironic exchange on ECOLOG this week. While the
discussions about scientists and policy ensued, dozens of ESA members were
signing the CASSE position on economic growth. The announcement that Gus
Speth, David Orr, Paul Ehrlich et al. had recently signed the position
The GFN's most recent on Hong Kong is relevant to the discussions about
political vs. ecological boundaries and the concept of economic
self-sufficiency. This boundary issue is vexing but is starting to play out in
international diplomacy related to macroeconomic policy.
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Sent: Fri 2008-12-19 13:23
To: Czech, Brian; ECOLOGY LIST
Subject: The mirage RE: [ECOLOG-L] ECONOMIC growth, population and a couple of
stories
Brian and all,
People talk about economy as if it was a living entity. the economy is
fragile... we must revive the economy, etc. It is all
These are some canny and insightful observations being posted about economic
growth and population growth. I only want to address, and briefly, Andy Park's
aptly labeled $700 billion question about why the wealthy nations remain so
obsessed with economic growth. Two quick points about that:
Colleagues,
I'd like to share some valuable lessons about the politics of economic growth
that I learned at the National Council for Science and the Environment
conference this week in Washington, DC. First, the relationship between
economic growth and biodiversity conservation (and
change things, as Paul pointed out, is there to a large extent.
Obviously it needs to be done internationally. I'll leave my opinion
at that.
Anachronistically yours,
Bob
On 11/22/08, Czech, Brian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bob's concerns about a professional, scientific society getting involved
Paul presented us with a nice list of common-sense recommendations for
increasing efficiencies and lowering consumption. The list probably shouldn't
be posited as growth-neutral, though. Paul used the phrase regardless of
whether the economy is growing or not to introduce the list. I'm
Try Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. By its nature, it
cannot be corroborated down to every detail, but the details aren't as
important for the general relationship you are wondering about.
As I recall, Global Spin by Sharon Beder did a good job of this as well, and is
Bob's concerns about a professional, scientific society getting involved in
economic growth are typical. That's why such concerns have been addressed in
numerous publications and other venues. There are sound reasons why the
following ecological organizations have adopted positions on
The letter to Obama is a great idea, and hopefully will have some effect,
short-term at least. Meanwhile, a professional society position statement
carries more weight and is relatively timeless in effect, so this ECOLOG
discussion is probably a good context for revisiting the proposed ESA
Based upon the excerpt (from the article Obamanomics) pasted below, Obama
apparently has the knowledge to put an end to the erosion of common sense that
plagued the landscape of our political economy - not to mention our landscape
per se! - for the past couple of decades. The bipartisan
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