[ECOLOG-L] Growth and Laissez-faire

This short essay by Herman Daly describes the political ramifications of approaching the ecological limits to economic growth: http://steadystate.org/growth-and-laissez-faire/ Thanks, Rob -- Robert Dietz Author, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - http://steadystate.org/enough-is-enough/ Editor, DALY NEWS -

[ECOLOG-L] Excerpt from Enough Is Enough

I have posted an excerpt from Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources. Readers seem to be enjoying the book -- 31 out of 35 reviewers on Amazon.com have given it a 5-star rating. Please take a look at the excerpt here:

[ECOLOG-L] Enough Is Enough

I'm hoping the book I've written with Dan O'Neill will help start a much-needed conversation about the limits to growth and economic alternatives, so please excuse the self-promotion... Noam Chomsky and a group of prominent environmental scientists, ecologists, economists, and writers all agree

[ECOLOG-L] The Populations Problem

Herman Daly offers an original take on the tired debate of too many people vs. too much consumption -- a spot-on reframing of a critical issue: http://steadystate.org/populations-problem/ Thanks, Rob Dietz Editor, the Daly News Author of the forthcoming book, Enough Is Enough

[ECOLOG-L] Fallacies of Growth

Herman Daly has a knack for debunking deeply held beliefs about the economy, humanity's use of natural resources, and the path to a better society. In this week's Daly News, while dismantling three common arguments used to justify the pursuit of infinite growth, he reaches a hopeful and

[ECOLOG-L] Triumph of Fantasy over Science, Part 2

-growth/ Thanks, Rob Dietz Editor, Daly News

[ECOLOG-L] Triumph of Fantasy over Science

I have posted part one of a two-part essay on why neoclassical economics continues to dominate ecological economics on campus, in the boardroom, and in the halls of government (despite the fact that ecological economics has a much stronger foundation of logic and scientific rigor). In part one, I

Re: [ECOLOG-L] a vision?

of what universities offer. Thanks, Rob Dietz Editor, Daly News

[ECOLOG-L] Latest on the Economic Growth Controversy in ESA

, Rob Dietz Editor, The Daly News

[ECOLOG-L] Technological Progress, the Economy, and the Environment

See this week's Daly News feature, Technological Progress for Dummies, Part II. In this column, also called More than One Kind of Nut, Brian Czech explains in plain language why the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection cannot be reconciled by technological progress. Hold

[ECOLOG-L] Vacancy - CASSE Executive Director

The Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) announces an opening for Executive Director. The mission of CASSE is to advance the steady state economy, with stabilized population and consumption, as a policy goal with widespread public support. CASSE pursues its mission by: -

[ECOLOG-L] Earle and Cousteau Support an Economic Sea Change

distinguished scientists, and the thousands of other CASSE signatories in advancing the steady state economy as sound policy for the 21st century: http://steadystate.org/sign-the-position/ Thanks, Rob Dietz Executive Director steadystate.org

[ECOLOG-L] Question about Long-Term Conservation

Tim Murray has written an essay that questions the tactics of environmentalists for achieving long-term conservation. You can find it here: http://steadystate.org/what-if-we-stopped-fighting-for-preservation-and-fought-economic-growth-instead/ Thanks, Rob Dietz steadystate.org

[ECOLOG-L] Energy and Growth

/bioscience-press-releases/resources/Davidson.pdf Thanks, Rob Dietz steadystate.org

[ECOLOG-L] Enough Is Enough -- Ecologically Sound Economy

, Rob Dietz steadystate.org

[ECOLOG-L] Agriculture in a Steady State Economy

Please take a look at Brent Blackwelder's essay in The Daly News -- it's about how today's farming practices would be different in a steady state economy. You can find the essay here: http://steadystate.org/food-and-agriculture-in-a-steady-state-economy/ Thanks, Rob -- Robert Dietz Executive

[ECOLOG-L] Behavioral Economists Provide a Breath of Fresh Air

Please read the latest post on The Daly News. It makes an interesting link between the work of behavioral economists and that of ecological economists. You can find it here: http://steadystate.org/behavioral_economics_breath_fresh_air/ Thanks, Rob -- Robert Dietz, executive director Center

[ECOLOG-L] Good Read in The Daly News

You might enjoy Brian Czech's essay in The Daly News about protecting polar regions (I know I did): http://steadystate.org/epitaph-for-the-poles/ Thanks, Rob Dietz Executive Director CASSE steadystate.org

[ECOLOG-L] Lecture on Ecological Macroeconomics

between economic growth and environmental protection. Thanks, Rob Dietz Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy www.steadystate.org

Climate Change and Economic Growth

follow a short-term policy of growth before stabilizing economic conditions. This line of thinking is right in step with the position on economic growth being proposed in ESA. We won’t see much action on abating climate change if we don’t address economic growth around the globe. Thanks, Rob Dietz

CASSE Position in contrast to the Global Warming Petition

Thanks – I look forward to more discussions on this critical issue, Rob Dietz, Executive Director Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy