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There are ways of raising material prosperity without destroying the earth - but these tend to reduce the potential for economic accumulation and profit Sunday 05 June 2011 by Derek Wall June 5 2011 UK Morning Star The recent figures on CO2 emissions are sobering. Despite the fact that the world has suffered a terrible recession, emissions are still rising. In essence all the efforts to tackle climate change have simply slowed the rise a little rather than reversing it. |
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"If the transport stops bringing food in, you have enough food to last you about four days" CATCH News - March 8 2011 The city’s planning committee heard last week from Mike Nickerson, the author of Life, Money and Illusion: Living on Earth As If We Want to Stay. Excerpts from his presentation are reproduced below. The full transcription is on the CATCH website. “…The really fundamental change between human beings and the earth has been well illustrated by the east coast fishery, because when Europeans came to North America you could drop a bucket into the ocean and pull up codfish. They were so dense in the water they couldn’t escape from a basket. And for 400 years, they were the foundation of the maritime economy. Anybody could go fishing and make a living. |
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