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Talking Happiness
Richard Heinberg Apr 5, 2012
I’m writing this on a plane, on my way home from four conferences on the “new economy.” Clearly there is rapidly growing interest in this subject, due in no small degree … >>
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Enemies of the State
Asher Miller Jan 31, 2012
Almost exactly nine years ago, opposition to the US invasion of Iraq was reaching a fever pitch. On February 15, 2003 millions of people around the world rallied to protest the inexorable march to … >>
Film review: Why ‘Thrive’ is best avoided
Rob Hopkins Jan 11, 2012
What do you do when you are the heir to the Proctor and Gamble fortune and you have spent years surrounding yourself with new agey thinking and conspiracy theories? You make a film like … >>
Behind the Durban Blame Game
Richard Heinberg Dec 9, 2011
Why did the Durban climate talks fail? Ultimately, the culprit is the near-universal pursuit of economic growth. All the major players want growth: the US, because it’s still pulling out of … >>
Global Mayors Start Acting Upon UN's Sustainable City Manual
Warren Karlenzig Dec 6, 2011
After providing the curriculum for training urban leaders from 12 Southeast and Central Asian nations a few weeks ago (Manila, Philippines is pictured above), the United Nations is now globally … >>
Bill McKibben: “Communities are more important than individuals, and probably more important than states and nations”
Bill McKibben Rob Hopkins Oct 12, 2011
Last week Bill McKibben was in town, and I was lucky enough to get to interview him for half an hour before his talk to a packed St. John’s Church in Totnes (which Jay Tompt reflected on … >>
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy)
Richard Heinberg Oct 5, 2011
Here’s a fact that's hard for most Americans to swallow: economic growth is over. Given the finite nature of our planet and its resources, the recent trend of global economic … >>
The nail-biting drama of the Transition elevator pitch
Rob Hopkins Sep 13, 2011
Here is a fascinating short film. It features Eric Stewart of Transition New Port Richey in Florida, US, giving a presentation to his local council about what the group are up to. Yet it is also … >>
Arrested at the White House - the power of Martin Luther King's legacy
Bill McKibben Aug 26, 2011
I didn’t think it was possible, but my admiration for Martin Luther King, Jr., grew even stronger these past days. As I headed to jail as part of the first wave of what is turning … >>
A short, befuddling visit to Perryland and Obamaville
Asher Miller Aug 17, 2011
You'd think by now the pathetic arguments of climate deniers would fail to get my goat, but I suppose Texas Governor Rick Perry deserves some kind of credit for taking blatant hypocrisy to a whole … >>
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