Rees appearance in Payback! movie report on NPR
April 26, 2012
Post Carbon Fellow Bill Ree’s appearance in the new movie Payback! based on Margeret Atwood’s book, was mentioned in this article at NPR.
From the article:
Black is joined by others who have a less direct link to the idea of "paying your debt to society." These include economist Raj Patel, religion scholar Karen Armstrong, ecologist William Rees and Gulf Coast "baykeeper" Casi Callaway…
Rees, photographed while bobbling in a kayak, says that humanity maintains an unpayable "ecological deficit." Because the number of people has surpassed the planet’s carrying capacity, he argues, "capitalism has run its course." Executives at BP and Pacific Tomato Growers probably don’t agree. In short, a businessman’s "profit" is an ecologist’s "debt." Until they agree which term is correct, payback will be impossible.