Latest Stories in Economics
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Natural Resources Now the Limiting Economic Factor, Not Capital
We need to acknowledge that our current economic model ignores so many environmental factors, that the underlying assumptions about scarcity in the world are now the reverse of what they used to be.
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Let's Go Beyond Weather and Climate, Let's Connect the Economic Dots Too
Climate change is really a symptom of a much bigger problem, and unless we address the economic underpinnings of it, we won't create an accurate sketch of the situation.
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Big Surprise: Most People Don't Buy Green Products If They Cost More
But 40% would pay a little more if they were readily available.
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See the Entire Culture War Against Environmentalism Distilled Into One 4-Minute Video
Beware! Environmentalists are a deranged, freedom-hating suicide cult out to kill your job. But don't take my word for it ...
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Is Collaborative Consumption a Movement or a Business Model?
The sharing economy is built more on convenience and the desire to save money than a mission to save the world. But does that matter?
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No Money? Time Trading Offers an Accessible Alternative
With time trading, people offer services based on an exchange of hours - not money. But it's still economic activity.
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How the Law Stops Us Sharing, And What We Can Do To Change It
The sharing economy is getting more and more attention, but laws drawn up for traditional business don't always adapt well to informal sharing or collaborative consumption.
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Consumerism Leads to Depression, Study Finds
In other words, those most prone to trying to buy happiness in the form of stuff are probably more likely to experience an emotion quite the opposite.
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How Collaborative Consumption Could Help Shrink Government
Could sharing more be central to achieving the Right's biggest dream?
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Getting the Market to Tell the Truth
If the world is to move onto a sustainable path we need the market to tell the truth, through full cost pricing.
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How Happy Is Bhutan, Really? Gross National Happiness Unpacked
Gross National Happiness has lots of cache in the environmental and social justice community, but how is Bhutan actually calculating it and how well are they doing?
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Airbnb to Owe City Hotel Tax in San Francisco
The pioneering site that brokers accommodation in private homes must now pay city hotel tax in San Francisco, according to a new ruling. What does this mean for collaborative consumption?
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There's More to Happiness Than GDP & There's a New Report to Prove It
With two months to go until the Rio+20 environmental conference, the UN is making a push towards moving away from using GDP as the end-all-be-all measurement of progress.
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SUV-Driving Congressmen Blame Obama for High Cost of Filling Up at the Pump
If only there was some surefire way they could reduce the amount they spend on gas!
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5 Economic Alternatives to the Cult of GDP
The idea that our real well-being can be measured by Gross Domestic Product is as pervasive as it is destructive. Here are some alternatives to the cult of GDP.
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Canada Kills The Penny
It is about time. Getting rid of it will save the government and small business millions, and creating work for interior designers across the country
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21 Lessons in Sustainability from the Great Depression
When the Great Recession started four years ago we looked at the lessons we could learn from the Great Depression; Time to dust them off.
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From Clothing Swaps to Tool Libraries, Sharing is Not Rocket Science
With new "Collaborative Consumption" models spreading like wildfire, it's easy to forget how simple sharing can be. Two new videos bring us back down to earth.
