Tag: Economics
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How a Village Became a Hub for Resilience and Rock and Roll
From a "five star gas station" to a leading music venue, some old cotton mills in rural NC are becoming a hub of a new economy.
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Will Collaborative Consumption Thrive in Africa?
A Zimbabwean wonders whether the "sharing economy" could create a leap frog opportunity in Africa.
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Local T-Shirts, Organic Cotton and Serious Renewable Energy: Q&A with Eric Henry of TS Designs
From organic cotton to 100% local teeshirts, TS Designs has some of the most sustainable practices in the industry. Join us to discuss sustainability, peak oil and resilient business.
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Rio+20 Must Rethink 'Economic Growth Is Always Good' Paradigm
Even as every politician continues to hold on to the idea that the solution to every social problem under the sun is more economic growth, there's thankfully an increasing amount of pushback on environmental grounds.
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Environmental Extremists Are An Asset to Our Movement
The green movement argues too much about what are realistic goals. Extreme positions help influence the middle ground.
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How Clinging to Economic Growth Stifles Our Imagination
Whether unlimited growth is possible in a finite world remains a thorny topic. Andrew Simms argues it's time to embrace alternatives.
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Small-Scale Composters Are Everywhere
All around the country, micro-entrepreneurs are collecting food scraps by bike, on foot, or in the back of their cars. Anyone know of any more?
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Despite $41 Billion in Profits Last Year, Exxon Pays a Lower Tax Rate Than You
What gives? After all, corporations are people, right?
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What Role Do Carbon Offsets Play in a Struggling Economy? Q&A with the Carbon Neutral Company
Are carbon offsets still relevant in turbulent economic times, and how has the concept evolved? Join us for a live chat with the Carbon Neutral Company to find out.
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Experts and Executives Agree: The Profit Motive Hinders Sustainability
A survey of academics and business insiders agrees, the short-term push for corporate profits is one of our biggest barriers to environmental sustainability.
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Contest Time! The Crisis of Civilization Remix Challenge
The Crisis of Civilization explores our modern cultural crises by sampling archive film footage from PSAs. Now the makers are asking budding film makers to have a go themselves.
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Energy New Recap: Tunisia Plans 2 GW Solar Power Plant in Sahara, ConocoPhillips' Massive Profits, More
Some really great solar news leads today: Tunisia shifts into high gear the massive Desertec project; and the increasing amount of solar power-generated electricity in Japan. Then there's another example of massive oil industry profits, and more.
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The Case For A Carbon Tax (Book Review)
Hsu's case for the superiority of a carbon tax over other methods of pricing carbon is throughly and eloquently made. But will it actually help us get past our collective aversion to the word 'tax'? That's frankly the bigger question.
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Bernie Sanders Pledges Legislation Ending 'Absurdity' of Federal Fossil Fuel Subsidies
"The most profitable corporations in the world do not need subsidies from the American people," Sanders told a Washington DC rally.
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Despite Denial, Even Oil Companies Are Planning for Inevitable Climate Change
Even as they continue to cause climate change, oil companies and utilities are preparing for climate change.
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'Peak Timber' Is The New Normal State of Human Resource Usage
Researchers say that the Solomon Islands had been warned for decades that they were cutting timber faster than it could naturally regenerate, but they didn't listen. It's a sadly familiar story.
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Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies Would Get Us Halfway to Preventing Dangerous Climate Change
The International Energy Agency has again weighed in on how to combat climate change through better energy policy.
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Tradeoff Between Environment and Economy is "Nonsense" Says GE Executive
The political rhetoric bashing sustainability is not relevant to business interests, says GE Exec. Sustainability is a driver for innovation.
