The 25 March 08 Wall Street Journal published an extensive article on the rise in commodity prices and Limits to Growth. Have a look. For a fun visual of the “Growth is Always Good” paradigm, have a look at the Opus comic strip for Sunday 23 March. It describes well the “growth is always good” [...]
Mighty Currents of Hope: Economic Possibilities
“Let the future say of our generation that we sent forth mighty currents of hope, and that we worked together to heal the world,” writes Jeffery Sachs, author of bestselling The End of Poverty and director of the Earth Institute of Columbia University. In this brief but effective statement, Sachs uncovers the pressing reality that [...]
The Carbon Tax Debate…Continued
From ES&T;What would happen if policy makers in the U.S. suddenly approved a tax on CO2? Would electric utilities instantaneously switch to more efficient power plants with lower CO2 emissions? Would consumers immediately become more careful of their electricity use? According to the article in Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T;), the answer is “YES”. A [...]
