Ithaca Creates Its Own Money
By Donella Meadows
–May 19, 1994–
I just got a thick envelope in the mail, and when I opened it, money fell out.
Four bills, to be exact, along with four newsletters. The bills are denominated in “Ithaca Hours.” On one side they say IN ITHACA WE TRUST. The other side reads, “This note entitles the bearer to receive one (two, one-half, or [...]
You Can’t Ban Chlorine, But You Can Stop Sloshing It Around
By Donella Meadows
–May 12, 1994–
“Now the enviros want to ban chlorine!” say the outraged anti-enviros. The outrage would be appropriate if the charge were true. Chlorine is a chemical element, a component of the planet. You might as well ban gravity, or granite, or the salt in the sea. In fact salt, sodium chloride, is made of chlorine. Anyone who [...]
Health Care–Let’s Bring In Some New Designers
By Donella Meadows
–May 5, 1994–
While our elected representatives tangle themselves in the health care debate, I go on paying $182 a month for $1500-deductible health insurance.
While my insurance company hires more lobbyists, it doesn’t return my phone calls.
While the Congress tries to devise a plan that will make the Republicans look bad and the Democrats good, or vice versa, the [...]
BGH – Not The Only Choice
Comparing the full effects of chemically-generated increases in milk production — with a non-chemical alternative
By Donella Meadows
–Spring 1994–
Now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of bioengineered bovine growth hormone (bGH), dairy farmers – and consumers – have some crucial decisions to make.
The risks and possible payoffs of the bGH decision are laid out in detail in a [...]
Hillary Jokes Are Not So Funny
By Donella Meadows
–April 28, 1994–
In the College Supplies store in Hanover, NH, you can buy a card that says on the front, “What’s even worse than having another birthday?” Inside it says, “Hillary with PMS.”
You can buy notepaper that reads, “If President Clinton calls, tell her I’ll get right back to her.”
I thought only women of my generation — Hillary’s [...]
