There Are Limits to Growth, But No Limits to Love
By Donella Meadows
–April 30, 1992–
From corporate boardrooms to primary classrooms to the World Bank to the poorest villages, people know that the human economy is taking too great a toll on nature, growing beyond sustainable limits. We know that, and we mourn the disappearing forests, soils, clear streams, clean air — and we worry. Some retreat into denial, but most [...]
Dear Folks: April 26, 1992
Dear Folks, A week ago the ground was covered with six inches of snow and I couldn’t summon up the psychic energy to do a single spring chore.
Today the grass is suddenly green. The first daffodils have opened, the spring peepers are singing, the forsythia is in bloom. In the mornings we hear new voices — robins and song sparrows and [...]
What Does Sustainability Mean?
By Donella Meadows
–April 23, 1992–
As the world prepares for the Earth Summit in June, the global buzz-word is “sustainability.” Governments and people are working not only to define that concept, but to achieve it, just about everywhere except the United States, where there seems to be a determined effort not to join the conversation.
A sustainable society, said the World Commission [...]
Donella Meadows Interview with Terry Gross
Twenty years after she published the groundbreaking study Limits to Growth, Donella Meadows spoke with Terry Gross about her work and the state of sustainability. The interview below was part of the NPR radio show Fresh Air on Earth Day, April 22, 1992.
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Will the Clean Air Act Stop Growth, or Will Growth Stop the Clean Air Act
By Donella Meadows
–April 17, 1992–
“We will not, given the current level of science, technology and the economy, … do something that could have serious effects on growth.”
A high official of the Bush administration made that statement a few weeks ago to explain why the White House opposes measures to reduce air pollution, acid rain, and greenhouse gas emissions. The policy [...]
