The Unsustainability of Sustainability
By Giorgio Nebbia
The following piece was published in Capitalism Nature Socialism, Volume 23, Number 2 (June 21012)
The 20th century has been one of hopes and disappointments. The population of the world has increased almost fivefold, which has entailed a tenfold increase in the demand for food, energy, metals, space, housing, and water. There has also been a tenfold increase in [...]
Robert Johnson, Strategies for a New Economy Conference
June 9, 2012
“Water and air are priced at zero, meaning in order to breathe, I don’t have to pay a tollgate. On the other hand, if you cut off my air and my water, I would be willing to pay to get it turned back on. So there’s something amiss in the theory of value that doesn’t value these common [...]
Alisa Gravitz, Strategies for a New Economy Conference
June 9, 2012
Alisa Gravitz, the long-time Executive Director of Green America, was invited to give a workshop and speak at a plenary session at the New Economics Institute’s Strategies for a New Economy conference. In the video below, she discusses how families and businesses can take action to shift their involvement from the conventional, “falling apart” economy to the vibrant [...]
Bob Massie at the Strategies for a New Economy Conference
“Something remarkable is happening here. I think we can all feel it… We are not only identifying what is wrong, but we are laying down the path to create what is right. Every one of us knows that things are out of balance… but also, living within us is a powerful desire, I would say an overwhelming desire, for renewal, [...]
