How Did We Ever Let TV Get So Bad?
By Donella Meadows
–June 25, 1998–
The principal stands on the roof of the school building, his suit coat flapping in the wind, all the kids and teachers, arrayed in a big circle below. Dramatically, he heaves a drug-delivery device down into a dumpster. It could be a carton of cigarettes or a heroin needle or a packet of crack, but it [...]
Dear Folks: June 21, 1998
Dear Folks, Summer solstice! Last night the sun set way up at the northwest corner of the garden. Now it will start swinging slowly south again, though we won’t notice the shortening days for several weeks. Theoretically this is the first day of summer, but actually we’ve been living in a tropical rainforest for more than a week. “Welcome to Costa [...]
Multibillion Dollar Global Markets Aren’t the Answer
By Donella Meadows
–June 18, 1998–
“Vermont to Grab Its Share of Multibillion Dollar Global Environment Market,” said the press release announcing a meeting I attended last weekend. The organizing body (Partnership of Environmental Technology & Science, or POETS) was more modest in its brochure. “From the Industrial Revolution to the Ecological Revolution,” it said. “New Business Opportunities for Vermont.”
There is indeed [...]
End of Congressional Session, Riders Run Amok
By Donella Meadows
–June 11, 1998–
“Rider mania!” warns the daily email brief I get from the Grassroots Environmental Effectiveness Network (GREEN).
It happens at this time every year. We are approaching the end of a Congressional session. Complicated money bills full of large numbers zoom around Washington, bills that MUST be passed by Congress and signed by the President if the government [...]
With Indian and Pakistani Bombs, Is Anyone Feeling More Secure?
By Donella Meadows
–June 4, 1998–
During this dreadful time when people are dancing in the streets because their nations have nuclear bombs and politicians seem to believe they can earn respect by threatening mass destruction, I am finding comfort on the Internet. From around the world, and especially from India and Pakistan, I am reminded that plenty of people understand one [...]
