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Speaking out in a Time of War
By Donella Meadows
–February 21, 1991–
January 16, 1991, was a day that divided time in ways we are only beginning to realize. In the Middle East it marked the time before which there was ominous quiet, after which there were alarms, the roar of airplanes, the blast of bombs. For the rest of the world it marked the boundary between dread [...]
Junk Mail Myths, Facts, and Creative Ideas
By Donella Meadows
–February 14, 1991–
Now that postage rates have gone up and we’re all mad, it’s time to revisit the subject of junk mail.
The problem, I hasten to say, is not shopping by mail. That can save resources, if, instead of each of us driving a one-ton vehicle to a store, we let an efficient delivery truck bring packages to [...]
What, More on Global Warming?
By Donella Meadows
–February 7, 1991–
“Don’t write any more about the greenhouse effect,” some of my editors are saying. “It’s an old, boring story.”
Sorry, but I think there’s no story more new or exciting. We’re living through climate events of tantalizing uncertainty, which could challenge our ingenuity far more than any war. There are political angles: will George Bush maintain his [...]
A New Energy Analysis, An Old Energy Policy
By Donella Meadows
–January 30, 1991–
The energy policy the nation has been waiting for — and, some would say, fighting for — is about to be unveiled by the Bush administration. It contains no surprises. It emphasizes supply more than efficiency. It calls for market mechanisms, not regulation or taxes. Oil, coal, and nuclear companies will find nothing in it to [...]
The Costs of War to Those at Home
By Donella Meadows
–January 24, 1991–
The people who tried hardest to warn us against this war were those who had experienced war.
Among them were veterans who stood up in town halls, campus lecture rooms, Congressional hearings, trying to tell us through the feeble power of words what war is. Words cannot carry such a heavy burden. The vets communicated best through [...]
