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Distractions from the Real World
By Donella Meadows
–April 7, 1994–
Fifty one percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 know that Superman was born on the planet Krypton. Thirty eight percent do not know what the term “Holocaust” refers to. Another 22 percent know what it means, but think it possible that the Holocaust never happened. (This survey was taken before the release [...]
The Most Undiscussable Topic in the World
By Donella Meadows
–March 31, 1994–
As the nations gear up for a World Population Conference to be held in Cairo next September, a Cornell professor has given them something to talk about. He says the number of human beings, currently 5.6 billion and rising, really should be somewhere around 2 billion.
The professor, David Pimentel, is not a crackpot, and he did [...]
A Nuclear Power Plant Out of the Old World Order
By Donella Meadows
–March 24, 1994–
On March 10 the Export-Import Bank of the United States pledged $317 million of loan guarantees — backed up by your taxes and mine — to complete two nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic. It did so over the protests of the Austrian government, 32 members of our own Congress, and many Czech citizens, including [...]
L.A.–A Joke, A Basket Case, or a Leader Toward Sustainability?
By Donella Meadows
–March 17, 1994–
It will come as no surprise to the people of Southern California that L.A.-bashing is a favorite sport of anyone who lives north of Santa Barbara or east of the San Bernardino Mountains. We non-Angelenos love L.A. jokes. We call the place Lalaland. Here in the Northeast, even under three feet of snow, even when it’s [...]
Turtles, Eagles, Whales, Love, and Power
By Donella Meadows
–March 10, 1994–
“Why I Am An Environmentalist,” was the title of a paper handed in by one of my students — the kind of title that makes my heart sink. There may not be a whole lot of folks out there waiting breathlessly to hear why you’re an environmentalist, I told him. That’s true, he said, but you [...]
