Donella Meadows Archives

Creating Local Wealth by Michael Shuman

The following talk by Michael Shuman was presented as the kickoff event of Vermont’s New Economy Week 2013. It explores various ways that communities can invest locally and create wealth and resilience. Michael Shuman is one of the leading experts on community economics. He is the author of numerous books, including Local Dollars, Local Sense:  How to Move Your Money from [...]
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Jørgen Randers — Introduction to the Psychology of Climate

The following presentation by Jørgen Randers was recorded at the Psychology of Climate seminar, 28 September 2012. http://www.climatestrategy.org/  
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DON’T WORRY, DRIVE ON: Fossil Fools & Fracking Lies

The Post Carbon Institute created the following video to dispel the current misconceptions about the viability of relying on new, “uncoventional” sources of oil such as fracking. As they say in the video, “Yes, there’s still oil in the ground. We just can’t afford it. In broad terms, the peak oil analysts were right. But the fossil fuel industry is [...]
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Joanna Macy Interview

As a writer, scholar, educator, and activist, Joanna Macy is a strong voice for peace, equality, and environmental stewardship. The following video highlights some of her ideas about our current society and how we can improve it further.
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Joanna Macy on The Great Turning

Joanna Macy is an activist, author, scholar, ecologist, and systems theorist. In the following video she discusses The Great Turning, or the transition from a society dependent on industrial growth to a more sustainable and equal one.
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Donella Meadows Legacy

About The Donella Meadows Project

The mission of the Donella Meadows Project is to preserve Donella (Dana) H. Meadows’s legacy as an inspiring leader, scholar, writer, and teacher; to manage the intellectual property rights related to Dana’s published work; to provide and maintain a comprehensive and easily accessible archive of her work online, including articles, columns, and letters; to develop new resources and programs that apply her ideas to current issues and make them available to an ever-larger network of students, practitioners, and leaders in social change.  Read More

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