Richard Heinberg– Only rarely does a book truly change the world. In the nineteenth century, such a book was Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. For the twentieth century, it was The Limits to Growth. Not only did this best-selling 1972 publication help spur the environmental movement, but it showed that the underlying dynamics of the modern industrial [...]
Dennis Meadows on the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Limits to Growth
Posted by Marta Ceroni, Published: March 4th, 2022
Richard Heinberg– Only rarely does a book truly change the world. In the nineteenth century, such a book was Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. For the twentieth century, it was The Limits to Growth. Not only did this best-selling 1972 publication help spur the environmental movement, but it showed that the underlying dynamics of the modern industrial [...]
Learning from Dana, a Mentor and Friend
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: August 1st, 2017
At the May 19th 2016, Heroes & Leaders celebration of mentors in the Upper Valley, Elizabeth Sawin, Co-Director of Climate Interactive delivered a keynote speech focused on what she learned about mentoring from one of her mentors, long-time Upper Valley resident, Donella (Dana) Meadows. Elizabeth worked with her from 1995 until Donella’s death in 2001. We asked Elizabeth to share the list of six traits [...]
1993 Nobel Conference: Gustavus Adolphus College
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: July 3rd, 2017
The best way to listen to this audio recording is to download it via this link.
According to the Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, “this presentation by Donella H. Meadows was given at the 1993 Nobel Conference on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College. The theme of the 29th annual conference was Nature Out of Balance: The New Ecology. Meadows was [...]
Video: Sustainable Systems Lecture
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: June 26th, 2017
Learning about sustainable systems from writings and video lectures of Donella (Dana) Meadows is greatly inspiring, uplifting, and enriching. On YouTube, there is video of Dana presenting a lecture on sustainable systems at the University of Michigan. I believe that this talk was a part of the University of Michigan’s Sustainability Lecture Series on March 18, 1999. The following is [...]
Walking Side by Side, Not Hand in Hand
Posted by Marta Ceroni, Published: August 8th, 2016
I have been reflecting a lot recently on the relationship between the environmental movement and social justice. So when I learned that my friend Archana was going to be attending the BreakFree Northeast Action in Albany, NY, I asked her to write her reflections about the experience. In Albany, NY, trains holding unstable fracked oil run close to local communities, [...]
