Posts Tagged ‘Donella Meadows’
There’s a Hole in the Water
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: February 25th, 2001
By David Berry~
There’s a hole in the water. You can feel it.
It’s been said “To know how much difference you make in the world, put your finger in a bowl of water and look at the imprint you leave when you pull out your finger”.
There is a hole in the water. Dana withdrew her finger and we all feel a [...]
The Brightest Star in the Sky
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: February 25th, 2001
A Tribute to Donella H. Meadows by Alan AtKisson
~Keynote Speech, “The Festival of Faith”, First Presbyterian Church, Morehead City, North Carolina, USA, 25 February, 2001~
My purpose today is to introduce you to an idea, and the task is not a simple one. This idea has to do with how we relate past, present, and future. It has to do with [...]
Donella H. Meadows–An Appreciation
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: February 23rd, 2001
By Edward C. Wolf
Like clockwork, each Friday morning the first link I follow on Tidepool is the one to the latest “Global Citizen” column by Donella Meadows. There I’ve come to expect insight served up with grace, commentary that offers a gentle education about things that really count. I’m never disappointed.
Each month I have looked forward even more eagerly to a modest little newsletter that [...]
Donella “Dana” Meadows: A Personal Tribute
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: February 21st, 2001
By Seth J. Itzkan
~Futurist, Co-director World Future Society, Boston Chapter~
Yesterday we all lost a friend. Arguably the world’s greatest futurist and most responsible citizen, Donella “Dana” Meadows, lead author of the seminal work “The Limits to Growth” and the world’s greatest champion of systems thinking and sustainable development passed on at the untimely age of only 59. Next to Rachael [...]
Donella Meadows, 1941-2001
Posted by Kindle Loomis, Published: February 20th, 2001
By Jim Schley
~This eulogy for Dana appeared in Northern Woodlands magazine.~
On February 20, Donella (“Dana”) Meadows died of bacterial meningitis. For almost thirty years, Dana had taught environmental studies at Dartmouth College. I met her in an undergraduate course on Ethics and Environmental Policy, a class that was one of the watershed experiences of my life. No individual had greater [...]
