COEXISTing in a Steady State

Ethical MarketsGlobal Citizen, Sustainability News

Avarice is a vice, the exaction of usury is a misdemeanour, and the love of money is detestable. –  John Maynard Keynes   Poised on the brink of economic meltdown as we are, governments all over the world are baying frantically for growth. But growth is not the answer to …

World One Poor Harvest Away From Chaos

kristyTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

Article from Earth Policy www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2011/update91 By Lester R. Brown Earth Policy Release Plan B Update February 15, 2011 Today there are three sources of growing demand for food: population growth; rising affluence and the associated jump in meat, milk, and egg consumption; and the use of grain to produce fuel …

GFB Unveiled!

caitlinTrendspotting, Wealth of Networks

GlobalForesightBooks.org A New Approach to Considering Current Affairs, Public Policy, Planning, and Foresight The world of well-informed books and reports on current affairs is far larger than anyone imagines—at least one thousand titles per year! In the 2009-2010 period alone, some 60 English-language books have been published on the economic …