Tag: biodiversity loss
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Fantasy and Fatality in the Facebook Era: A Lamentation for My Father
Fantasy and Fatality in the Facebook Era: A Lamentation for My Father Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. –James Baldwin Seven weeks ago, my father died – abruptly, unexpectedly, and prematurely. I say that as a simple matter of fact because despite my utter…
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A Not-So-Nobel Prize for Growth Economists
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How ironic for the Washington Post to opine “Earth may have no tomorrow” and, two pages later, offer up the mini-bios of William Nordhaus and Paul Romer, described as Nobel Prize winners. Without more rigorous news coverage, few indeed will know that Nordhaus and Romer are epitomes of neoclassical economics, that 20th century occupation isolated…
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What Will It Really Take to Avoid Collapse?
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Fifteen thousand scientists have issued a dire warning to humanity about impending collapse but virtually no-one takes notice. Ultimately, our global systems, which are designed for perpetual growth, need to be fundamentally restructured to avoid the worst-case outcome. For a moment, the most important news in the entire world flashed across the media like a…