“The idea of a non-growing economy may be anathema to an economist. But the idea of a continually growing economy … Read More
Prosperity Without Growth
Environment
A Paradise Built in Hell
In A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster, Rebecca Solnit looks at how people responded … Read More
Biomimicry: Because Mother Nature Has Got Creativity and Resilience Nailed
For the last couple of years I’ve had a growing interest in biomimicry, looking to nature to inspire the design … Read More
Indigenous Wisdom
Last Sunday was the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, which begs several questions, like…. How would indigenous people … Read More
As Within, So Without
I wonder what happens to you when you think about this coming decade. What images flicker through your mind’s eye? … Read More
The F-word: Why “Feasible” Will Never Get Us Where We Need To Go
I was reading this article about climate in The Guardian, and one word leaped out. Feasible. “Chris Stark, chief executive … Read More
Dos and Don’ts of Coronavirus
Bearing in mind that I am emphatically not any kind of medical expert, nor epidemiologist, nor doctor…. Here is what … Read More
Christiana Figueres vs Tony Robbins
Christiana Figueres is one of my heroes. As executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, she was … Read More
Calling All Earthlings
During my morning walk yesterday I was listening to Krista Tippett on the On Being podcast interviewing Jill Tarter, astronomer … Read More