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Ecological Economics Here's something to chew on as you head to work on Monday: "Everything the economic system produces ultimately returns to the ecosystem as waste." That idea, which puts increases in productivity into new prospective, comes from Joshua Farley, an "ecological economist" who was interviewed this week on WorldChanging.com. As the interview makes clear, ecological economics is as complex as the phenomena it studies. But as the name hints, it puts heavy emphasis on sustainability, and it introduces factors into economic analysis that traditionalists generally ignore - to the peril of all of us, according to Mr. Farley. "The dominant economic paradigm strives for ever-increasing economic growth," he says. "Not only is this impossible on a finite planet, but growing evidence suggests that beyond a certain point, more material consumption does nothing to make us better off." Mr. Farley says that resource scarcity lies at the heart of his discipline. "Some of the most important issues we face today are climate change, biodiversity loss, ozone depletion and other environmental problems that are completely ignored by market forces. Our economic system has to evolve to respond to these new scarcities." Kendall Christiansen Gaia Strategies 151 Maple Street Brooklyn, NY 11225 o: 718.941.9535; cell: 917.359.0725 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GreenYes" group. To post to this group, send email to GreenYes@no.address To unsubscribe from this group, send email to GreenYes-unsubscribe@no.address For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GreenYes -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- |
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