http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/11/building-a-whole-earth-economy-peter-g-brown/ Where the world comes together Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:11:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/11/building-a-whole-earth-economy-peter-g-brown/#comment-5090 Harold Chorney Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:42:34 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/11/building-a-whole-earth-economy-peter-g-brown/#comment-5090 I just wanted to correct the impression perhaps given in the article that I somehow opposed ecological economics. Quite the contrary as I explained to Marian Scott the journalist who wrote this article and interviewed me.You can have economic growth based on a greater number of people employed doing teaching, care of the young and the elderly, the helping professions, the arts and other comparable service activities that do not generate additional carbon emissions or pollution but do substantially increase the quality of life and the GDP. In this way an ecological path to growth that is less dependent on the production of wasteful consumption objects that do little to increase the quality of life and happiness is possible. I also explained that E.F. Schumacher a prominent and early ecological economics pioneer, was Keynes' favourite young economist. Unfortunately these comments were left out of the article. Regards, <strong> Harold Chorney</strong> I just wanted to correct the impression perhaps given in the article that I somehow opposed ecological economics. Quite the contrary as I explained to Marian Scott the journalist who wrote this article and interviewed me.You can have economic growth based on a greater number of people employed doing teaching, care of the young and the elderly, the helping professions, the arts and other comparable service activities that do not generate additional carbon emissions or pollution but do substantially increase the quality of life and the GDP. In this way an ecological path to growth that is less dependent on the production of wasteful consumption objects that do little to increase the quality of life and happiness is possible. I also explained that E.F. Schumacher a prominent and early ecological economics pioneer, was Keynes’ favourite young economist. Unfortunately these comments were left out of the article.
Regards, Harold Chorney

]]> http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/11/building-a-whole-earth-economy-peter-g-brown/#comment-5088 Diana Thébaud Nicholson Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:26:20 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/11/building-a-whole-earth-economy-peter-g-brown/#comment-5088 <strong><a href="http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=916709" rel="nofollow">World heading for 'ecological credit crunch': report</a></strong> OTTAWA -- Global demand for energy, water and other natural resources is pushing humanity towards an "ecological credit crunch" with Canadians among the biggest culprits, warns a new international report. "The recent downturn in the global economy is a stark reminder of the consequences of living beyond our means. But the possibility of financial recession pales in comparison to the looming ecological credit crunch," said the annual <a href="http://www.panda.org/news_facts/publications/living_planet_report/lpr_2008/index.cfm" rel="nofollow">Living Planet Report</a>, published by WWF International -- a conservation group based in Switzerland. "Just as reckless spending is causing recession, reckless consumption is depleting the world's natural capital to a point where we are endangering our future prosperity." This year the report also examines the impact of our consumption of the Earth’s water resources and our growing vulnerability to water scarcity, which now affects over 50 countries on this planet. World heading for ‘ecological credit crunch’: report
OTTAWA — Global demand for energy, water and other natural resources is pushing humanity towards an “ecological credit crunch” with Canadians among the biggest culprits, warns a new international report. “The recent downturn in the global economy is a stark reminder of the consequences of living beyond our means. But the possibility of financial recession pales in comparison to the looming ecological credit crunch,” said the annual Living Planet Report, published by WWF International — a conservation group based in Switzerland. “Just as reckless spending is causing recession, reckless consumption is depleting the world’s natural capital to a point where we are endangering our future prosperity.”
This year the report also examines the impact of our consumption of the Earth’s water resources and our growing vulnerability to water scarcity, which now affects over 50 countries on this planet.

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