Time to rethink our political and economic system I am an environmentalist, but this label has never sat well with me. The term “environmentalist” is of limited use and those who worship at the altar of limitless growth struggle to see past the label – as if being “green” was no more than a fashion…
Tag: Economic growth
The next dose: Why the Western world needs to give up its addiction to ‘unlimited economic growth’
Three years ago, hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Amid the chaos, an unknown number of drug addicts were cut off from their reliable supply of narcotics. Even with plenty of unguarded businesses around, full of loot, there were no more drug dealers in the city who could be easily contacted to provide the next shot…