[ECOLOG-L] Photos from the field needed for Supply Shock

All, I'm looking for high-quality photos of landscape-altering economic activities. These will be published in Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution. I'm hoping for conservation philanthropy, but remuneration is possible. Photos are needed by October 15

[ECOLOG-L] Steady Statesmanship for Biodiversity Conservation Commences at United Nations

On April 18, 2012, steady state economics was formally introduced to the United Nations. In the General Assembly, five panelists covered limits to growth, the Anthropocene, and ecological economics. At the conclusion, "steady statesmanship" (i.e., adopting steady state economics as economic poli

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Environmental/ Sustainability Events in Washington, D.C. area?

Laurel et al., You can always check the CASSE Calendar of Events: http://steadystate.org/learn/calendar-of-events/ It’s certainly not comprehensive but does cover numerous events pertaining to ecological macroeconomics (with its focus on sustainability). There is some emphasis on the DC area,

[ECOLOG-L] Ecosystem Services: Pricing to Peddle?

With the recent postings on biodiversity, "biowealth," ecosystem services, etc., I thought it appropriate to relay the recent Daly News: Ecosystem Services: Pricing to Peddle? by Brian Czech On November 15, five nations issued a complaint about a UN initiative

[ECOLOG-L] FW: Peak Oil Conference Discount

This is one of the leading conferences in 2010 for dealing frankly with limits to economic growth and the alternatives... program is here: http://aspo-usa.com/worldoil2010/index.cfm --Forwarded Message-- A major sponsor made a sizable donation specifically to underwrite 50 a

[ECOLOG-L] One Million Dollars to a Young Steady Statesman

Read about the newly established Wilberforce Award: http://dalynews.org The ESA ("sustainable growth") wouldn't be competitive, but some of it's younger sustainability thinkers may be. (I say "younger" because the age limit is 30.) Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement o

[ECOLOG-L] Steady State Economy in the Huffington Post

"No wonder then that some of the world's top climate advocates including Bill McKibben, Eban Goodstein, Paul Hawken, Wendel Berry and Gus Speth have endorsed the CASSE platform. But it is a wonder more have not. The steady-state economy is the cure for what killed the climate bill, and what's ki

[ECOLOG-L] Important new study

"According to a recent study in the open access journal PLoS ONE, wealth may be the most important factor determining a country’s environmental impact." http://news.mongabay.com/2010/0811-tritt_index.html Study itself: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0010440

Re: [ECOLOG-L] no problem RE: [ECOLOG-L] Perseid meteor shower and more....

I am happy to report that Catalan also lives on at CASSE. For a taste of this remarkable language, see La Posició davant el Creixement Econòmic: http://steadystate.org/act/sign-the-position/read-the-position-statement/la-posicio/ Brian Czech, Visiting Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Re: [ECOLOG-L] CASSE News Alert: Brian Czech on BNN, Wed. 12:30 EST

Thanks to Neil for posting this. It was an interesting experience. It was live only in Canada but should be archived here: http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip332499 . When I talked about the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection, Maki didn't really argue the point. I think t

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Oil Spill.....Michigan et al.

The Michigan, Texas, Gulf etc. accidents were indeed predictable, as noted in our Daly News segment on BP (Beyond Probabilities): http://steadystate.org/bp-beyond-probablilities/ ECOLOGGERS will also appreciate the current Daly News, “Making a Steady Statement:” http://steadystate.org/learn/bl

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sustainability science

This is more up-to-date: http://steadystate.org/discover/academics/ and more generally: http://steadystate.org/discover/ Brian Czech, Visiting Professor Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University National Capital Region, Northern Virginia Center 7054 Haycock Road, Room 411 Falls Church

[ECOLOG-L] Solutions and oil-soaked shrimp

“What solutions are being studied here?” You mean solutions to root problems, or bandaids? Most of the journalism we see is about proximate causes and bandaid solutions. The general trend of environmental health will continue downward until people and polities determine to stabilize their eco

Re: [ECOLOG-L] EcoTone: Tackling fiction with what he knows best

Excellent post at Ecotone, motivating me to post the following response: Anthill is a wonderful read; no exception to the rule of E. O. Wilson’s writing talents. (No, it hasn’t been released yet, but I have a pre-publication copy.) It’s good to have the world’s top conservation biologist exerc

[ECOLOG-L] Jane Goodall Endorses Steady State Economics

(January 7, 2010) – Jane Goodall has endorsed the position on economic growth established by the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE). The CASSE position summarizes the conflict between economic growth and environmental protection, and proposes the steady state economy

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Insignificant species?

David Baker wrote, "I don't think we have the responsibility to maintain the planet at some arbitrary steady state to prevent the loss of any current species." That's agreeable, but I’ve never heard anyone argue for "some arbitrary steady state." In fact, I haven’t seen anyone prescribe a part

[ECOLOG-L] Major Development: Executive Order on Sustainability

This is probably the most steady statish development thus far in the U.S. government. Here's an excerpt: (l) "sustainability" and "sustainable" mean to create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic,and

[ECOLOG-L] Nice Article on Steady State Economy...

...in The Investment Professional, no less... http://www.theinvestmentprofessional.com/vol_2_no_3/rock-steady.html Brian Czech, Visiting Professor Natural Resources Program Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University National Capital Region, Northern Virginia Center 7054 Haycock Road,

[ECOLOG-L] CASSE Now Open for Membership

As of today, the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) is open for membership. Anyone can become a CASSE member, and a CASSE membership base will assist in the crucial transition from economic growth to a steady state economy with stabilized population and consumption.

[ECOLOG-L] ESA Position on Economic Growth

Nadine Lymn forwarded a message from Josh Schimel of the ESA Governing Board, in which Josh indicated that the board had taken into account the comments of the group of 84 ESA members proposing an ESA position on economic growth. Therefore, I think it is important to avail precisely what our gr

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sierra Club unit endorses position on economic growth

thern Virginia Center 7054 Haycock Road, Room 411 Falls Church, Virginia 22043 From: spk...@aol.com [mailto:spk...@aol.com] Sent: Fri 2009-07-24 09:02 To: Czech, Brian; ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Sierra Club unit endorses position on econ

[ECOLOG-L] Sierra Club unit endorses position on economic growth

The Winding Waters Group of the Sierra Club (Indiana) has endorsed the CASSE position on economic growth, concluding with CASSE that there is a "fundamental conflict between economic growth and environmental protection" based on principles of ecology. As the first Sierra Club unit to endorse th

[ECOLOG-L] NABS adopts position on economic growth

The North American Benthological Society (NABS) has just adopted a position on economic growth. This decision was announced by their Executive Committee at their open business meeting today. (The vote was actually taken on Sunday the 17th.) Evidently they plan to post the position soon on

[ECOLOG-L] "Global warming could be twice as bad" - linkage to economic growth

Based on the news report, this new study published in the Journal of Climate indicates that earlier projections of climate change effects were underestimated, due less to faulty natural sciences and more to faulty economic assumptions. The earlier models tended to assume that economic growth wo

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Advancing Conservation in a Social Context survey

Those who would like to brush up on this subject prior to taking the survey are welcome to visit the CASSE webpages (www.steadystate.org), where we specialize in precisely these topics. Here are some of the signatories of the CASSE position on economic growth: Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Thank you for responding to the survey!

It looks like there was an ironic exchange on ECOLOG this week. While the discussions about scientists and policy ensued, dozens of ESA members were signing the CASSE position on economic growth. The announcement that Gus Speth, David Orr, Paul Ehrlich et al. had recently signed the position c

[ECOLOG-L] "Natural" systems

It's true that "natural" is just semantics in some contexts, but defining the term can affect the way our public lands are managed. See for example the Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health Policy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Here is one proposal for a frame of re

Re: [ECOLOG-L] The mirage RE: [ECOLOG-L] ECONOMIC growth, population and a couple of stories

3 From: Sarah Frias-Torres [mailto:sfrias_tor...@hotmail.com] Sent: Fri 2008-12-19 13:23 To: Czech, Brian; ECOLOGY LIST Subject: The mirage RE: [ECOLOG-L] ECONOMIC growth, population and a couple of stories Brian and all, People talk about economy as if it was

[ECOLOG-L] P.S. GFN report relevant to boundaries thread

The GFN's most recent on Hong Kong is relevant to the discussions about political vs. ecological boundaries and the concept of economic self-sufficiency. This boundary issue is vexing but is starting to play out in international diplomacy related to macroeconomic policy. http://www.footprin

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ECONOMIC growth, population and a couple of stories

These are some canny and insightful observations being posted about economic growth and population growth. I only want to address, and briefly, Andy Park's aptly labeled "$700 billion question" about why the wealthy nations remain so obsessed with economic growth. Two quick points about that:

[ECOLOG-L] Big lesson on growth politics at NCSE conference

Colleagues, I'd like to share some valuable lessons about the politics of economic growth that I learned at the National Council for Science and the Environment conference this week in Washington, DC. First, the relationship between economic growth and biodiversity conservation (and environ

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Economic growth

t what's needed is much greater regulation and economic incentives. Maybe ESA could, for example, take a stand on subsidies to wasteful farming practices, or on environmental requirements for trade agreements. Maybe we could argue that ecology is actually more important to the nation, at this point, t

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Economic Growth

Try Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. By its nature, it cannot be corroborated down to every detail, but the details aren't as important for the general relationship you are wondering about. As I recall, Global Spin by Sharon Beder did a good job of this as well, and is

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Economic Growth

Paul presented us with a nice list of common-sense recommendations for increasing efficiencies and lowering consumption. The list probably shouldn't be posited as growth-neutral, though. Paul used the phrase "regardless of whether the economy is growing or not" to introduce the list. I'm afra

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Economic growth

Bob's concerns about a professional, scientific society getting involved in economic growth are typical. That's why such concerns have been addressed in numerous publications and other venues. There are sound reasons why the following ecological organizations have adopted positions on economic

Re: [ECOLOG-L] Co-sign LETTER TO OBAMA FROM ONE OF EARTH'S LEADING ECOLOGISTS (Stephen R. Carpenter)

The letter to Obama is a great idea, and hopefully will have some effect, short-term at least. Meanwhile, a professional society position statement carries more weight and is relatively timeless in effect, so this ECOLOG discussion is probably a good context for revisiting the proposed ESA posi

[ECOLOG-L] Obamanomics and the Environment

Based upon the excerpt (from the article "Obamanomics") pasted below, Obama apparently has the knowledge to put an end to the erosion of common sense that plagued the landscape of our political economy - not to mention our landscape per se! - for the past couple of decades. The bipartisan rheto