The State of the World

2004-05-23 Thread Louis Proyect
NY Times, May 23, 2004 For Home Sales, Spring Fever By DENNIS HEVESI HOME home buyers are rushing into the market because mortgage rates have inched up by a percentage point since March, brokers throughout the New York region say. For precisely the same reason, they say, other buyers — particula

Re: State of the World

1998-02-22 Thread James Michael Craven
Re: State of the World The last two posts from Louis brought up some very important points. He began with a discussion of Lester Brown. I first became acquainted with Brown when he was with the Department of Agriculture promoting the so-called green revolution. Somehow he made a serious transfor

Re: State of the World

1998-02-21 Thread michael
The last two posts from Louis brought up some very important points. He began with a discussion of Lester Brown. I first became acquainted with Brown when he was with the Department of Agriculture promoting the so-called green revolution. Somehow he made a serious transformation in his outlook

State of the World

1998-02-20 Thread Louis Proyect
The Worldwatch Institute just came out with the 1998 edition of the "State of the World: a Report on Progress Toward a Sustainable Society." The Institute is a mainstream environmentalist organization that gets funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and Pew Charitable Trust. The