By Lester R. Brown There are many things we do not know about the future. But one thing we do know is that business as usual will not continue for [ … ]
Tag: economy
Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Surviving the Financial Crisis?
Are you surviving the financial crisis? While the mainstream media seem more interested in spinning stories of foreclosures, bankruptcies and the like, millions of Americans who have gone green in [ … ]
Building Bridges: A Bull Market in Green Guilt isn’t Sustainable
The stock market is down, unemployment is up, and the political class is falling all over over itself trying to take action (or, at least create the appearance of taking [ … ]
Greening the Restaurant Industry
Note: Scroll to the bottom to find out about the new Green Kitchen Certification offered by Food Service Warehouse Dear Readers, Some of you have inquired about how I’ve been [ … ]
Nothing Sustainable about a $700 Billion Bailout Plan: Why not MADE IN AMERICA?
There’s nothing sustainable about the $700 billion Federal bailout plan for the decomposing financial sector of the US financial system. Americans know it, judging by the outpouring of objections sent [ … ]
ECOnomics: A Return to Place, Permanance, and Nature — not More, Bigger, Faster
We need to change the ECOnomic “story” that Wall Street, Washington DC politicos, and our capitalist culture of consumption are weaving. We need to find a more sensible appoach to [ … ]
Why are People called CONSUMERS?
When did we become “consumers”? How did it seep into our mainstream culture so that it’s commonplace to refer to each other as consumers? It’s pretty clear why people over [ … ]
Environmental Defense: A Clean Energy Future? Global Warming by the Numbers
Global warming is the most serious environmental threat of our time. As these facts show, affordable options are available. And America cannot afford to fall behind any more in the [ … ]
Economic Stimulus Package: Money to Invest and Save, Not Spend
Don’t be fooled one minute by the politicians in Washington DC. The economic stimulus package hailed by Congress and seemingly supported by the President is to provide as many as [ … ]
A Time To Be Green or to Save Your Greenbacks?
Will a recession—or the prospect of a recession—curb consumer desire for green products? In the shadow of flat growth, will corporations slow their corporate social and environmental initiatives? Will we [ … ]