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Is Economic Contraction a Climate Solution ?

January 24, 2012 by Matthew Stepp
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Matthew Stepp and Jesse Jenkins examine whether voluntary economic contraction is a key strategy in reducing emissions “as quickly as possible.” What do you think? [read more]

Infinite Growth and the Crisis Cocktail - Guest Posting

December 18, 2010 by Michael Tobis
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This is a guest posting by Neven. I made no changes except for adding the hamster movie in among the references. I don't necessarily agree with every word, but this definitely seems to get at the root of the problem. --mtThe Crisis CocktailIf only Thomas Robert Malthus would have been around to see this, I often think. During his... [read more]

Consumption dwarfs population as main global warming threat

April 13, 2009 by Joseph Romm
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A number of commenters suggested I write about population and global warming (see here). Leading environmental journalist Fred Pearce beat me to the punch with an excellent piece at Yale’s e360 that I almost entirely agree with. Pierce’s key point is that the rapacious consumption of hydrocarbons and other non-renewable resources... [read more]