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The oft-repeated mantra of the ‘ecological modernist’ is that we are wasteful. They see the rise of disposable cups, packaging, and plastic ...

There are a number of issues I want to publicise on this blog, all of which challenge the economic and social orthodoxy that so rarely provi...

In the face of global environmental challenge in the form of climate change, energy generation has become a target for governments and envir...

It occurred to me recently that the economic system does not really produce anything. From our individual perspective it appears that many g...

The world media is full of optimistic talk of a future hydrogen economy and soft energy paths courtesy of Amory Lovins. Most famously he co...

1. That most theories are base on some equilibrium position. Ceteris paribus, the world should converge to this point. However, this clear...

Imagine you work as a reporter for a newspaper. due to your extreme environmental concern you decide that if you didn’t write your articles...

“It takes soo much less land to produce a calorie of energy from vegetables than from meat. If only we all ate less meat we could free up s...

Some of you may have noticed businesses offering to install new efficiency light bulbs in your house for free. One example is envirocare.com...

Cyclone Odette may have been the last chance to receive drenching rain to top up the parched dams of the southeast corner before the wint...