Keyword: economics

Cold, Hungry and in the Dark
Exploding the Natural Gas Supply Myth
by Bill Powers
foreword by Art Berman

Conventional wisdom has North America entering a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. But has industry been honest? Cold, Hungry and in the Dark argues that declining productivity combined with increasing demand will trigger a crisis …
related subjects: Energy

Financing our Foodshed
Growing Local Food with Slow Money
by Carol Peppe Hewitt

In towns and cities across North America, a quiet revolution is underway. Fed up with sending their money off to make a fast buck in faraway markets, people are putting their money to work where they live, in markets they trust and understand - …
related subjects: Environment & Economy

Supply Shock
Economic Growth at the Crossroads and the Steady State Solution
by Brian Czech
foreword by Herman Daly

Politicians, economists, and Wall Street would have us believe that limitless economic expansion is the Holy Grail, and that there is no conflict between growing the economy and protecting the environment. Supply Shock debunks these widely accepted …
related subjects: Environment & Economy

The Resilience Imperative
Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy
by Michael Lewis & Pat Conaty

We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place compelled by the intertwining forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The Resilience Imperative argues for a major SEE (Social, …
related subjects: Environment & Economy

The Wealth of Nature
Economics as If Survival Mattered
by John Michael Greer

The Wealth of Nature proposes a new model of economics based on the integral value of ecology. Building on the foundations of E.F. Schumacher's revolutionary “economics as if people mattered”, this book examines the true cost of confusing …
related subjects: Environment & Economy

Creating Wealth
Growing Local Economies with Local Currencies
by Gwendolyn Hallsmith & Bernard Lietaer

Communities everywhere are challenged by issues such as health, elder and child care, housing, education, food security and the environment. On the surface, these problems appear to be rooted in economic crisis—forexample budget cuts have …
related subjects: Environment & Economy

Humanizing the Economy
Co-operatives in the Age of Capital
by John Restakis

At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalization is the only way forward for modern, democratic societies, the spread of this system is failing to meet even …
related subjects: Conscientious Commerce

On Gandhi's Path
Bob Swann's Work for Peace and Community Economics
by Stephanie Mills

Bigger has turned out not to be better. Servicing the global economy has exacted a heavy toll in the erosion of our communities and the destruction of our environment. Increasingly, we are coming to realize that the way forward looks a lot like the …
related subjects: Progressive Leadership