The Degrowth Alternative
Both the name and the theory of degrowth aim explicitly to repoliticize environmentalism. Sustainable development and its more recent reincarnation “green growth depoliticize genuine political antagonisms between alternative visions for the future. They render environmental problems technical, promising win-win solutions and the impossible goal of perpetuating economic growth without harming the environment.
Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons.
Ecologizing society, degrowthers argue, is not about implementing an alternative, better, or greener development. It is about imagining and enacting alternative visions to modern growth-based development. This essay explores such alternatives and identifies grassroots practices and political changes for facilitating a transition to a prosperous and equitable world without growth.
Whanganui wastewater routinely tested for meth and other drugs
15 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
2 minutes to read
Methamphetamine in Snaplock bags, ready for sale. Photo / New Zealand Police
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Whanganui is one of 46 places in New Zealand where wastewater is routinely tested to find out how much of three drugs people are taking.
Wastewater is sampled across one week every two months. Figures released by police show 200g to 500g of methamphetamine were consumed in Whanganui in each of those months during 2019 and 2020.
The highest amount was 508g, worth $254,000, during a week in May last year. A police spokesperson was unable to say how this amount compared with that of similar centres.
ESR scientists to test vaping products for nicotine levels, alcohol and illegal drugs nzherald.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nzherald.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.