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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (“Seventh Circuit”) addressed in an August 11th Opinion a question regarding the extraction of coal mine methane. See Finite...
CHICAGO – Keyrock Energy of Thompsonville owned methane that it pumped out of someone else’s mine, U.S.
What happens if an economy runs out of "running room"? If the growth of an economy can no longer be sustained bcause of resource limitations, what options are there? These are questions considered this week in a short lecture by Prof. Dan O'Neill from the University of Leeds. Clearly one undesirable option is economic and societal collapse. But that is not the only possibility. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. From YouTube (written by Prof. O'Neill): Ecological economists argue that the continued pursuit of economic growth in weal...
Written by John LounsburyThis week Prof Dan O'Neill presents a short 15 minute lecture summarizing the debate about limits to growth. For centuries there have been those who proclaimed global growth was reaching its limits and yet growth has continued. One well-known example is Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) who wrote about limits to growth over 200 years ago. The debate continues to this day.
This 2014 documentary is based on the book Enough Is Enough by Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill. This short film lays out a visionary but realistic alternative to the perpetual pursuit of economic growth -- an economy where the goal is enough, not more. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Rob Dietz is the Program Director at Post Carbon Institute, where he is responsible for guiding projects from conception to completion. With training and experience in ecological economics, environmental science, and conservation biology, he has built a car...