Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Though science must put a pin in a moment of history as a baseline, and even though that pin is a valuable composite of economic conditions, what is coming unraveled is the underlying commitment to a way of seeing the world that contains its own seeds of destruction.
Without capitalist realism, what would a just society really look like?
How can dreaming up futures which might never happen help communities to build resilience and address the challenges of a changing world?
How are resilience and justice connected? In my humble and not-particularly-well-educated opinion, lots of ways. All the ways.
•Chevron granted access to environmental activists’ email accounts •Peak Oil and Energy Independence: Myth and Reality •As Fracking Rises, Peak Oil Theory Slowly Dies •Polish minister denies shale gas exodus by US firms •French President insists shale gas ban is staying put •US to begin exporting ‘fracked’ gas •Shale Skeptics Take On Pickens as Gas Fuels Policies •Interior chief defends ‘fracking’ rules amid GOP, industry attacks
Even Forbes is jumping on the bandwagon of the “sharing economy” with a recent article on AirBnB. This closely follows Van Jones’s CNN article about the “sharing economy,” but the push to transform our broken economy isn’t just about sharing, though; it isn’t even just about renewable energy, energy efficiency, public transportation, and the other elements of the green economy movement. There is a “new economy movement” that’s pushing for a fundamental shift away from the neoliberal policies that have dominated our economy and society for decades.
Here is a short overview and strategic assessment of the green economy movement, including its organizational makeup. It concludes with recommendations for transitioning from a double bottom line movement to a triple bottom line one: being more inclusive of historically marginalized communities.
