Category Archives: Paradigms

Organic can feed the world

As we switch our focus for a while from problems to solutions, organic farming may seem an odd place to start. But having enough to eat is a strategic requirement for any future business. And farming is a business too. … Continue reading

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Choices

Late last night we were sent two links. The first is a video describing “How to use the Internet to make $1m in 18 months”. The second is a page describing how the latest CO2/climate data shows that the 2 … Continue reading

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People power

As a further post-script to the Kübler-Ross piece earlier today, we ask you to think back one year to December 2010 and imagine that you are living in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, or Syria. If someone had told you that within … Continue reading

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Kübler-Ross model

Over the weekend we reflected on some of the stories posted last week: increasing levels of methane from melting permafrost; the rising costs of climate change events; the fact that investments in renewable energy last year passed those in fossil … Continue reading

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The next agro-industrial revolution

The Earth is full and over the past ten years increasing demand from emerging markets has erased all the resource-price declines of the last century. A new report from McKinsey says three key trends look set to make this situation more difficult … Continue reading

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A silver bullet?

The solution to the financial crisis is straightforward. As  Richard Douthwaite  and others have pointed out, the problem we face is not a lack of money. Rather it is the fact that our money has been lent into existence. As … Continue reading

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Connecting economy and ecology

A sustainable way forward needs to reconnect our economy back into the ecology of the planet. This excellent five minute video explores some of the issues: One thing jumps out from the very beginning: the origin of the word economics means … Continue reading

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Live according to what you are here to give

Charles Eisenstein talks about the system we live in. Anything that can be articulated can only be articulated within the language of the current political discourse. And the underlying message of our culture is, “We don’t really need each other.” Because if … Continue reading

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The coming world

Paul Hawken’s speech in 2007 talks about a growing change in the world, arising spontaneously from different cultures and economic sectors, growing and spreading worldwide. It is a movement for civil rights, human rights, social and environmental justice. And more.

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Solution to the eurozone crisis: treat the people as the priority

New US unemployment figures are at a seven month low, adding to the view that the American economy is strengthening. But in Europe the crisis is deepening.

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