The wealth of fields and nations
Patrick Noble argues that only the wilds can “draw down carbon”, and that importing biomass (mulch) from elsewhere is "either narcissism, or simple anti-social behaviour – it diminishes a common good".
Letter on basic income by Anne Ryan in the Irish Times
Feasta’s Anne Ryan had a letter published in the Irish Times on July 30 in which she describes how a basic income would help with community-owned not-for-profit childcare provision, as well as a wealth of other much-needed community-oriented projects. You can read her letter here.…
Summer Reading Recommendation: The Case for Carbon Dividends
Professor James K. Boyce's book explains why capping total global carbon emissions would put us on a path to fixing our enormous emissions problem, rather than just providing a tiny bandaid as offsets do. Review by Mike Sandler.
Potential of inland waterway transport for freight
A new report on inland waterway transport, published by Greening the North in the UK, provides a lot of useful information on the potential for canals and other inland waterways to relieve pressure on roads and rail for inland transportation. While the focus is on the UK it gathers data about many countries as well. …
Basic income now: a high-leverage system intervention for sanity, humanity and ecology
This paper by Anne Ryan makes the case for basic income as a key policy instrument for addressing our problems, and is an introduction to a series of forthcoming blog posts that will include excerpts from, and up-to-date commentary on, her book Enough is Plenty.
Energy
"Minerals and gases are either a part of a tendency for life, or of a tendency for lifelessness. My husbandry can swing the balance one way or the other. Humanity as a whole is choosing to swing the balance towards a lifeless planet," writes Patrick Noble.
