BOOK REVIEW
The Long Follow, Author: David Quammen.
Conservation Refugees, Author: Mark Dowie.
Last Child in the Woods, Author: Richard Louv.
Rambunctious Garden, Author: Emma Marris.
By Bill Adams – The economic machine that consumes biodiverse habitat has its foundation in the world economy.
As that economy grows, demands made on the biosphere increase. Particularly in the rapidly industrializing countries of Asia, the standard economic growth model is having some success in helping people to escape poverty, and others to become rich.
Global consumption of raw material and energy (and production of wastes) has risen inexorably.
Poor countries pursue the model of the rich, and poor people, understandably, dream of becoming wealthy. The problem is that biodiversity shrinks before the combined onslaught of people and wealth. more> http://tinyurl.com/pj6kg8b
By Tomas Kellner – The denizens of the world’s sprawling megacities all face similar daily challenges: traffic, busy sidewalks, packed puclic transportation, no available parking.
By Nathan Schneider – Economics is also a big reason that many people in the United States are anxious about the pope’s visit this week.
By Tomas Kellner – One way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow down climate change is to cease burning fossil fuels.
