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9/2009 With Temperatures Rising, Here Comes ‘Global Weirding’

8/2009 "Cat Got Your Fish?" - Thoughts about a green diet cat

7/2009
Das grüne Auto 2009 - 159 g/km CO2-Ausstoss - Auf dem Weg zu Null

6/2009

Global average temperatures from 1958 to 2008" and "The World 4 degrees Centigrade warmer" - A not so scientific outlook on forced human migration and resettlements by the "New Scientist"

5/2009

Gebremstes Wachstum? Prof. Hans-Christoph Binswanger im Gespräch mit Susanne Brunner von DRS1

4/2009

"Konsum lässt sich nicht erzwingen"

3/2009 The renewability of renewable energy

2/2009 KISS the WEF Annual Meeting 2009 - Keep It Simple Stupid.

1-2009 The Barack Obama Ecol-Econ Scenario

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Radio DRS: Bericht über die anstehenden Klimaverhandlungen in Posen
104

On Biodiversity:
"Butterfly/Whale effect"
The Protein Pyramid
103

Denis Meadows (Grenzen des Wachstums) an einem Nachhaltigkeitsforum in Zürich (Presentation pdf: "What Will Limits to Growth Look Like in Switzerland?" in English)
102

"Leben auf zu grossem Fuss"
Bericht in der NZZ über den Fussabdruck gemäss Rechnung Footprintnetwork
101

"Ökologische Grenzen" des Klimawandels - Über die Schwierigkeiten der Pflanzen- und Tierwelt, sich an auch nur geringe Temperaturänderungen anzupassen.

100 "Es braucht einen technologischen Durchbruch"
99 "Shed no tears over demise of US ethanol industry"
98

Zur Wachstumsansprache von Frau Bundesrätin Doris Leuthard in Engelberg
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WWF-Panda's "Decoupled Growth" and other delusions...
96 "Our sorry need for others to apologise"
95 "It's Time To Lead" - WWF publicity in the Financial Times. We ask:

What's the message of this man - struggling to keep his head over water?

Who is the public that is addressed?

What are we supposed to do?

What could be the results?

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Stichwort "Krise"
93 A climate change glossary
92 The development of the Millennium Development Goals
91 The WTO on "Trading into the Future"
90 "Sustainable Growth "Biggest Question Confronting Humanity" says Financial Times"
89 Energie sparen, CO 2 senken und trotzdem wachsen
88 Der "Club of Rome" und Wachstum
87 Nachhaltigkeit und Schiksal am Goetheanum
86 The Problem Is Simple: Too Many People, Too Much Stuff
85 A comparison of The Limits to Growth with 30 years of reality
84 New Zealand's AgResearch reports 91 per cent failure rates in Genetically Engineered Animals trials & "fact or fiction"

"Sustainability":

The balances are maintained if a resource is not consumed at a higher rate than needed for regeneration.

Many resources are non-renewable. So here we must judge very carefully with which speed we may reasonably use these.

A Glossary

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ecoglobe

back D E F	Wirtschafts- wachstum...
... und die Weltbevölkerung
	wächst weiter.

ecostory

Klima
& Energie

Fussabdruck
& Nachhaltigkeit

Motivation

Frauen

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ecoglobe basics:

The earth is a globe; its natural resources and space are finite.
Humanity's environmental footprint is too high; beyond the earth's carrying capacity.
Economic growth and population growth are increasing our pressure upon nature.
Growth increases the speed of resource depletion and pollution.
Climate change is a result of human activity; growth will increase the problem.
Technology or creativity cannot undo environmental depletion and revive lost species.
Solutions must build upon available knowledge; we can't depend on future "solutions".

The horizon of absolute resource scarcities is much nearer than most people realise.

ecoglobe suggestions:

Reverse economic growth and population growth;
this is the most vital policy decision that must be taken.
Change the societal incentives and rules in such a way
that economic growth is no longer rewarding.
Dramatically reduce resource depletion by, for example:
• reducing transportation by re-localistion, • speed reduction,
• increasing longevity and quality of products, • de-mechanisation.
Support development in geographical areas that lack basic standards of living.
Such development must be compensated by equivalent reduction of luxuries in
the overdeveloped areas.

ecoglobe future:

A realistic hope that our children will inherit sufficient resources for a decent life.
Full employment, less stress, better health, more life.