The failure of mainstream economics to acknowledge our dependence on ecological systems is the central critique identified by ecological economics. As a result, ecological systems are not properly valued and the natural environment is regarded as a resource and a waste sink. This is analogous
This paper will propose that these four fundamental transformations are the only sane way to impact climate change because they disrupt the cycles of industry and labour that currently interact with the earth. Our tech focused start-up called Urth.io evaluates and promotes projects in support of these aims. We search for projects that steward the planet by regenerating soil, providing food and fibre in a sustainable way. We value approaches that slowly scale from local to global. We provide a platform that facilitates validation, education and commerce to connect and sell products achieving these aims.
Overpopulation is Not the Problem The New Economy Journal has featured a number of articles this year on the “population problem”: Haydn Washington’s “Denying overpopulation is a double tragedy”; Mark Diesendorf’s “An Environmental Science Perspective on Population”; and Kurt Johnson’s “Scott Morrison’s Population Crisis”. All
We’re here to talk about Australian oil imports, but we’ll start with a short detour; down naval history lane. In the early 20th century, Britain was the undisputed master of the seas, with a navy that eclipsed the combined strength of their counterparts. When WWI
How is this New Economy? Agriculture in Australia is increasingly large, monocultural and wasteful. Getting young, independent farmers on the land is the only way we can begin to reverse this trend, so it is exciting to see the growth of organisations like Young Farmers