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Book Review - Factor Five Transforming the Global Economy through 80% improvements in Resource Productivity Ernst Von Weizsacker; Karlson “Charlie” Hargroves; Michael H. Smith; Cheryl Desha; Peter Stasinopoulos Publisher: Earthscan 2009 ISBN 978-1-84407-591-1 Whilst climate change is “the moral challenge of our time” -- it … [Read more...]
Ian Christesen puts some questions to Professor Tim Smith PhD who is the Director of the Sustainability Research Centre at University of the Sunshine Coast (USC). Prior to his appointment with USC, Dr Smith was a senior research scientist with the Resource Futures Program of CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems. He works on a number of projects around … [Read more...]
As governments around the world throw trillions of dollars into ever desperate bids to prop up failed financial institutions and businesses, there is real concern that so called “economic science” may in fact be only a “black art”. It is increasingly clear that this ‘economy’ which we have been protecting and nurturing as the centre … [Read more...]
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