In a finite world, making do with less is better than always wanting more
‘Sustainable growth is an oxymoron’
AWARE Simcoe September 10 2012
Put on your headphones and listen to Jeff Rubin, former CIBC Chief Economist and author of The End of Growth and Rex Weyler, ecologist, activist, writer and a co-founder of Greenpeace as they articulate some of the ideas that have informed AWARE Simcoe’s contributions to local political debate. All of these concepts should apply to the draft Official Plan, and to all decisions relating to water, food, employment, housing, transportation and waste.
Link to CBC Ideas podcast
Also featured: Mara Hvistendahl, science journalist and author of Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men
This is Part 1 of ideacity, a three day festival of talk, produced and hosted by Moses Znaimer. The focus this year was optimism and pessimism. Part 2 airs Friday September 14.
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