Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 13/13: We must create a new global cultural narrative
No 30, Posted by fw, June 23, 2010 In Pt 12, Rees cited evidence to show no positive continuing relationship between rising incomes and health indicators such as felt happiness, … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 12/13: Trapped in a consumer cycle of unhappiness
No 29, Posted by fw, June 22, 2010 In Pt 11, Rees contended that if the developing world is to have its fair share of the earth’s finite resources, those … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 11/13: Myth shattered — Economic growth does NOT reduce world poverty
No 28, Posted by fw, June 21, 2010 In Pt 10 Rees offered some examples of the cultural myth of perpetual growth and its horrific consequences. In Pt 11, below, … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 10/13: Myth of perpetual economic growth in a finite world
No 27, Posted by fw, June 19, 2010 In Pt 9, Rees produced evidence of human over-exploitation of the world’s fishery, leading to the collapse of the cod industry. And … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 9/13: Case study of collapse by resource over-exploitation
No 26, Posted by fw, June 18, 2010 In Pt 8, Rees traced the link between the explosive growth of human population in the past 150 years to the discovery … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 8/13: Oil triggers population explosion
No 25, Posted by fw, June 15, 2010 Continuing his talk on the impact of humans on the planet, in Pt 7, Dr William Rees explained how two biological tendencies … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 7/13: Over-populating. Over-consuming. Over-eating.
No 24, Posted by fw, June 15, 2010 In Pt 6 of my Bill Rees’ blog series, the professor provided evidence to affirm that humanity is inherently unsustainable. We have, … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 4/13: It’s our brain, stupid
No 21, Posted by fw, June 13, 2010 Continuing with excerpts from the You Tube video Part 2, which you can watch below at the end of this post or … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 3/13: Heading towards a 4°C world
No 20, Posted by fw, June 13, 2010 The following selected excerpts from Professor Rees address to a World Federalists’ Meeting in Vancouver on April 15, 2010, are from Parts 1 … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? Pt 2/13: We’re in a state of overshoot
No 19, Posted by fw, June 13, 2010 The following selected excerpts from Professor Rees address to a World Federalists’ Meeting in Vancouver on April 15, 2010, are from a You … Continue reading
Is Humanity Inherently Unsustainable? By Prof Wm Rees: Pt 1/13 Summary
No 18 Posted by fw, June 13, 2010 On April 15, 2010, UBC Professor William Rees asked a gathering of the Vancouver Branch of the World Federalists this provocative question: … Continue reading
