Book review: On Fire, by Naomi Klein
David Penney reviews On Fire – The Burning Case for a Green New Deal.
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Towards Oikos – an introduction to a more human economy
Mark Dick, a GP from Ballymena, introduces his book Towards Oikos. Two of the biggest existential threats to humanity are potential conflict arising from poverty/inequality and global ecological damage. (Nuclear … Continue reading Towards Oikos – an introduction to a more human economy
Book review: The case for Universal Basic Services
The idea of Universal Basic Services (UBS) was only coined in 2017, but has been taken up unusually quickly. It’s given a name to something people were already aspiring to. … Continue reading Book review: The case for Universal Basic Services
Economic growth, wild nature and the Book of Job
Bill McKibben is a leading American environmentalist and author of several bestselling titles on climate change, including the first popular explanation of the problem, The End of Nature. Among his … Continue reading Economic growth, wild nature and the Book of Job
Do not worry about the GDP
I was reading the book God Unbound, by Brian McLaren last week. Subtitled ‘Theology in the Wild’, it’s a reflection on a trip to the Galapagos, combining travel writing with … Continue reading Do not worry about the GDP
Book review: Plunder of the Commons, by Guy Standing
One of England’s founding documents is the Charter of the Forest. Signed in 1217, it guaranteed a series of rights of access to the forests. It set a benchmark for … Continue reading Book review: Plunder of the Commons, by Guy Standing
Confronting the power of the polluter elite
Dario Kenner is the author of Carbon Inequality: The role of the richest in climate change. He outlines how a green and fair economy needs to confront the power of … Continue reading Confronting the power of the polluter elite
Book review: The Earth and Us, by Henry Haslam
Teresa Belton, Visiting fellow in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia and author of Happier People Healthier Planet, reviews the book ‘The Earth and Us’. … Continue reading Book review: The Earth and Us, by Henry Haslam
Five church responses to the environment
In her important book Doughnut Economics, Kate Raworth includes a chapter on regenerative business and the circular economy. Among the various useful ideas in the chapter are a summary of five possible responses … Continue reading Five church responses to the environment
