Making ends meet

[Found an old draft I never posted. From 10/6/10] I heard a story on the radio this morning about how 50% of the citizens of the US make less than $50,000 a year. The narrators elaborated on this stat with the story of a woman who works as a social worker with a kid (or … Continue reading →

Intersecting Problems

Another reason I love economics so much: everything is related to everything.  For example, today I discuss the fact that: our government is encouraging surpluses, and then forcing us to eat it instead of changing how things are done. I mean that figuratively and literally.  This time I am specifically focusing on subsidies to corporate … Continue reading →

Our stuff

This is the short film, The Story of Stuff, by Annie Leonard. This video shows the plethora of negative consequences of our current system of produce, promote, consume, and throw out. It’s about 20 minutes long, but quite engaging. Take a look! Over the last few years, I have grown more and more disapproving of … Continue reading →

response to “The Green Fad” post

When I first read the introduction to Toolbox for Sustainable City Living (reproduced in part in the below post), my first reaction was, I’m so glad that someone else feels the same way that I do, and especially since they are far more eloquent than I am! In particular, the comments about the IMF and … Continue reading →

The Green Fad

I borrowed my friend’s book today, entitled Toolbox for Sustainable City Living, and I found this passage particularly engaging.  I wanted to post it on here and then respond to it, but the passage itself is pretty long – so I’ve just posted it, and I will respond at a later date.  All italics are … Continue reading →