Dispossessed peasants slash-and-burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, hungry nomads turn their herds out into fragile African rangeland, reducing it to desert, and small farmers in India and the Philippines cultivate steep slopes, exposing them to… — Alan Thein Durning Copy Share Image
Economists use the word consume to mean "utilize economic goods," but the Shorter Oxford Dictionary's definition is more appropriate to ecologists: "To make away… — Alan Thein Durning Copy Share Image
Who would have predicted a century ago that the richest civilizations in history would be made up of polluted tracts of suburban development dominated… — Alan Thein Durning Copy Share Image
But the basic value of a sustainable society, the ecological equivalent of the Golden Rule, is simple: each generation should meet its needs without… — Alan Thein Durning Copy Share Image
If the life-supporting ecosystems of the planet are to survive for future generations, the consumer society will have to dramatically curtail its use of… — Alan Thein Durning Copy Share Image
Dispossessed peasants slash-and-burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, hungry nomads turn their herds out into fragile African rangeland, reducing it… — Alan Thein Durning Copy Share Image
If we attempt to preserve the consumer economy indefinitely, ecological forces will dismantle it savagely. If we proceed to dismantle it gradually ourselves, we… — Alan Thein Durning Copy Share Image
