Economists use the word consume to mean "utilize economic goods," but the Shorter Oxford Dictionary's definition is more appropriate to ecologists: "To… — Alan Thein Durning Appropriate 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… — Alan Thein Durning Automobile 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… — Alan Thein Durning Ecological 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… — Alan Thein Durning Avenues 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,… — Alan Thein Durning Absolutes 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… — Alan Thein Durning Consumers Copy Share Image
