“A new chapter of Earth pillage is in the works: the commercial venture of deep-sea mining. The deep sea lies 200 meters below sea level into the abyssal depths and comprises roughly 65 percent of Earth’s surface. It is being encroached by a nexus of nation-states and industries slavering over its “mind-boggling quantities of untapped […]
Mindful Balance: 2019
Our Earth, Limits to Growth, Post Truth and the Crisis of Consciousness CACOR Member Lalith Ananda Gunaratne : Gain insights into the limits of our world system and the constraints it puts on human numbers and activity. I am a part of the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome (CACOR) in Ottawa still following the […]
When space contracts and time runs out
Are Civilizations Mortal? by Dr. Nicole Morgan, CACOR Board of Directors. Abstract. “We now know” sighed Valery one day, “that civilizations also are mortal.” It was a difficult blow for the Occidental psyche, already shaken by Nietzsche’s announcement of the death of God. Must those who were no longer confident in a passing world also […]
Tapping into what matters: Relational Values and Policy mixes for sustainability Professor Kai Chan
Tapping into what matters: Relational Values and Policy mixes for sustainability Video recording of our CACOR Lunch on 2019-03-20 Policy Making involving the environment is dominated by one kind of thinking, particularly about values—economics. (Intrinsic values are often recognized, but lack the rigorous framework of economics.) Insights from many other relevant social fields are myriad but […]
A Mindful Growth Ideology
An article by Lalith Gunaratne, CACOR member. Our world hinges on the economic value of GDP. The combined value of paid work and what we produce, complemented by growth, is the measure ingrained into our heads from the beginning of our journey in modern life. I encounter this as a business consultant when a CEO […]