<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for <em>New Scientist</em> on how our economy is killing the earth]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by vakibs http://www.grist.org/article/new-scientist-on-how-our-economy-is-killing-the-earth/ Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:03:50 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/new-scientist-on-how-our-economy-is-killing-the-earth/1 understand exponential functions

Unless you do that, you cannot offer a cure.

None of your solutions will scale well against the problem : whether it is the task of satisfying energy needs or food needs of our society, or preserving the biodiversity of the planet.

Let's think in terms of eco-dollars.


]]> understand exponential functions

Unless you do that, you cannot offer a cure.

None of your solutions will scale well against the problem : whether it is the task of satisfying energy needs or food needs of our society, or preserving the biodiversity of the planet.

Let's think in terms of eco-dollars.


]]> Comment #2 by Colin Wright http://www.grist.org/article/new-scientist-on-how-our-economy-is-killing-the-earth/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:52:31 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/new-scientist-on-how-our-economy-is-killing-the-earth/2 Good point, vakibs

If we can find ways to reduce consumption by x % per year, we will have halved consumption in 70/x years. So a mere 3% reduction per year in physical throughput will half resource depletion/carbon buildup in 35 years.

The exponential function going down could be our saviour.

]]> Good point, vakibs

If we can find ways to reduce consumption by x % per year, we will have halved consumption in 70/x years. So a mere 3% reduction per year in physical throughput will half resource depletion/carbon buildup in 35 years.

The exponential function going down could be our saviour.

]]> Comment #3 by Colin Wright http://www.grist.org/article/new-scientist-on-how-our-economy-is-killing-the-earth/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:55:10 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/new-scientist-on-how-our-economy-is-killing-the-earth/3 Oops, that should be 23 years of course...

even better!

]]> Oops, that should be 23 years of course...

even better!

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