Sustainability and Rare Earth Elements
SUSTAINABILITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RARE EARTH ELEMENTS Eric Schelter The rare earth elements are used in renewable energy applications such as wind power, hybrid- and electric vehicles. However, the current globalized supply chain of rare earths is neither environmentally nor economically sustainable. Illegal mining and smuggling of rare earths is an ongoing problem. But what […]
Chris Martenson’s Crash Course
You will learn about: # CHAPTER DURATION TRANSLATIONS — Introduction (on this page, above) 1:47 Español, Deutsch, Français 1 Three Beliefs 1:46 Español, Deutsch, Français 2 The Three “E”s 1:38 Español, Deutsch, Français 3 Exponential Growth 6:20 Español, Deutsch, Français 4 Compounding is the Problem 3:06 Español, Deutsch, Français 5 Growth vs. Prosperity 3:40 Español, Deutsch, Français 6 What is Money? 5:55 Español, Deutsch, Français 7 Money Creation 4:19 Español, Deutsch, Français […]
Review of Herman Daly’s “Beyond Growth”
Beyond Growth: The Economics of Sustainable Development (1997, Boston, MA: Beacon Press). Written by: Herman Daly Reviewed by: Trip O’Shea, December, 2008 Source: http://erb.umich.edu/erbperspective/2008/12/01/book-review-20/ Up until the recent global financial meltdown, the predominant mantra of sustainable development and poverty reduction from World Bank technocrats to New York Times editorial pages seemed to be that economic growth through market-based […]