The Ecology of Commerce
A Teasing Irony Gap between environment and business, ecology and economics Industry suppresses our immune system Free market capitalism? Restorative economy Waste, income and capital, diversity
The Death of Birth Transforming ecology is unavoidable. American culture to invasive weeds What are we taking? Usurpation of planetary production Carrying capacity Species loss Self interest and the myth of overabundance
The Creation of Waste End-of-pipe cleanup Creation of waste is the root, Disposal is a symptom Molecular waste. Bioaccumulation. Biomagnification. Economic growth as a prerequisite for environmental health? Redesign, Robert, succession
Parking Lots and Potato Heads Restoration, rejuvenation, innovation Interface modular carpeting Industrial Ecology Degradable products, reclaimable products of service, parking lots of unsalables Responsibility
Pigou’s Solution Prices, costs, market economy? The primary freedom is growth Industrialization Pigouvian taxes Higher costs to consumers? Cheapness threatens our integrity
The Size Thing Multinational corporations, politics, money, power Globalization GATT, WTO, environmental regs Enormity Corporations are the opposite of nature.
When an Ethic is not an Ethic Growth addiction, indebtedness, stress Propaganda What is for sale in America is our welfare. Time Values, creating meaningful employment
Restoring the Guardian A systemic problem Governance and commerce Reward those that internalize costs most Set standards for planning/developing new business Green taxes. A shift from goods to bads Creativity
Pink Salmon and Green Fees Efficiency Green fees: energy, farming, traffic, war Public utilities: publicly regulated, privately managed, market-based Salmon utility? Low or no tariffs to most sustainable nations
The Inestimable Gift of a Future Resilience Carrying capacity, exemptionalist thinking, Malthusianism The 29th day, exponential growth Q of life, increasing stratification Waste, shift to income not capital, diversity Favelas Democracy