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Is another economic crisis looming? Is 3 to 4 percent GDP growth nearing an end?
Many economists and analysts feel permanent growth is the only possible option.
But a new movement is gaining momentum in quite a few countries. It proposes
stopping the machine in order to save the planet. It is a philosophy that
opposes mass consumption while calling for a return to a more laid-back
lifestyle. The Internet has popularized a whole new vocabulary - concepts like
“degrowth”, “radical simplicity,” “lohas,” “no-impact man,” “freegan,” “100-mile
diet” and “downshifting”. Concepts that reflect the
need for a slower pace of life. For many of those
living in first-world countries, the spectacular
economic and technological growth of the last few
decades has carved out a comfortable lifestyle full
of consumer items, many of which are petroleum
derivatives. Private cars have become essential to
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Making a Difference,
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Zambezi!,
Ref 698 |
Sudan: Death on the Nile,
Ref 682 |
Nepal: The Dispossessed,
Ref 681 |
Shanghai Waiting for Paradise,
Ref 680 |
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China's Pollution and Social Change,
Ref 630 |
Oceans of Steel
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Saving Europe's Whales & Dolphins Ref
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The Fuel that You Plant
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The Fish that laid the golden eggs,
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