MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy)

postcarbon.org 05 Oct '11, 11pm

MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy)

Here’s a fact that's hard for most Americans to swallow: economic growth is over . Given the finite nature of our planet and its resources, the recent trend of global economic expansion was destined to end. No stimulus package or slashing of social programs is going to flip the economy back to an expansionary trajectory. We’ve hit the proverbial wall, and this will be the defining reality of our lives from now on. The growth-seeking political-economic system has failed us. Today that system is dominated by Wall Street. “Goldman Sachs rules the world,” trader Alessio Rastani told us in a now-viral BBC interview. I met people like Rastani in researching my book, The End of Growth . At one lavish conference, 800 global investors packed a hotel ballroom to consider climate change. There was no talk of how to avert or mitigate floods and droughts. Instead, the discussion focuse...

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@transitionsrq » 18 Oct '11, 8pm
Richard Heinberg once again gets to the heart of the matter in his "Memo to the #Occupy Movement." [link]
@VermontCommons » 17 Oct '11, 5pm
"when our discussion turns to replacing the current system, we’ve got to embrace a bigger view of reality than the... [link]
@rustyshakfrd » 15 Oct '11, 6pm
@occupywallst @occupybaystreet #occupytoronto #ows #obs #99% Growth is over, make your demands accordingly [link]
@rustyshakfrd » 15 Oct '11, 4am
@occupywallst #ows #99% Growth is over, make your demands accordingly [link]
@irma_evolve » 12 Oct '11, 1pm
RT @timrayner01: Post growth economy: memo to #occupywallstreet [link]
@occupybot » 11 Oct '11, 9pm
RT @siemvaessen: Great read on the #occupy movement by Richard Heinberg. [link] #OWS #occupyamsterdam
@siemvaessen » 11 Oct '11, 9pm
Great read on the #occupy movement by Richard Heinberg. [link] #OWS #occupyamsterdam
@al_RobPaulson » 10 Oct '11, 8pm
@OccupyWallSt - [link]
@msbellee » 09 Oct '11, 8pm
Very good read about our present & future. MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link] #ows #change #postcarbon
@occupybot » 09 Oct '11, 4am
RT @BillVanArsdale: MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy): [link] It's time to add some elder wisdom to the youthful energy of OWS
@BillVanArsdale » 09 Oct '11, 4am
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy): [link] It's time to add some elder wisdom to the youthful energy of OWS
@JT_al » 07 Oct '11, 9pm
[link] #occupy is only the beginning of a different kind of economy.
@slosada » 07 Oct '11, 3pm
RT @kellyrigg: What do folks think about the idea of a post-growth economy? [link] #occupyWallStreet
@kellyrigg » 07 Oct '11, 3pm
What do folks think about the idea of a post-growth economy? [link] #occupyWallStreet
@Alpha_Men_OM300 » 07 Oct '11, 2pm
RT @chaitanyakumar: Here's a useful message from @richardheinberg to #occupywallstreet [link]
@chaitanyakumar » 07 Oct '11, 9am
Here's a useful message from @richardheinberg to #occupywallstreet [link]
@KathrynBlume » 07 Oct '11, 12am
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link] by Richard Hineberg. Lovely.
@ishtarmuz » 06 Oct '11, 10pm
RT @boatsie: MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) @PCI #heinberg [link]
@ecoadvocates » 06 Oct '11, 10pm
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@eladise » 06 Oct '11, 8pm
RT @VanessaSpedding: 'It’s not just our wealth they want to control, it’s our vision for what is both possible and necessary' - Heinberg - [link]
@LivingGREENnet » 06 Oct '11, 6pm
economic growth is over. [link]
@KevinEber » 06 Oct '11, 6pm
The Post Carbon Institute gives props to the Occupy Wall Street movement: [link]
@postcarbon » 06 Oct '11, 3pm
@robintransition Heinberg's shout out to the occupiers. THought you'd get a kick: [link] #OccupyWallSt
@postcarbon » 06 Oct '11, 3pm
288 FB shares. 9 Tweets. More proof that FB is messaging king: [link] #twitterdeaththroes
@richardcasson » 06 Oct '11, 3pm
Growth is over. (But it's OK. One day we'll realise that we can't eat money anyway). [link] via @postcarbon
@bkunkel3 » 01 Nov '11, 2pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@DavidHolzmer » 01 Nov '11, 2pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@postoil » 31 Oct '11, 10pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@rawtruth » 21 Oct '11, 12pm
Memo to #OWS from Post Carbon Institute. [link]
@DarylStrahman » 16 Oct '11, 5am
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@rustyshakfrd » 15 Oct '11, 6pm
@occupywallst @occupytoronto #occupytoronto #ows #obs #99% Growth is over, make your demands accordingly [link]
@SustainOurEarth » 12 Oct '11, 1am
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@Bizinuez » 09 Oct '11, 4am
RT @BillVanArsdale: MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy): [link] It's time to add some elder wisdom to the youthful energy of OWS
@SivasMonkey » 09 Oct '11, 4am
RT @BillVanArsdale: MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy): [link] It's time to add some elder wisdom to the youthful energy of OWS
@biohabit » 08 Oct '11, 4am
Memo to #OCCUPIED from Richard Heinberg: [link] via @postcarbon
@TransitionPDX » 08 Oct '11, 4am
Memo to #OCCUPIED from Richard Heinberg: [link] via @postcarbon
@Vertecology » 07 Oct '11, 10pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPY MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy): [link]
@stepspractice » 07 Oct '11, 8pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@emiliorull » 07 Oct '11, 4pm
RT @kellyrigg: What do folks think about the idea of a post-growth economy? [link] #occupyWallStreet
@orioldehesa » 07 Oct '11, 9am
RT @postcarbon: Memo to #occupywallst : What the Post Growth Economy can look like - [link]
@Fassreifen » 07 Oct '11, 7am
RT @postcarbon: Memo to #OCCUPIED from Richard Heinberg: [link]
@timrayner01 » 06 Oct '11, 9pm
Post growth economy: memo to #occupywallstreet [link]
@JonathanPBryant » 06 Oct '11, 9pm
RT @postcarbon: 288 FB shares. 9 Tweets. More proof that FB is messaging king: [link] #twitterdeaththroes
@daniellerch » 06 Oct '11, 8pm
RT @postcarbon: Memo to #occupywallst : What the Post Growth Economy can look like - [link]
@evolvesustain » 06 Oct '11, 6pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@kgjestland » 06 Oct '11, 5pm
RT @postcarbon: Memo to #OCCUPIED from Richard Heinberg: [link]
@SleepingGrizzly » 06 Oct '11, 4pm
Post Growth Economy: [link] via @postcarbon
@energybuletincz » 06 Oct '11, 4pm
RT @postcarbon: @robintransition Heinberg's shout out to the occupiers. THought you'd get a kick: [link] #OccupyWallSt
@revblazo » 06 Oct '11, 4pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]
@killertofu1 » 06 Oct '11, 3pm
MEMO TO THE #OCCUPIED MOVEMENT (A Post Growth Economy) [link]