The Folly of Growth

The New Scientist has a special report on the environmental consequences of economic growth - The Folly of Growth - and their website carries some very useful links to recent research.

Unit 3 Micro - Poundland expands operations [7 Aug 2011]
“We need to make more stuff, using the same number of people…” [16 Jul 2011]
AS economics: Using the cost-benefit principle [18 May 2011]
The Consumer Pants Index (CPI) [1 Mar 2011]
King confirms green shoots [15 Sep 2009]
Blade Runner [7 Jan 2009]
The Credit Crunch in Charts [23 Oct 2008]
In the Long Run [22 Oct 2008]
Why do we need economic growth? [19 Oct 2008]
Not just for profit - a new breed of social entrepreneur [7 Oct 2008]
Back to the cave or a brave new world? [22 Sep 2008]
Oil sands - an enviromental catastrophe? [11 Jul 2008]
Weigh less - pay less [28 Jun 2008]
Adjusting to oil price super spikes [11 Jun 2008]
Protecting the Natural Health Service [19 May 2008]
Simple ideas work best [16 Apr 2008]
Bio-fuel curse and cure [15 Apr 2008]
The Big Question looks at carbon trading [11 Mar 2008]
Russia’s new road to economic growth [10 Mar 2008]
Money Programme: Green Fuel Gamble [9 Mar 2008]
The Economics of Food Waste [9 Mar 2008]
Logging in Alaska - an Environmental Catastrophe? [4 Feb 2008]

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