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Growth is killing us

Bill McKibben

As consumer economies stagger from crisis to crisis, the idol of perpetual growth has never seemed more dangerous. Bill McKibben calls for a sprint in the opposite direction.

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We live in a flowering of a high consumer society the like of which has never been experienced before. Its benefits are obvious and often listed by its acolytes and exponents, yet these …

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Rick Greenough

I heard Bill give this talk and it was the highlight of an excellent conference. The transition to a low carbon society that consumes far less than we currently do is the key issue of our times. Many of the key thinkers and activists in this area are Christians, which is as it should be. However far more of us (including me) need to work out how to back away from a lifestyle that requires high levels of resource consumption, for the benefit of us all.

Posted: 28 February 2012