Future Money: Breakdown or breakthrough? will be published on March 22nd, but Green Books will welcome a pre-order: ISBN: 9781900322980 In Future Money James Robertson explains in plain language and convincing detail how our money system is propelling us toward the self-destruction of our species – and what we should do about it. Our present [...]
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James Robertson’s new book
Posted in banking and finance, Books, Economics, Economy, Monetary reform, tagged James Robertson on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Richard Douthwaite
Posted in banking and finance, Books, Economics, Localisation, Think tank, Transition on November 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today I received the sad and most unexpected news that Richard died yesterday, after a long illness. He last wrote in June, valuing the network post on the refocussing of the work of the Feasta Climate Group, but I assumed that he was busy and thought no more of it. After reading about his thinking in [...]
Pat Conaty on energy co-operatives
Posted in Books, Co-operation, Economy, Energy, Environment on November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It seems that the UK population is taking energy into its own hands, with a 24% rise in the number of ‘member owned’ energy co-operatives in the last four years. The new figures from Co-operatives UK, the national trade association for co-operative enterprises which works to promote, develop and unite co-operative enterprises, show that [...]
Occupy UK needs to map their alternative
Posted in banking and finance, Books, Colin Hines, Economics, Economy, Localisation, Politics, Protectionism, tagged Progressive protectionism on October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The greatest challenge faced by protestors seeking a better future is not eviction – but the assertion that they have mapped no alternative. Here is an outline of Colin Hines’ map. The Occupy Movement should consider ‘Progressive Protectionism’ and chants of ‘The State is Great’. The strengthening and spreading of the ‘Occupy’ movement [...]
SEPTEMBER NETWORK NEWS
Posted in Books, Economics, Economy, Environment, Transition on September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Diana Schumacher has been involved with activities celebrating the 100th anniversary of E.F. Schumacher’s birth. Earlier this month she introduced Satish Kumar (Schumacher College) at the Temenos Centenary Lecture on Schumacher organised by the Temenos Academy, founded by the poet Kathleen Raine, Its journal is ‘devoted to the Arts of the Imagination’. In Antwerp last [...]
Diana Schumacher: award, publication and festival
Posted in Books, Economics, Education, Environment, Events, Good news on September 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Diana was awarded an OBE in June for services to the environment, sustainable development and to humanitarian issues. This recognised her voluntary work serving on the councils or executives of over 25 pioneering environmental and development organisations, has been recognised with the with the hope of bringing some of them together in recognition that their aims are interrelated. [...]
JUNE NETWORK NEWS: David Fleming’s Lean Logic dictionary
Posted in Books, Economics, Environment on June 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
LEAN LOGIC A Dictionary for the Future and How to Survive It David Fleming’s Lean Logic will be published in his memory in July 2011. The book will be printed in a hardback first edition of 500 copies, comprising David’s final draft, comprehensive footnotes, bibliography and references and many wonderful wood [...]
