Callenbach's writing reflects upon the direction that America has moved, since he wrote Ecotopia several decades ago, and offers a pessimistic outlook for the capacity of humanity to survive in a self-sustaining and harmonious manner, however, he offers final suggestions about how Americans can embrace our decline, and live with such evolution.
Issues / Environment
Nature is the best model for human security, according to a new book by a marine ecologist.
We are all trust fund babies living off the wealth of our ancestors.
Social policies and instruments will need to be developed to ensure that the Green Economy not only alleviates poverty and improves equity, but that the interests of the people who depend on Green Economy are deliberately safeguarded from the very outset.
It's man versus butterfly in this poem about the competing demands of nature and economy.
The Mexican poet speaks of his deep involvement in nature and literature.
The violence playing out in Honduras shows the dark underbelly of the international carbon credit trade.
If NAFTA is any indication, the TPPA will open up the islands of the South Pacific to tremendous exploitation.
As global warming takes its toll on the South China Sea, an already tense political climate could become more perilous.
Russia's push to explore for oil in the Arctic is bad news.