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Do We Want Cheap Energy?
Why cheap, abundant energy is problematic—even if it's renewable. Cheap energy sounds like an obvious win. Who wouldn’t want lower bills...
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2 days ago7 min read
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Notes from "The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability"
By Paul Hawken It is appropriate that a growing number of companies ask themselves, how do we conduct business honorably in the latter...
tannerjanesky
Jan 1714 min read
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Advertising-Induced Overconsumption
The environmental cost of consumerism fueled by manipulation. Advertising is everywhere. From billboards on highways to ads that pop up...
tannerjanesky
Aug 21, 20247 min read
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Resource Intensity, Consumption, & Population
The 3 factors that determine total resource use and environmental disruption. Human existence necessarily causes some disruption to the...
tannerjanesky
Jun 19, 20245 min read
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Jevons Paradox
When more from less leads to more from more. The Jevons Paradox is an economic theory that describes a counterintuitive phenomenon:...
tannerjanesky
Apr 17, 20245 min read
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The Tragedy of the Commons Problem
When shared resource use leads to collective loss. Garrett Hardin popularized the "tragedy of the commons" in his 1968 article of the...
tannerjanesky
Apr 10, 20246 min read
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