End of the “Oilocene”: The Demise of the Global Oil Industry and of...
(A pdf version of this paper is here. Please refer to my presentation for supporting images and comments. )
In 1981 I was sitting on...
World Basic Income conference, Manchester, February 4 2017
The world’s first conference on world basic income will be held in Manchester (UK) on 4th February 2017. The event will explore a new...
Lean Logic and Surviving the Future: Reviews by Mark Garavan
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Press Release: Over 80 Irish civil society groups, including unions, farmers and business owners,...
A coalition of Irish farmers, environmentalists, trade unionists, global justice groups and small business organisations have called on MEPs to oppose the EU Canada...
Environmental Pillar sign letter calling on MEPs to reject EU Canada trade deal
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As readers of my blog will be aware, I attended the UN Climate Summit (COP22) in Marrakech last November. Despite being something of a...
Questioning The Free Trade Mantra
In the matter of Free Trade, as with any ideology, there are none so zealous as the newly converted. Thus developed countries, who didn’t...
Water Commoning – Extending the public debate about water policy in Ireland
Following the 2014 shift in responsibility for public water and wastewater services from Local Authorities to Irish Water, the new national utility, and the...
The Climate Crisis and Economic Policy Choices
A major issue in climate economics is whether it is possible to halt the growth in carbon emissions and to achieve, instead, a rapid...
Press Release: Over 450 European and Canadian civil society groups urge legislators to reject...
PRESS RELEASE
Over 450 public interest groups from across Europe and Canada today urged legislators to vote against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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