decoupling – Kruse Kronicle

Why Are We Not Running Out of Farm Land?

Sep 14, 2016

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in Economic Development, Food and Drink, Great Divergence, Technology (Food & Water), Trends: Economic

One of the most persistent worries about population and economic growth is that we will eventually use up all our resources and land. It is based on the intuitive (but false) assumption that if it takes X acreage of land to feed a person today, then it will take two times X acreage to feed…

GDP Decoupling from Energy and Resource Use

Jun 2, 2015

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Environment, Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic

Harvard Business Review: Stuff: When Less Is More One of the most persistent economic misconceptions I see is the presumed fixed relationship between a unit of GDP and the energy/resources consumed in the process. This false relationship is projected into the future to show that growth is leading to total collapse in the near future.…

‘Great Decoupling’ of Wages and Productivity Driven by New Technology

Jun 1, 2015

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, Economics, Technology, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income

Huffington Post: 'Great Decoupling' of Wages and Productivity Driven by New Technology Interesting chart.

Why “Sustainable Development” is Not the Answer

Apr 15, 2015

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Demography, Economic Development, Environment, International Affairs, Poverty, Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Trends: Economic

New York Times: A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development – Eduardo Porter If billions of impoverished humans are not offered a shot at genuine development, the environment will not be saved. And that requires not just help in financing low-carbon energy sources, but also a lot of new energy, period. Offering a solar panel…

Invisible Fuel (and “Limits to Growth” Thinking)

Jan 19, 2015

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mwkruse

in Environment, Politics, Public Policy, Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic

Economist: Inivisble Fuel THE CHEAPEST AND cleanest energy choice of all is not to waste it. Progress on this has been striking yet the potential is still vast. Improvements in energy efficiency since the 1970s in 11 IEA member countries that keep the right kind of statistics (America, Australia, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy,…

The World’s Resources Aren’t Running Out – Matt Ridley

May 5, 2014

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, Environment, Human Progress, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Wall Street Journal: The World's Resources Aren't Running Out As I listen to conversations about our economic future, I hear two visions of the future being articulated, and I think both are inaccurate. First, there are what I call the Malthusians. They see a world of imminent collapse, limits to growth, exhausted resources, and such.…

Economics Links

Mar 24, 2014

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mwkruse

in China, Economic Development, Environment, Globalization, Health and Medicine, International Affairs, Links – Economics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. AEI – James Pethokoukis: What MinuteClinics and Google Fiber teach about crony capitalism … Andy Kessler explains how established Internet service providers are trying to block Google from deploying Google Fiber, its superfast, gigabit broadband service. His solution: “The FCC can change this overnight. Instead of allowing municipalities to dictate onerous terms and laws…

Anthropocene: Do We Need a New Environmentalism for a New Age?

Dec 20, 2012

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mwkruse

in Environment, Public Policy, Technology

A few days ago, Matt Ridley had a piece in the Wall Street Journal, Cooling Down the Fears of Climate Change, in which he wrote: … In short: We can now estimate, based on observations, how sensitive the temperature is to carbon dioxide. We do not need to rely heavily on unproven models. Comparing the…

17 Reasons to be cheerful

Apr 4, 2012

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mwkruse

in Demography, Environment, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Poverty, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income

Reader's Digest: 17 Reasons to be cheerful by Matt Ridley I've selected a few tidbits. And notice that the topic here is "reasons to be cheerful," not "reasons to ignore what more needs to be done" or "reasons to believe perfection has been reached." It never ceases to amaze me how some people are so…

The Most Energy Efficient US Economy Ever

Apr 2, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economic News, Environment, Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic

Carpe Diem: 2011: Most Energy-Efficient Economy in History Data Source: Energy Information Administration

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