Tag: optimism

Repackaging Climate Action

May 2, 2014

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mwkruse

in Environment, Human Progress, Public Policy, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Over recent years I've posted about the messaging we typically get on climate change. (Most recently Global Warming Scare Tactics (They Usually Backfire)) The predominant approach is to hit people with dire visions of what is happening to the world, lecture on the evils of capitalism and consumerism, and then offer a few practical solutions.…
Saturday Links

Jul 20, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Demography, Economic Development, Education, History, Kansas City, Links – Saturday, Microenterprise, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Public Religion Research Institute: Survey | Do Americans Believe Capitalism and Government are Working?: Religious Left, Religious Right and the Future of the Economic Debate 2. Gallup reports Sub-Saharan Africa Is Wildly Optimistic About Its Future 3. U.S. could lead world oil production by 2017, study says Domestic shale oil production could shoot up…
Saturday Links

Dec 1, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Demography, Ecclesia, Environment, Evolution, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Science, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Biotech & Health), Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Here are the links. BTW, if you haven't already, you can "like" the Kruse Kronicle Facebook page and see daily links in your Facebook feed. 1. As a kid, I watched Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom on Saturdays. That was the beginning of my life-long appreciation for big cats. One of the organizations we support…
Throw Malthus Off the Bus!

Apr 21, 2008

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mwkruse

in Economic News, Environment, Public Policy

Business Week: Throw Malthus Off the Bus! This is the opener in my week of optimistic posts. And it’s a good time to do it, given the multifaceted surge of pessimism. One branch of pessimism is environmental/natural resources. This morning we had Paul Krugman writing a column entitled “Running Out of Planet to Exploit” where…
Clear-Eyed Optimists

Oct 11, 2007

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economic Development, Environment, Human Progress

Wall Street Journal: Clear-Eyed Optimists The world is getting better, though no one likes to hear it. ………. I'm old enough to recall the days in the late 1960s when people wore those trendy buttons that read: "Stop the Planet I Want to Get Off." And I will never forget that era's "educational" films of…

Tag: optimism

Repackaging Climate Action

Saturday Links

Saturday Links

Throw Malthus Off the Bus!

Clear-Eyed Optimists