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Progress and Growth
Kingsnorth and Hine
all civilizations are destined to fall
Climate change threatens to render all human projects irrelevant
we are totally reliant on a world we don't even completely understand
"the machine’s need for permanent growth will require us to destroy ourselves in its name"
humans are the first species capable of effectively eliminating life on Earth
artists are needed in the response to ecocide
we should change the way we tell and respond to stories
uncivilized writing
8 principles of uncivilization
face the reality that society is unraveling
reject idea that crises can be summed up as a set of problems in need of political solutions
challenge stories and myths that underpin civilization
change role of storytelling
re-engage non-human world through art
celebrate writing and art grounded in place and space
don't get lost in theory and ideology
find hope beyond hope
Latouche
degrowth
return to ecological footprint from 1960-70
getting back to local level
reducing waste
Use appropriate eco-taxes to include transport
costs in the pollution they create
relocalize activities
revitalize peasant agriculture
get rid of allergenic pesticides
local, seasonal, natural, traditional ag
Transform productivity gains into a reduction in working
hours and job creation
Encourage the 'production' of relational goods
friendship and neighborliness
Cut energy wastage by a factor of 4
Heavy penalties for spending on advertising.
Declare a moratorium on technoscientific innovation
taxes
carbon
global wealth tax
highly active nuclear waste
financial transactions
profits of transnational firms