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Beartracks

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3. Limiting the ecological footprint expansion can still expand the economy.

Reply to villager (Original post)

Thu Apr 5, 2012, 01:42 AM

Apr 2012

I don't see why that should not be possible. Mankind shouldn't measure it's economic growth in units of resource destruction, but in units of resource conservation.

Just thinkin' out loud.

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Next Great Depression? MIT researchers predict �global economic collapse� by 2030 [View all] villager Apr 2012 OP

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Thanks for the heads-up villager Apr 2012 #4

Limiting the ecological footprint expansion can still expand the economy. Beartracks Apr 2012 #3

Damn libruls ArcticFox Apr 2012 #5

That's not really a new great depression. Kablooie Apr 2012 #6

It won't take that long. ....... It's already in the works slo-mo. marmar Apr 2012 #7

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