Local Economies
Examples of this pattern in action:
The Wealth of Nature
"Environmental quality, not mining, logging, or ranching, is driving local economic development in the West." states Thomas Michael Power in the Featured article for Spring 1996's Issues in Science and Technology magazine.
Plug up the leaks
"Plug up the leaks" is a formula that can help solve many of our energy, water, economic, and even security problems An Interview with Hunter S. Lovins, by Robert Gilman One of the articles in Sustainability (IC#25) Late Spring 1990, Page 20 Copyright © 1990, 1997 by Context Institute. One of the brightest lights in the sustainability movement continues to be Rocky Mountain Institute, a remarkable think-tank nestled in the heart of Colorado. Hunter and Amory Lovins founded RMI in 1982 to explore opportunities for increased efficiency in our technologies, economies, and energy systems. While their work is gaining more recognition of late — Amory flies around the world consulting with governments and utilities — there is clearly still a lot more we can do to consume a lot less of almost everything, as Hunter describes below. Contact RMI at 1739 Snowmass Creek Rd., Old Snowmass, CO 81654-9199.
Organizations whose work incorporate this pattern:
Sustainable Connections
Oregon Economic and Community Development Department
Center for Environmental Economic Development
References:
Copeland, Grant. Acts of Balance: Profits, People, and Place. New Society Publishers. Gabriola Island, BC. 1999.
Power, Thomas Michael. Lost Landscapes and Failed Economies: The Search for a Value of Place. Island Press. Washington, DC. 1996.
Rasker, Ray. A New Home on the Range: Economic Realities in the Columbia River Basin. The Wilderness Society. Washington, DC. 1995.
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