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Can GDP be used as a surrogate for the ecological footprint? That was the hypothesis, and now it looks incontrovertible. steadystate.org/using-gdp-to-e…

The #StraitofHormuz is the Achilles heel of the #GlobalEconomy and could be @realDonaldTrump’s Waterloo. For steady staters, the only silver lining of this senseless war is the brakes on runaway GDP. Read more in this week's Herald by @BrianCzechCASSE. steadystate.org/the-strait-of-…

The planet can't sustain our rate of #Fertilizer use. In this week's Herald, @AlixUCASSE and Marwa Ebrahem explore humanity's toxic relationship with this product. Thanks to @IFPRI's Danielle Resnick for sharing insights on #FertilizerSubsidies. steadystate.org/the-vicious-fe…

The U.S. has 640 million acres of hard-won #PublicLands. But #EconomicGrowth interests are knocking at the door, and @realDonaldTrump wants to open it. In this week's Herald, Kirsten Stade covers the administration's latest moves. #SteadyStateEconomy steadystate.org/selling-off-pu…

In #RutherfordCounty, #Tennessee, planners attempt to limit #sprawl as rapid urbanization turns farmland into pavement and housing. In this week's Herald, CASSE's Dave Rollo dives into the ongoing struggle over a new comprehensive plan. @RutherfordTn steadystate.org/struggling-aga…

How far will the #TrumpAdministration go to exploit our precious #PublicLands for the sake of "growing the economy"? In this week's Herald, Kirsten Stade reports corporate capture, land sellouts, and ecosystem destruction. steadystate.org/on-public-land… #SteadyStateEconomy @BLMNational

Lagom (pronounced "lah-gom") is a Swedish concept meaning "just the right amount," embodying balance, moderation, and contentment—not too much, not too little—applied to everything from work-life balance and possessions to food and personal well-being, promoting harmony and avoiding extremes for a more fulfilling life. It's a core cultural value in Sweden, suggesting sufficiency, appropriateness, and sustainability, different from excess or deprivation. *** my comment: Sort of like the chalk & cheese difference between our current economy founded on endless growth, greed and a "me, me, me- more, more, more" attitude, ... & the steady state economic system. @SteadyStateEcon steadystate.org

In high-income countries, #SimpleLiving is complex, expensive, and even dangerous. In this week's Herald, @KeithAkers16 explains how this results from #commoditization. We need sound governance to make simple living simple. #SteadyStateEconomy steadystate.org/why-is-simple-…

#RegulatoryCapture of U.S. land management agencies has reached a new high in the Trump era. In this week's Herald, Kirsten Stade @vegsister explores how industries are extracting profit from #PublicLands. #SteadyStateEconomy @BLMNational @NatlParkService steadystate.org/public-lands-s…

The fight to save #SledgeForest from a 4,000-unit development continues. @copperbuilders exploits loopholes in local law. Learn more in this week's Herald by @DaveRollo198799. Interviews from @kaynedarrell & other local activists. @NewHanoverCo steadystate.org/revisiting-the…

The @UKLabour Party's plans for jacked-up #MilitarySpending are hardly compatible with their supposed green goals. Learn more from Darryl Rigby in this week's Steady State Herald. @Keir_Starmer #Peace IS a #SteadyStateEconomy. steadystate.org/labours-milita…

This #Thanksgiving, take steps to cultivate what @AlixUCASSE calls "post-growth gratitude." It has the power to improve your #wellbeing and idle the GDP bulldozer. Read more in the Herald: steadystate.org/radical-post-g… #SteadyStateEconomy

In this comically caustic but culturally compelling critique, @BrianCzechCASSE feeds #AI the story of its own mortality. #IntelligenceEconomy #SteadyStateEconomy @OpenAI @AJLUnited steadystate.org/dear-ai-it-nev…

The #OgallalaAquifer is a finite resource. #FinneyCounty, Kansas, is ground zero for depletion. Adapting to #LimitstoGrowth is the only viable option. In this week's Herald, @DaveRollo198799 delves into the issue. @KState @audubonofkansas steadystate.org/a-dry-reckonin…

The economy extracts 4 trillion cubic meters of #freshwater per year, throwing the water cycle out of balance. Demand for freshwater exceeds the renewable supply. @AlixUCASSE and Marwa Ebrahem explore the causes and consequences. #LimitstoGrowth steadystate.org/hitting-freshw…

In this week's Herald, we introduce the #SustainableTrade Act, with pithy protocol for sustainable scale and fairness in #InternationalTrade. #SteadyStateEconomy @wto @USTradeRep steadystate.org/introducing-th…

#LibertyCounty, Florida, is a #BiodiversityHotspot, highly prioritized and protected from the economy at the gates. Can it be KEPT great? Learn more in this week's Herald by Dave Rollo. #FloridaWildlifeCorridor @FL_WildCorridor @1000FriendsofFl steadystate.org/liberty-county…

At 673 million, there were more undernourished people in 2024 than in 2007, according to @FAO. Could excessive growth in rich countries contribute to #hunger worldwide? @AlixUCASSE explores linkages among growth, #conflict and #climate, and hunger. #SDG2 steadystate.org/has-the-hunger…

A stabilized population is a long-sought goal of steady-state economists. Ideally the goal goes global, but it has to start with a precedent-setting nation. @BrianCzechCASSE argues that the U.S. should be that nation, and lays out the legislation to match. steadystate.org/introducing-th…

On July 20, a giant in #SteadyStateEconomy philanthropy left the world he worked so hard to help. Peter Seidel played a big role for small non-profits like CASSE and @EndOvershoot. In this week's Herald, @BrianCzechCASSE pays homage. #InMemoriam steadystate.org/remembering-pe…

If @MarkJCarney doesn't fold under auto-industry pressure, Canada's on track to sell exclusively #ElectricCars by 2035. But the industry's pernicious growth strategy is to sell bigger cars, electric or not. Bart Hawkins Kreps explores the implications. steadystate.org/carbon-and-can…