Consumerism is the new religion of the modern world, and it's destroying both people and planet.
Consumerism is the new religion of the modern world, and it’s destroying both people and planet.
Economics
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
Localization is a process of economic and social restructuring based on the principle that our ec...
Localization is a process of economic and social restructuring based on the principle that our economies should serve our communities and our environment.
The global economy is like a machine that must grow or die, and growth means the destruction of t...
The global economy is like a machine that must grow or die, and growth means the destruction of the natural world.
The most radical thing we can do is to rebuild our local economies.
The most radical thing we can do is to rebuild our local economies.
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a communit...
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.
We have been told that there is no alternative to the global economy, but communities around the ...
We have been told that there is no alternative to the global economy, but communities around the world are proving otherwise.
Seed is not commodity. It is the embodiment of millions of years of evolution
Seed is not commodity. It is the embodiment of millions of years of evolution.
Profile: Helena Norberg-Hodge
Helena Norberg-Hodge is a Swedish author, filmmaker, and activist who promotes economic localization as an alternative to industrial globalization. Through Local Futures, the organization she …