The co-inventor of "the ecological footprint" now calls for a planned contraction of the economy, to save the biosphere and promote world fairness. Speech by Canadian biologist Dr. Bill Rees, April 15, 2010.
Recorded by Alex Smith at a meeting of the Vancouver Chapter of the World Federalists.
Music by Dana Pearson.
In the Affiliates version, there is a break for station ID or announcements at 28:42
What makes a mild-mannered biology professor call for a planned collapse of the economy?
Canadian scientist Bill Rees would know. He was an inventor of the ecological footprint concept, and has been measuring our impact on the planet for decades.
Now he's worried about survival. Ours and all living systems.
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