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Saturday, May 3, 2008

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, by Bill McKibben

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, by Bill McKibben

“Masterfully crafted, deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding.”—Los Angeles Times
"In this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the prevailing view of our economy. Deep Economy makes the compelling case for moving beyond “growth” as the paramount economic ideal and pursuing prosperity in a more local direction, with regions producing more of their own food, generating more of their own energy, and even creating more of their own culture and entertainment. Our purchases need not be at odds with the things we truly value, McKibben argues, and the more we nurture the essential humanity of our economy, the more we will recapture our own. More about the book." Source: Author Bill Mckibben's website.

Hi all! Please take the time to preview this book - Deep Economy - and consider joining a book discussion this Thursday evening, May 8th, at 7pm at the Tully Library. This will be the first meeting for the Grow Tully Green book discussion group. We will get to know each other, discuss chapter 1 of this book, and "get organized" - setting up future meetings and potential books.

As you probably have gathered from the book review above, this book defies convential economic wisdom, which results in "economic stimulus packages", deepening the federal deficit by handing out money to Americans and encouraging them to spend the money to boost the economy. Interestingly, many Americans are planning to pay off debts and save money. Perhaps we are truly starting to realize that "more stuff " doesn't necessarily mean "more happiness".

Hmmm....

While we are on the subject of "stuff" - check out this nifty little video called "The Story of Stuff". I really think this should be shown in all schools, and on college campuses. More to come on this one... but that's another blog entry!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I loved this book. R.I.T is also "going green" and as incoming freshmen we were highly suggested that we read this book in order to have something in common, and to simply educate ourselves about the issue.

My favorite section was "The Year of Eating Locally."
Coming from a small town like Tully, it really just made sense to me.

Bill McKibben is actually coming to R.I.T on November 6th to speak about his book and answer questions.

I suggest this book to EVERYONE. It is a really powerful and eye-opening experience. :)