LISTEN: "The End of Growth" - CBC Radio - Ideas

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LISTEN: "The End of Growth" - CBC Ideas with Jeff Rubin and David Suzuki [podcast]

http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Ideas/ID/2342315880/

Jeff Rubin and David Suzuki provide their rationale for the end of economic growth. Rubin seems to feel that the increase in oil prices accompanying the decline in clean, affordable oil will lead to the necessity of a planned deglobalization. Suzuki discusses limits to growth in general, while citing alternatives such as Degrowth, Transition Towns and localization. Suzuki mentioned the International Degrowth Conference of the Americas in Montreal last spring at which he was a keynote speaker.

The End of Growth

http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/0 ... of-growth/

Economist Jeff Rubin and environmentalist David Suzuki might seem an unlikely pairing. But they've been touring Canada together, talking about the natural limits to growth from their very different perspectives. We listen in as they try to convince a Calgary audience that we've already exceeded the capacity of the planet.

Jeff Rubin is a former Chief Economist and Chief Strategist at CIBC World Markets. His book, The End of Growth is a follow-up to his earlier book Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller.

David Suzuki is a geneticist, environmentalist, broadcaster and the co-founder and chair of the David Suzuki Foundation. He has written over 50 books, including The Legacy: An Elder's Vision for Our Sustainable Future.

This event was staged as part of Calgary's WordFest:
http://www.wordfest.com/

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Jeff Rubin: "The End of Growth":
http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/

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David Suzuki Foundation:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/