Blinded by Progress is a work of keen observation, a great deal of scholarship and an abiding care for living beings. There were many paths that we might have taken in the past that would have led to a better world than the one we inhabit. Lee Van Ham's writing delineates a path going forward that does not repeat the illusions of progress. I hope it opens many eyes. - Paul Hawken, entrepreneur, environmentalist, and author of Blessed Unrest and Natural Capitalism Lee has written a book that is a hair-on-fire call to action to free ourselves from...
Blinded by Progress is a work of keen observation, a great deal of scholarship and an abiding care for living beings. There were many paths t...
Why does so much human activity continue in the illusionary bubble where lifestyles and societies require the resources of more than one Earth? In his first book, Blinded by Progress, Lee Van Ham contributed to a deeper understanding of that question. This book takes us on the heroic journey to relocate outside of that illusion.
With a 1.5 Celsius temperature rise above pre-industrial levels now certain by 2026, we must immediately and massively scale-up many excellent ecological efforts in order to have any chance of avoiding 2 by mid-century. It requires we take a...
Why does so much human activity continue in the illusionary bubble where lifestyles and societies require the resources of more than one Earth? In ...