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Reinvent the Economy: Gus Speth joins Dave Gardner's podcast

Fighting for a new systemic vision Transitioning to ecological sustainability

Democracy Collaborative Distinguished Fellow and Next System Project co-chair Gus Speth speaks on Conversation Earth with Dave Gardner to discuss the past, present, and future of climate change and the detrimental growth of the economy: “We need to get beyond this consumerism, to get beyond our hyperventilating lifestyles,…and start focusing on the things that really matter to us, to our future, to our children.” You can listen to the full podcast below, or on Conservation Earth’s website.

Publication date: 2016-02-10

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