Read this op-ed in the Vancouver Sun by Profs. Tim Jackson and Peter Victor on the need to rethink our dogmatic pursuit of growth at all costs.

"Fixing the economy is only part of the battle. We also have to confront the convoluted social logic of consumerism. The days of spending money we don't have on things we don't need to impress people we don't know are over. Living well is about good nutrition, decent homes, good quality services, stable communities, decent, secure employment and healthy environments. The ability to participate in society, in less materialistic - and more meaningful - ways, is not the bitter pill of eco-fascism as Enchin would have it, but our single best hope for social progress." (Sept. 19, 2011)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Prosperity+without+growth+possible/5423370/story.html