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New research on phosphorus surplus in Vermont agriculture
New research by PhD alum Michael Wironen is out in the journal of Global Environmental Change on “Phosphorus Flows and Legacy Accumulation in an Animal-Dominated Agricultural Region from 1925 to 2012”...
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University of Vermont to Host United Nations Biosphere Delegation
Cross-posted from University of Vermont Communications, October 9, 2019 On October 11, representatives from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Man and...
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A Just Transition to a Right-Sized Economy
What are the elements of a just transition to a smaller economic system? For example, imagine degrowth of material-intensive activities offset by growth in leisure. Or the freeing of time from the...
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The UVM Economist Behind Bernie’s Job Numbers
By Arno Rosenfeld. Cross-posted from Gund Institute for Environment.February 6, 2020 Bernie Sanders’ proposed Green New Deal is sparking innovative work by students and professors alike, says UVM’s...
View ArticleAfter the Pandemic – Designing a Just and Resilient Economy for All
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the immense brittleness and vulnerability of the world’s economy. Extended supply chains have collapsed, many staples are in short supply, and life-saving healthcare in...
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New Book on “Sustainable Wellbeing Futures”
We have a new edited book coming out in May 2020 entitled Sustainable Wellbeing Futures: a Research and Action Agenda for Ecological Economics. This work is the product of a workshop supported by the...
View ArticleCrash Course in Ecological Economics
Our 16-minute crash course in ecological economics has nearly 35,000 views. Closing in on the millions of students who get a course in conventional economics every year!
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The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairytale of Economics
My new book with Island Press is out! Below is a brief synopsis, and here’s a link to the publisher’s web site:...
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The Inconvenient Truth of Herman Daly: there is no economy without environment
The economy depends on the environment. Economics can seem to forget that point. Ines Lee Photos/Moment via Getty Images Jon D. Erickson, University of Vermont Herman Daly had a flair for stating the...
View ArticleEarly reviews of “The Progress Illusion”
I’m so grateful for early reviews of my new book “The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairytale of Economics” (Island Press, 2022). “Erickson’s cri de coeur is bracing and coherent....
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