"An important new issue is emerging in the arena of sustainable development that rivals environmental concerns in importance. It is consumption — or rather, mis- and over-consumption. This is a less tractable problem than environmental degradation in that politicians see efforts to contain consumption as a superb way to lose votes. It is at the heart of the sustainability debate, as it covers the depletion of natural capital, such as key non-renewable resources, and the capacity to absorb pollution."-Norman Myers (from Confronting Consumerism, MIT Press)
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http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?tid=8734&ttype=2
http://web.utk.edu/~arouthe/mli/Confronting%20Consumption.pdf
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