October 2014 – Feasta

Irish Doctors’ Environmental Association Public Meeting 2014

This meeting will take place on November 1st at 14:00, at the Teacher's Club in Parnell Square, Dublin. Topics covered will include " Sustainable Energy and Potential Adverse Health Effects", "Water fluoridation’s association with asthma", "Electromagnetic Radiation and Smart Meters" and "The Ecosystems Approach to Environmental Problems".

This Changes Everything – Capitalism vs the Climate by Naomi Klein: Review

Naomi Klein's new book is well worth a read by anyone interested in the relationship between the growth-based economy and runaway greenhouse gas emissions. It also provides some suggestions for finding our way out of this morass. By Caroline Whyte

23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang: Review

Graham Barnes writes "There were so many tweetable gems in the 260 pages of this book, that I had to exercise self control or be suspected of agency status."

Presentation on intentional currencies and money as a commons, November 14 2014

Feasta’s Graham Barnes has been asked to present and do a panel session at Open Here in Dublin, on November 14th. Open Here is “a 3-day international festival and conference where online practices such as sharing, peer-production and open source meet real world material economies.” More information is available at http://openhere.data.ie/.…

Feasta climate group weekend, 31st October – 3 November 2014

This year's climate group meeting will have an overall theme of 'climate j

Ebola and the management of mass psychology: public health or public relations crisis?

In the discussion about Ebola there appears to be a public relations message that we are all expected to accept: that it is far less likely to run out of control in "developed countries" which have healthcare systems. But is this attitude dangerously complacent? By Brian Davey.

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