Below you’ll find many of the articles I’ve written, freely downloadable.
Book Chapters
- “EarthEd: Rethinking Education on a Changing Planet” State of the World 2017
- “The Future of Education: A Glimpse from 2030” State of the World 2017
- “Converting the Environmental Movement into a Missionary Religious Force” New Earth Politics ed. Simon Nicholson and Sikina Jinnah (2016)
- “Building an Enduring Environmental Movement,” State of the World 2013
- “Re-engineering Cultures to Create a Sustainable Civilization,” State of the World 2013
- Foreword to “From Consumer Kids to Sustainable Childhood,” Worldwatch Institute Europe (2012)
- “Dispelling the Myths of Growth and Consumerism,” Growth in Transition (2012)
- “The Path to Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries,” State of the World 2012
- “Transforming Childhood: From Reinforcing Consumerism to Inspiring Sustainable Living,” Tomorrow Today, UNESCO (2011)
- “The Rise and Fall of Consumer Cultures,” State of the World 2010
- “Engaging Communities for a Sustainable World,” State of the World 2008
- “Transforming Corporations,” State of the World 2006
- “Laying the Foundations for Peace,” State of the World 2005 (with Gary Gardner and Hilary French)
- “The State of Consumption Today,” State of the World 2004 (with Gary Gardner and Radhika Sarin)
- “Rethinking the Good Life,” State of the World 2004 (with Gary Gardner)
Magazine Articles and Essays
- “Doubling the population of Connecticut’s cities isn’t just possible. It’s inevitable.” The Hartford Courant, 31 January 2020.
- “Raising an Ecowarrior: The Early Chilhood Years. Part 1. Part 2.” Adbusters, Sept/Oct 2019.
- “Why We Must Talk about Population,” Resilience.org, 2 October 2017.
- “Capital Questions,” FUTUREPERFECT, September 2016
- “Eight Ancient (and Not So Ancient) Lessons for Activists,” Adbusters, Jan/Feb 2016
- “Witness the Madness,” Adbusters, September/October 2015
- “Raising a Future Ecowarrior,” Adbusters, April 2015
- “We can’t spend our way out of climate change,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 3 February 2015
- “Learning from Icarus,” Resilience.org, 20 November 2014
- “Escaping Fido’s Cave,” Kulturaustausch, Fall 2014.
- “Seven Tips for a Healthier and More Sustainable Thanksgiving,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 24 November 2014
- “There are many ways to empower the homeless but newspapers aren’t one,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 10 October 2014
- “Making our own baby food: why we’re choosing golden delicious over Goldfish,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 24 July 2014
- “Reality check: for real sustainability, some economies will need to shrink,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 15 May 2014
- “Are pets bad for the environment?,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 1 May 2014
- “The Olympic Games: A Modern Plague,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 25 February 2014
- “Baby Formula Has No Place in a Sustainable Future,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 03 February 2014
- “Top Ten Jobs for Out of Work Environmentalists in the Ecologically Disrupted Century to Come,” Adbusters: Big Ideas of 2047, Jan/Feb 2014
- “Dear Santa: It’s Time to Rethink Toys,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 17 December 2013
- “The Future of Housing in the US,” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 28 November 2013
- “Degrowing Our Way to Genuine Progress,” Architectural League of New York, October 2013
- “Strategic Litigation: The Best Way to Drive Corporate Sustainability?” Guardian Sustainable Business Blog, 22 October 2013
- “Choose Your Future: A Vision of Sustainable America in 2100,” E Magazine, Mar/Apr 2013
- “Converting Consumers to Cultural Pioneers and Eco-Missionaries,” FES-Sustainability Discussion Paper, Spring 2013
- “How to Sell ‘Degrowth’ and Profit in the Process,” CSRwire, September 12, 2012
- “Tea Parties for the Climate?” World Watch, July/August 2009
- “Living Earth Ethics,” (a series exploring what an eco-ethical philosophy would look like and how it would spread), World Watch Magazine, 2008-2009.
- “Shell Game” (with Joy Chen), World Watch, Nov/Dec 2007.
- “Corporate Culture Must Evolve says Erik Assadourian,” Adbusters: The Big Ideas of 2006, Jan/Feb 2006.
- “Government Studies Show Health Benefits of Workplace Smoking Bans in Ireland and Norway,” World Watch, January/February 2006
- “Next Steps for the Business Community,” Part 3 of the Evolving Corporation Series, World Watch, Mar-Apr 2006 (also published in Adbusters July/August 2006).
- “The Role of Stakeholders,” Part 2 of the Evolving Corporation Series, World Watch, Sept-Oct 2005.
- “When Good Corporations Go Bad,” Part 1 of the Evolving Corporation Series,” World Watch, May/June 2005.
- “Live Fat, Die Young: An Update,” World Watch, May-June 2005
- “China, the WTO, and the Environment,” World Watch, March-April 2005
- “China Taking a Serious Look at “Green GDP,” World Watch, November/December 2004
- “How Serious is BP?” (An exploration of the claim of “Beyond Petroleum”), World Watch, May/June 2004.
- “Pentagon Report Suggests Global Warming Could Trigger Catastrophic Freezing,” World Watch, May/June 2004.
- “The Growing Value of Gardens,” Encounter, Vol 16, No. 3, Autumn 2003.
- “What is Sustainability Anyway?” (with Tom Prugh), World Watch, Sept/Oct 2003.
- “The New Clear Threat,” World Watch, May/June 2003.
- “Cultivating the Butterfly Effect,” (An article on the power of community gardens), World Watch, Jan/Feb 2003.
- “The Hunger for Profit,” (Book Review of Food Politics), World Watch, Sept/Oct 2002.
Op-eds
- “Time for a New Environmentalism,” Earth Island Journal, 11 June 2013.
- “Letting Nature Take Its Course?,” IPS, 12 April 2013.
- “How to Shrink the French Economy,” The Wall Street Journal, 12 June 2012.
- “To Ban or to Tax: That is the Only Question,” AOL News, 7 June 2010.
Journal Articles
- “Cultural Change for a Bearable Climate,” Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, Fall 2010.
- “Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability,” Journal of Macromarketing, Vol 30, 2, 2010, pp. 186-191.
- “La oportunidad para las comunidades de acelerar la transición hacia una sociedad sostenible,” Ecología Política, Volume 35, 2008.
- “The State of Corporate Responsibility and the Environment” The Georgetown International Law Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 4, Summer 2006.
Vital Signs Articles
- “Global Economic Growth Continues at Expense of Ecological Systems,” Vital Signs 2009
- “Economy and Strain on Environment Both Grow,” Vital Signs 2007‑2008
- “Sustainable Communities Become More Popular,” Vital Signs 2007‑2008
- “Global Economy Grows Again,” Vital Signs 2006-2007
- “Advertising Spending Sets Another Record,” Vital Signs 2006‑2007
- “Global Ecosystems Under More Stress,” Vital Signs 2006‑2007
- “Corporate Responsibility Reports Take Root,” Vital Signs 2006‑2007
- “Global Economy Continues to Grow,” Vital Signs 2005
- “Socially Responsible Investing Spreads,” Vital Signs 2005
- “Cigarette Production Drops,” Vital Signs 2005
- “Foreign Direct Investment Inflows Decline,” Vital Signs 2005
- “Economic Growth Inches Up,” Vital Signs 2003
- “Advertising Spending Stays Nearly Flat,” Vital Signs 2003
- “Cigarette Production Dips Slightly,” Vital Signs 2003
- “Consumption Patterns Contribute to Mortality,” Vital Signs 2003
- “Soda Consumption Grows,” Vital Signs 2002
- “Sugar and Sweetener Use Grows,” Vital Signs 2002