Making
our economy
safe for people
and nature

The blessings of the free market have won endless praise. But wait a second. If Adam Smith's "invisible hand" is so deft, why are problems like climate disruptions and ever-widening wealth gaps so clearly visible?

We can change all that by rethinking some of our basic assumptions. Let’s start by recognizing that the "economy" is but a part of the larger "ecology." The result will be more prosperous lives for all of us.

The science is there, the economics is there, and we need you there, too.

SectionZ is a publication of Ecotrust
Building Salmon Nation

Read other issues of Z:
Issue #1: Farmed Salmon
Issue #2: Clean Energy
Issue #3: Buy Local
Issue #4: Salmon Nation
Issue #5: The Commons
Issue #6: FSC Forests

Editor:
Howard Silverman

Designer:
Melissa Tatge

Writers:
Ed Hunt
Howard Silverman
Seth Zuckerman
Eileen Brady
Melissa Tatge

Illustrator:
Shannon Wheeler

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Special thanks to all whom we spoke with while preparing this issue of Z:
Kate Abend and Jeff Deyette Union of Concerned Scientists
Këri Bolding and Ray Dracker Center for Resource Solutions
KC Golden Climate Solutions
Chris Hagerbaumer Oregon Environmental Council
Hal Harvey The Hewlett Foundation
Thor Hinckley and Andrea Hand Portland General Electric
Tom Koehler Celilo Group
Dr. John Lundt Geo-Heat Center
Elisa Lynch Bluewater Network
Joel Makower Clean Edge
Michael Maser Blue Energy Canada
Robert McCormick Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems, NREL
Marilyn Nemzer Geothermal Education Office
Peter O'Donnell and Julia Curtis SF Environment
John Raphael Northern California Solar Energy Association
Marcus Schneider The Energy Foundation
Rachel Shimshak and Diane Zipper Renewable Northwest Project
Bob Stull, Rhonda Rasmussen and Sally Mehalovich Pacific Power
Keith Wipke National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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