Donella Meadows Archives

Lindisfarne Tape Series

Donella Meadows and Dennis Meadows both served on the faculty at Dartmouth College. In the recordings below, they discuss their roles as teachers, their approach to education, and their work and ideas at that time. Part 1: Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to [...]

Natural Capital and the Worth of Nature

Concepts and Tools for Planning and Decision-Making Talk by Marta Ceroni, DMI Board Member and Fellow of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics May 18, 2012 – Thayer School of Engineering – Dartmouth College

Getting Hanover (And Other Regions) on the Path

Determining the Sufficiency of Regional Emissions Reduction Plans Talk by Chris Soderquist, Pontifex Consulting May 11, 2012 – Thayer School of Engineering – Dartmouth College

Upper Valley 20/20 – Why a Vision and Why Now?

Using Systems Thinking to Engineer a New Economic Model Talk by William Bittinger January 6, 2012 – Thayer School of Engineering – Dartmouth College

Dear Folks: January 27, 2001

Dear Folks, I’m starting this letter late Saturday afternoon, with the last, tragic act of Aida  playing live from the Met on the radio.  Such calm, ethereal love music, sung by two people who have just been entombed together.  Opera is either a real hoot, or a real soul-searer, depending on how deep you let it get into you.  My guard [...]

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