“Many of my colleagues and I believe that our global civilization is on an economic path that is environmentally unsustainable, one that is leading us toward economic decline and eventual collapse… Our global situation is incredibly challenging today because of the adoption of the western economic model (e.g., materialism, consumerism, and throw-away mentality) throughout much of the developed and developing economies of the world.”
Source: Astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s ‘State of the Planet’ Message Revisited – CounterPunch.org
1848+: The End(s) of History 