60 Populating and Plundering the Universe

We're running out of booty on planet Earth, so billionaires are racing to mine and populate the rest of the universe. In this follow-up to our Billionaires in Space episode, we examine and applaud points made by economist Tim Jackson in his recent essay, Billionaire Space Race: The Ultimate Symbol of Capitalism's Flawed Obsession with Growth. We also share an update on the crowdfunding campaign to make the documentary, GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth free, as of its 10th anniversary on November 3, 2021. We are very close to making our goal. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Billionaires in Space - Episode 58 of the GrowthBusters podcast https://www.growthbusters.org/billionaires-in-space/ Make the GrowthBusters Movie Free - Crowdfunding Campaign https://fundrazr.com/growthbustersmovie Dark Optimism – Episode 13 of the Planet in Crisis podcast https://planetincrisis.libsyn.com/13-dark-optimism-life-after-economic-growth-a-future-worth-fighting-for Billionaire Space Race: The Ultimate Symbol of Capitalism's Flawed Obsession with Growth – by Tim Jackson https://dave-gardner.medium.com/billionaire-space-race-7e0738703554 Soylent Green – 1967 Feature Motion Picture starring Charlton Heston https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dq3ef On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society's growth addiction (economic/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture's obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared "could be the most important film ever made." Co-host Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the conversation on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowthBustersPodcast/ Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https://www.growthbusters.org/donate/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http://www.growthbusters.org/podcast/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https://lp.constantcontact.com/su/umptf6w/signup See the film – GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth http:www.growthbustersmovie.org Explore the issues at http://www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode: