Economy

The 10,000-Mile Cod and Insane Global Trade (Episode 16 of Crazy Town)

By Asher Miller, Rob Dietz, Jason Bradford, originally published by Resilience.org

March 26, 2020

global trade

 

 

Teaser photo credit: Anya Steuer

Asher Miller

Asher became the Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute in October 2008, after having served as the manager of our former Relocalization Network program. He’s worked in the nonprofit sector since 1996 in various capacities. Prior to joining Post Carbon Institute, Asher founded Climate Changers, an organization that inspires people to reduce their impact on the climate by focusing on simple and achievable actions anyone can take.

Tags: building resilient economies, Crazy Town, free trade, globalization, supply chains

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Plastic waste drifting down to the ocean floor.

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