| We track the prices of everything from crude oil to milk for clues about the state of the economy. But what could they tell us about the environment? Tune in to any television or radio newscast, and you'll hear how the stock market is performing today. The New York Times puts market indicators alongside the current temperature at the top of their website. Changes in unemployment or the prices of commodities like oil and milk regularly make headlines.
Environmental historian Dr. Ted Melillo, associate professor at Amherst College, says we need to re-envision what something like the price of oil really means - what it can reveal about not only our economic systems, but also our social, political, and environmental attitudes and practices...............................................Full Article: Source
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