March/April 1997

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Natural Capitalism

Capital Gains

Mother Earth provides commerce with trillions of dollars in services.
Resource Waste

From Sunday papers to toothpaste tubes, America fills the world’s biggest trash can.
Social Waste

Can the world really sustain 1 billion un- and underemployed people?
Our Lost Wealth

With a growing economy, why can’t we pay for decent schools or elderly care?
Magic Carpet

Why buy a carpet when you can lease one that stays new forever?
Hypercar

In the next few years, look for a new superstrong car that gets up to 200 mpg.
By Paul Hawken
How business can restore rather than destroy our environments, natural and social.

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