She was living in New York then and launched the group because she was worried about the impact of pollution on her son. That steeled her resolve. She calls herself an 'anti-economist' and attacks the 'brain damage' caused by conventional economic thinking. Henderson charges that standard economics is fatally flawed because it ignores the economic value of Mother Nature. You need both.
Competition is great.
Despite her anger with conventional economic thinking, Henderson is passionate in her conviction that ordinary citizens, forward-thinking political leaders and savvy companies can turn things around. She's a keen advocate of socially responsible investing. Even though, as she notes with a chuckle, 'a lot of people think that if you get involved in capitalist enterprises, it means you've sold out'. Henderson reaches a wide audience with her books and speeches and through a worldwide syndicated newspaper column. Yet at home in the US it's tough for her to get a hearing.