Published inEnding OvershootThe New York Times Gets an “F” in Statistics Class“‘Lies, damned lies, and statistics’ is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster…Apr 28, 20212Apr 28, 20212
Don’t Dam The Grand Canyon of Peru!The headwaters and biggest tributary to the Amazon River is facing massive dam threats, but nothing has been built yet and the timing is…Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
Population, Pollution, Pandemic — the Race to Save Lake Atitlan in Guatemala“Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several…Jul 7, 2020Jul 7, 2020
TAKE THE CORONAVIRUS CLIMATE CHANGE POLLWhat Should The Lockdowns Teach Us About Fighting Climate Change?Jun 28, 2020Jun 28, 2020
Environmentalists Should Be Wary of Calls to “Defund The Police”This week, the Colorado Sierra Club has been promoting “SixNineteen.com”, a nationwide protest and series of events to call attention to…Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020
Great News — Boulder, Colorado, Stopped Population Growth!“The first law of sustainability: population growth and/or growth in the rate of consumption of resources cannot be sustained.” — Al…May 28, 20201May 28, 20201
Take The Coronavirus Poll: “Density vs Sprawl vs Stopping Growth”The dramatic impact of the coronavirus has fundamentally changed the conversation in the United States about the future of growth and…May 20, 20201May 20, 20201
Planet Of The Humans: Highly Recommended“With twice the current population will there be left any wilderness areas, remote and quiet places, habitat for song birds, water fowl…Apr 28, 20206Apr 28, 20206
Save The Zambezi! World Renowned Whitewater Gorge Threatened by Huge DamWhen we hopped into the safari truck at “Safari Par Excellence” in Livingstone, Zambia, one of our guides handed each of us a “Nyami…Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
It Shouldn’t Take A PandemicAcross the world, the air is clearing up. From Wuhan to Milan to Los Angeles, startling images of clean air are streaming across social…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020