Published inEnding Overshoot·Apr 28, 2021The 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 weak arguments.” — Wikipedia The Tuesday, April 27, 2021, New York Times commentary by David Leonhardt gets an “F” in statistics class for its ridiculous use of numbers and…Population3 min readPopulation3 min read
Jul 7, 2020Don’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 right to ramp up the campaign to save the Maranon River. (Reposted from Canoe and Kayak, August 2016) Our first wisp of the Maranon River came…Peru8 min readPeru8 min read
Jul 7, 2020Population, 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 immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing.” — Aldous Huxley, Beyond the Mexique Bay, 1934 As we drove down Highway 1, we kept getting…Guatemala8 min readGuatemala8 min read
Jun 28, 2020TAKE THE CORONAVIRUS CLIMATE CHANGE POLLWhat Should The Lockdowns Teach Us About Fighting Climate Change? Click here to take the Coronavirus Climate Change Poll. The coronavirus lockdowns provided the most colossal accidental experiment in history, at the most necessary moment in history, about our fight against climate change. Many international media outlets have reported about…Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
Jun 19, 2020Environmentalists 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 racial violence and racism in America. One of the goals of SixNineteen.com is to “Defund The Police”, and the Colorado Sierra Club promotions of the event say the Club…Environment3 min readEnvironment3 min read
May 28, 2020Great 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 Bartlett As reported in the Boulder Daily Camera on May 20th, for the third year in a row, the U.S. …Population4 min readPopulation4 min read
May 20, 2020Take The Coronavirus Poll: “Density vs Sprawl vs Stopping Growth”Vote on the Facebook poll by clicking here. ******************************************** SURVEY SAYS! As of 6/5/2020, ~1,100 people have responded to the coronavirus poll. Results: Question 1. = 96.2% voted ‘no’ on Density. Question 2. = 83.3% voted ‘no’ on Sprawl. Question 3. = 84.8% voted ‘yes’ on Stopping Growth. ******************************************** The…3 min read3 min read
Apr 28, 2020Planet 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 and other wild creatures? Certainly not very much.” — Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day Planet of the Humans — the sweeping and highly controversial film by executive…Planet Of The Humans6 min readPlanet Of The Humans6 min read
Apr 10, 2020Save 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 Nyami” necklace. …Hydropower10 min readHydropower10 min read
Apr 8, 2020It 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 media, with accompanying satellite images of large-scale decreases in pollution. The world’s water is clearing up too — in Italy, China, and in the U.S. One…Coronavirus2 min readCoronavirus2 min read