Paul R. Ehrlich
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60 Minutes extinction story has brought the usual right-wing out in force. If I'm always wrong so is science, since my work is always peer-reviewed, including the POPULATION BOMB and I've gotten virtually every scientific honor. Sure I've made some mistakes, but no basic ones
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I must apologize but in my 90s and losing vision I can’t begin to keep up with my tsunami of correspondence. Please excuse me and kep up thr good fight
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The story to which a bunch of us contributed for SIXTY MINUTES is scheduled to air this Sunday (CBS) It is called “The Vanishing Wild.” I hope it will do some good
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Having Stanford freshmen all listen to Nate’s podcast would have enormously more impact on their knowledge of the world than Stanford’s new fake “sustainability” school. It should be shown worldwide in high schools and colleges,
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQTuDttP2Yg
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My memoir () will be published January 17, and is available for preorder now (}. I think Yale Press did a great job on production, and Dr. Lisa Marie Daniel, an economist colleague, wrote a fine Foreword
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Tonight on CBS’ SIXTY MINUTES is scheduled “The Vanishing Wild” about the extinction crisis. I hope it will give appropriate recognition to Jasper Ridge, Stanford’s most important research facility where some of it was filmed
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CBS did a fine job -- hope it does some good.
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California to become first U.S. state mandating solar on new homes SOME GOOD NEWS FOR A CHANGE
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The world’s population is 8 billion and rising. That’s probably a good thing. The Editorial Board of the WAPO has dug up every imbecilic, long-disproved, anti-science argument for further population growth and combined them into a most dangerous article.
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LIFE will be published next wek and is avaiable to pre-ordernow:
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In Defense of Biodiversity: Why Protecting Species from Extinction Matters via
@YaleE360
BRILLIANT
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‘Mutilating the tree of life’: Wildlife loss accelerating, scientists warn
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Mutilation of the tree of life via mass extinction of animal genera | PNAS WILL HUMAN OVERPOPULATION, OVER CONSUMPTION, INEQUITY AND STUPIDITY SO CHANGE THE ECOSPHERE THAT HUMANITY WON'T BE ABLE TO SURVIVE?
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Why Is Paul Ehrlich So Hard to Ignore? by
@Marian_L_Tupy
via
@WSJopinion
WSJ points out we have an “Infinitely Bountiful Planet.”. I’m so relieved! What fun now adding a few billion people and reading my new book LIFE.:A JOURNEY THRU SCIENCE & POLITICS
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A population pessimist turns 90
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Americans at World Health Organization transmitted real-time information about coronavirus to Trump administration
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‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come READ SLOWLY TO HOUSE REPUBLITHUGS
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Check out this book: "Life: A Journey through Science and Politics" by Paul R. Ehrlich
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My Washington Post subscription allows me to share access to great journalism. Check out this gift article, at no cost to you.
Read here:
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Coercive pro-birth policies have devastating impacts on people and the planet | Opinion
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Tried to send faculty colleagues note on increasing odds of large-scale nuclear war. Stanford's wise "moderator" rejected it because the possible end of civilization would be of no interest to them, in light of the University policy of doing nothing about existential threats
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Much worse to come
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Americans, faced with an increasing likelihood of the end of civilization, worry about rising gasoline prices. Universities like Stanford continue to do nothing, no shutting down for the duration of the war and trying to educate the public. It’s a disgrace
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You don’t need a scientist to know what’s causing the sixth mass extinction | Paul R Ehrlich
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Paul Ehrlich: A journey through science and politics
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Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption
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Overpopulation is a major cause of biodiversity loss and smaller human... READ SLOWLY TO GEORGE MONBIOT
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Why Is Paul Ehrlich So Hard to Ignore? by
@Marian_L_Tupy
via
@WSJopinion
Is this attack on LIFE the first ever of a book pre-publication on the basis of its index? Maybe not, but in any case many thanks Rupert, you may have surpassed Musk on my PR team
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A new report on the loss of nature paints a terrifying picture. Here's why you should care
@IPBES
#GlobalAssessment
via
@HuffPostImpact
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You don’t need a scientist to know what’s causing the sixth mass extinction | Paul R Ehrlich
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The planet is approaching 8 billion people. We’re not ready via
@sfchronicle
slowly people are paying some attention, likely too late.
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Overpopulation is killing the planet. Bring on the ‘population bust’ and lower economic growth SOME SENSE IN THE PUBLIC MEDIA
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A Hotter Future Is Certain, Climate Panel Warns. But How Hot Is Up to Us.
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Naomi Oreskes’ fine article about Stanford’s emphasis on intellectual prostitution () is accurate. Academic Senators blocked divestment from fossil fuel industries because they get grants from oil companies --whose business plan is to destroy civilization.
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Virus that causes Covid-19 can survive up to 28 days on surfaces, scientists find IMPORTANT NEWS -- BE CAREFUL!
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Demographic Delusions: World Population Growth Is Exceeding Most Projections and Jeopardising Scenarios for Sustainable Futures
#mdpiworld
via
@World_mdpi
CRITICAL ARTICLE RETWEET WIDELY AND READ SLOWLY TO BOARDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL NGOs
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The Fallacy of Endless Economic Growth via
@pacificstand
SIMPLE TRUTH UNRECOGNIZED BY THE SIMPLETONS IN CHARGE
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“Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic is a well-researched book providing unique overview and insight in to a health care problem frequently overlooked by child health care professionals. ” - Stephen Sheldon – author of Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine
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Thanks to my friend Elon Musk for handling publicity for my memoir LIFE: A JOURNEY THROUGH SCIENCE AND POLITICS.
“Para reproducirse como un conejo, uno debe tener un cerebro como un conejo.”
Cervantes 1602
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Population and The Human Predicament in a Nutshell - Yale University Press
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The Profound Loneliness of Being Collapse Aware by
@CollapseChron
SUGGESTS WHY IT HAS PROVEN IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE UNIVERITIES AWARE AND A POSITIVE FORCE
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'Existential threat to our survival': see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing via
@ConversationEDU
IT'S HAPPENING GLOBALLY, WHILE THE IMBECILES STILL YEARN FOR MORE GROWTH.
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Episode 4 welcomed the remarkable Aaron Gekoski
@aarongekoski
, who has dedicated his life to documenting human-wildlife conflict around the world. Listen to the episode to hear about the damage being done and solutions
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The Fallacy of Endless Economic Growth READ SLOWLY TO THE CHAIR OF EVERY ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT AND EVERY POLITICIAN
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Why chemical pollution is turning into a third great planetary crisis
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The world, with or without us: Increasing gas and oil production is a disastrously bad idea A fine if depressing column by our friend, journalist Alan Weisman on the continuing insanity.
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India is running out of water in more places, in more different ways, putting more people at risk, than perhaps any other country. via
@WSJ
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Worried about Earth's future? Well, the outlook is worse than even scientists can grasp via
@ConversationEDU
PLEASE RETWEET WIDELY
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) "Nothing is more impractical than civilization trying to continue business as usual as it circles the drain. The current pandemic disaster may end up damping down consumerism and improving the environment. We can always hope."
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So now NYT has discovered age-structure and publishes what amounts to a data-rich pile of meaningless crap. It didn’t even press the obvious fact that the only way to keep a growing country young is to keep it growing forever!
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‘Green growth’ doesn’t exist – less of everything is the only way to avert catastrophe | George Monbiot WHERE IS THE LESION IN HIS BRAIN THAT BLOCKS HIM FROM SAYING "doing less of almost everything"... INCLUDING REPRODUCING!
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My forthcoming book LIFE can now be ordered on Amazon
See review:
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Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe. LONG, CRITICAL, AND DEPRESSING
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Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future PLEASE RETWEET WIDELY
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LIFE on Amazon (
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World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice | BioScience | Oxford Academic
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Why no mention of overpopulation in talk of food systems? DANGEROUS RETICENCE ON POPULATION ISSUES PERSISTS AMONG MANY SCIENTISTS
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Paul Ehrlich reflects after 50 years AN ANCIENT TALKING ANCIENT AND CURRENT HISTORY
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What the media gets wrong about the new world population numbers - EHN
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“Can the world fight climate change in the era of Trump? Obama’s science adviser thinks so.” by
@kileykroh
GREAT!
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Beautiful statue of President Trump, in a South African game park.
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Scientists' warning on population SCIENTISTS KEEP WARNING AND POLITICIANS KEEP IGNORING
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Manchin competing with Rupert Murdoch for “greatest mass murderer in history” prize. Just through its potential impact on agriculture climate disruption could make WW II look like a minor event in terms of mortality increase
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The state of global biodiversity — it's worse than you probably think via
@conservbytes
MUCH WORSE TO COME
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We need to talk about how population growth is harming the planet
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We Need an Infrastructure Package for Nature CRITICAL POINT
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World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice | BioScience | Oxford Academic I signed the
#ScientistsWarningtoHumanity
and now everyone can help by sharing the following link:
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Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’ IT'S THE DAY OF THE MORONS
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Thomas Lovejoy, Wide-Ranging Ecologist and Amazon Rescuer, Dies at 80 DEAR FRIEND AND WONDERFUL GUY -- ENORMOUS LOSS TO HUMANITY
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The four horsemen of the apocalypse are destroying planet Earth
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The extinction crisis is far worse than you think EXCELLENT -- RETWEET WIDELY
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Lilly Plat
@lillyspickup
is our guest in episode 3 of Our New World. She is an inspiring young woman who started her activism picking up plastic in the UK. We need more of Lilly in the world. Listen here
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Climate crisis: the international scientific community says it's time to get real with people via
@wordpressdotcom
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Limits to Growth was right. New research shows we're nearing collapse | Cathy Alexander and Graham Turner
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Scientists are planning to march on Washington. Here's why GOOD COMMENTS BY TWO LEADING SCIENTISTS AT STANFORD
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A Slaughter of Wolves Like This Hasn’t Been Seen in a Century DISGUSTING
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The fallacy of “back to normal” thinking: Anne and Paul Ehrlich PLEASE RETWEET
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Time to Panic Excellent, but too late and too narrow – it’s no surprise it doesn’t mention the tight causal connection of population growth and overconsumption on looming catastrophe on the climate front and many other existential threat fronts.
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Limits to Growth was right. New research shows we're nearing collapse | Alexander & Turner NOT NEWS FOR MOST OF YOU!
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SUPER-IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC PAPER SUMMARIZING THE GHASTLY SITUATION HUMANITY IS IN -- AND ALMOST TOTALLY IGNORING:
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CALL FLOODING "TRUMP'S TEXAS DISASTER" HIS POLICIES AND THOSE OF HIS ADMIN'S FELLOW MORONS & THUGS ARE MAKING CLIMATE EVENTS MORE SEVERE
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Opinion: Supreme Court undoing 50 years’ worth of environmental progress
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You don’t need a scientist to know what’s causing the sixth mass extinction | Paul R Ehrlich
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