May 11, 2022
While nary a week goes by that we don’t get a new report of the destruction we’re wreaking on our home planet, the news has been particularly bad over the last few weeks. Plus: Bill Maher, usually praised by us for speaking the truth, needs to get there on the benefits of a shrinking economy. We devote half of this episode to the news, and half to our swelling file of listener feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Population Decline is Part of
the Solution - YouTube video (by
GrowthBusters)
https://youtu.be/XXyyCY5IM6Q
Paul Ehrlich, Unfiltered –
Episode 68 of the GrowthBusters
podcast
https://www.growthbusters.org/paul-ehrlich-unfiltered/
GrowthBusters Campus
Tour
https://www.growthbusters.org/campus-tour/
8 Billion Angels –
documentary produced by Terry Spahr
https://8billionangels.org/
Can Living a 1.5 Degree
Lifestyle Make a Difference? - Episode 66 of the
GrowthBusters podcast, with Lloyd
Alter
https://www.growthbusters.org/can-1-5-degree-lifestyle-matter/
Obsessive-Compulsive’s Guide to
Cutting Your Carbon Footprint - Episode 67 of the
GrowthBusters podcast, with Lloyd
Alter
https://www.growthbusters.org/cutting-carbon-footprint/
This Sustainable Life
podcast with Josh Spodek
https://joshuaspodek.com/podcast
7th Generation Initiative /
Sustainability Project (Mike
Nickerson)
http://www.sustainwellbeing.net/
Life, Money & Illusion: Living
on Earth as If We Want to Stay – by Mike
Nickerson
http://www.sustainwellbeing.net/what_the_book_is_about.html
More Fun, Less Stuff-
Episode 55 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Mike
Nickerson
https://www.growthbusters.org/more-fun-less-stuff/
Al Bartlett’s Laws Relating to
Sustainability
https://www.albartlett.org/articles/art_reflections_part_5.html
Where Lawns Are Outlawed (and
Dug Up, and Carted Away)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/03/climate/las-vegas-lawn-grass-ban.html
As Climate Fears Mount, Some in
U.S. Are Deciding to Relocate
https://e360.yale.edu/features/as-climate-fears-mount-some-in-u.s.-are-deciding-to-relocate
Chronic Land Degradation: UN
Offers Stark Warnings and Practical Remedies in Global
Land Outlook 2
https://www.unccd.int/resources/global-land-outlook/overview
Humanity Entering ‘Spiral of
Self-Destruction’, UN Warns
https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20220426-humanity-entering-spiral-of-self-destruction-warns-un-disaster-agency?ref=tw
Latest IPCC Report Skips
Population Growth in Summary for Policymakers, but Highlights it in
Full Report and Technical
Summary
https://overpopulation-project.com/population-in-the-ipccs-new-mitigation-report/
GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth – free on
YouTube
https://youtu.be/_w0LiBsVFBo
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