tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24142805.post6711178340918373264..comments2023-03-26T15:49:40.852-04:00Comments on PACE POLITY: Chickens of Environmental Skeptics have Come Home to RoostGeorge (Pacer)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05035467402388355821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24142805.post-39579534938122637162008-05-18T20:48:00.000-04:002008-05-18T20:48:00.000-04:00George, Thanks for the embellishments. I am s...George,<BR/> Thanks for the embellishments. I am starting to understand the popularity of Botax :-)<BR/><BR/>severn,<BR/> Is your comment a repost and if so where did it appear first? I would like to become familiar with that site/publication.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24142805.post-26220858924420474402008-05-18T16:52:00.000-04:002008-05-18T16:52:00.000-04:0040 Years Later – is Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bom...40 Years Later – is Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ Finally Exploding?<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>He wrote the book that helped launch the modern environmental movement. He is one of the most accomplished - and controversial - scientists of his generation. He has counseled governments, appeared in television shows ranging from documentaries to The Tonight Show, and won a Macarthur Genius Award.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Now, exactly 40 years since the publication of The Population Bomb ignited debate and action around the globe, author and scientist Paul R. Ehrlich is back with a new book, The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>A quick glance at today's headlines tells the story: world food prices at record levels, increasing conflict over scarce resources, the immediate threat of global climate change, the spread of toxic chemicals into drinking water and food, and more. In short, it looks an awful lot as though the "Population Bomb" Paul Ehrlich warned us of in 1968 is now exploding.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>In The Dominant Animal, Paul joins with his wife, Anne H. Ehrlich, a prize-winning scientist herself, to examine this growing crisis - from its roots in human evolution to the failure of modern government to respond. It is a powerful examination of how the humans today are creating the world of humans of tomorrow-and what it will take for our civilization to survive. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>The Ehrlichs bring us to the startling realization that our domination of Earth has, in part, prompted a period of rapid change the scope of which the planet has not seen since an asteroid hit the earth 65 million years ago. <BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Paul Ehrlich is known for his provocative and interesting interviews and his cogent explanations of scientific knowledge. The 40-year anniversary of The Population Bomb and the publication of The Dominant Animal in June provides a great opportunity for an in-depth look at Paul Ehrlich's original warning to the planet in 1968, his legacy, and his continuing work to understand and explain the crisis facing our civilization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24142805.post-67679156482325466682008-05-18T10:11:00.000-04:002008-05-18T10:11:00.000-04:00I think it's very hard to make people change their...I think it's very hard to make people change their habits unless they're confronted with a <B>personal</B> crisis or made to conform by public policy.<BR/><BR/>The people in the most advanced countries may be aware of the crises out there, but, honestly, do you think most people change their habits because of their sensitivities to such issues? <BR/><BR/>Americans will drive less only because they can't afford the price at the gas pump. Who was buying "fuel efficient" cars before the $3 and now $5/gallon price? <BR/><BR/>Conversely, obesity is a byproduct of over-consuming. Again, the law of personal crisis applies here too. Unfortunately, the food crisis and the worst envrironmental ills will be felt worst by the people who are already on the margins or on the brink of extinction--the very poor. <BR/><BR/>Likewise, population growth occurs more in places where there's malnutrition and even starvation.... not to mention diseases and other hardships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com