‘Master Planned Community’ Transforms as Scheduled
The City of Irvine is remarkably thought-out and ordered, as demonstrated by its carefully micro-managed housing designs, park maintenance and shopping center... Read More
Growth Fueling Pessimism and Sentiment to Break Up California
California is not exempt from the pessimism about politics, and anxiety about the future, that has entrenched itself throughout America. Californians’ perceived... Read More
Diamonds (and Human Impacts) Are Forever: The Long-Lived Consequences of Growth
A “long time” depends on perspective – to an impatient child it’s measured in minutes, to a historian in decades or centuries,... Read More
The Legacy of Tom McCall: Oregon’s Revered Advocate for Population Stabilization
Can you imagine a contemporary American politician declaring, “Come visit, don’t stay,” about their state, in the interest of their state? Tom... Read More
Germans Asks Important Questions About Growth; Californians Should Do the Same
The dilemma growth creates – whether in economic activity, population or both – has become common to almost all nations of the... Read More
Paper or Plastic?
Significant Plastic Problems Still Remain in a California without Plastic Bags Breaking California’s decades-long reliance on the convenience of plastic bags, local... Read More
National Success and Population Growth: Comparing Germany to the U.S.
As a symptom of the larger problems in American society, the recent shutdown of the federal government is yet another sign of... Read More
On Earth Day: Overpopulation, Traffic and Toxins
Aside from the time traffic jams provide to reflect on one’s day, there’s little benefit to the Bay Area’s current transportation mess.... Read More
California’s Ecological Future and the Popular Perspective on Wildlife Conservation
Increasingly, the inevitable connection between population growth and environmental degradation is being reinforced. As a recent poll administered by Public Policy Polling... Read More