Countries with Largest Ecological Footprints all Have Large Populations
The Oakland-based Global Footprint Network – a nonprofit that calculates the demands of human economies on ecosystems – has released the ecological... Read More
August 8 is Earth Overshoot Day
Today, Monday, August 8, is Earth Overshoot Day. This is the estimated date – as determined annually by the Global Footprint Network... Read More
New Report Ignores Leading Cause of Environmental Degradation in U.S. – Population Growth
The Huffington Post reports that the 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), compiled by distinguished experts at two ivory tower Ivy League institutions... Read More
Mother Nature Drugged with Our Pharmaceuticals
In 1996, pharmacologist and wildlife toxicologist Theo Colborn, Ph.D. (1927-2014) published her landmark book, Our Stolen Future, coauthored with Dianne Dumanoski and... Read More
Overdeveloped, Overpopulated, Overshot
A visually stunning new coffee table picture book has been published in conjunction with 2015’s Global Population Speak Out (GPSO), a campaign... Read More
America’s Overpopulation Predicament: Growing Greenhouse Gases
A simple look at the upward path of global greenhouse emissions indicates we will continue to squeeze the trigger on the gun... Read More
Mass of Man Makes a Mess
The takeover and makeover of Planet Earth by human beings have been well documented by generations of scientists, naturalists and poets. Ten... Read More
In Memory of Martha – The Last of Her Kind
Today, September 1, 2014, marks a century to the day that a legendary species of bird perished from the face of the... Read More
Overusing the Planet’s Natural Capital — Earth Overshoot Day 2014
Today, Tuesday, August 19, is Earth Overshoot Day. This is the date humanity’s aggregate Ecological Footprint (EF) exceeds our planet’s annual budget,... Read More