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 podcasthttps://www.growthbusters.org/paul-ehrlich-unfiltered/

GrowthBusters Campus Tourhttps://www.growthbusters.org/campus-tour/

8 Billion Angels – documentary produced by Terry Spahrhttps://8billionangels.org/

Can Living a 1.5 Degree Lifestyle Make a Difference? - Episode 66 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Lloyd Alterhttps://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 Alterhttps://www.growthbusters.org/cutting-carbon-footprint/

This Sustainable Life podcast with Josh Spodekhttps://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 Nickersonhttp://www.sustainwellbeing.net/what_the_book_is_about.html

More Fun, Less Stuff- Episode 55 of the GrowthBusters podcast, with Mike Nickersonhttps://www.growthbusters.org/more-fun-less-stuff/

Al Bartlett’s Laws Relating to Sustainabilityhttps://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 Relocatehttps://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 2https://www.unccd.int/resources/global-land-outlook/overview

Humanity Entering ‘Spiral of Self-Destruction’, UN Warnshttps://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 Summaryhttps://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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