Around the world, those of us who have, for half a century and more, questioned and challenged the reining dogma of “growthmania” — the widespread delusion that infinite population and economic growth is possible in a finite ecosphere — are in mourning. It is as if, as Herman’s longtime colleague and admirer William E. Rees … Continued

Dr. Karen I. Shragg was scheduled to give her talk, “Sprawling Over America, Why the endangered Species Act isn’t enough” to a symposium about protecting the endangered wolf whose habitat in the United States has been broken up by development to accommodate the growing U.S. population. Shragg’s presentation notes the mathematical fact that immigration policy … Continued

Many scientists believe we are living through the sixth mass extinction — the largest loss of life on Earth since the time of the dinosaurs — and that it is being driven by humans. The 2022 Living Planet Report, compiled by World Wildlife Fund International and the Zoological Society of London, assessed the abundance of … Continued

Americans are living more densely and consuming more efficiently, but on the downside, you have probably noticed that traffic is getting worse, crowds are becoming more ubiquitous, resources are more strained, wildlife is more at risk, and our collective consumption of most resources continues to climb. Why? Simple: there are more of us. Most people … Continued

Every nation has a right and a responsibility to the international community to conserve nature within its own boundaries. Immigration policy should reflect that responsibility. Two reviews of publications outside our borders help clarify the work we have to do inside our borders. “A Bud of Truth Peeps Through a Crack in the Corporate Media … Continued

During the loose-labor period after the Civil War, European immigrants banded together in unions to stifle competition from Freedmen. But during the tight-labor market of the mid-20th century, unions played an important role in securing the success of the Great Wave and the Great Leveling. Federal immigration policy was an important factor during both periods … Continued

The executive branch caused this border crisis. The legislative branch can end it. President Biden pledged that we wouldn’t see “2 million people on our border” on his watch. He was wrong. How we got here (hat tip, The Washington Post): Biden’s Border Promise (video) At the time he made his pledge, President Biden probably … Continued

What Hurricane Ian tells us about immigration policy and resiliency Hurricane Ian will likely go down as the most expensive storm in Florida history: $66 billion in property damage and a record number of homes and properties destroyed. The damage is still being calculated. By one measure, Ian is tied for the fifth strongest storm … Continued

A 2019 Senate resolution set a goal for “conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.” The resolution cited the “rapid loss of natural areas and wildlife in the United States,” including: — 30% decline in birds in the U.S. and Canada since 1970;— Loss of half … Continued