Category Archives: Paul Ehrlich FRS
Prophesy from Orwell to Ehrlich
When I was a student (about half a century ago) I once hitched a lift with a lorry driver who asked me what I was studying. “Philosophy”, I said. He held out his hand and said: “Read my palm”. My … Continue reading
Development Strategies Out of the Ark: (Alex Cull)
(guest article by Alex Cull) It’s something we’ve become used to hearing from the sustainability merchants. The WWF, for instance, tell us that if everyone in the world lived as we do in the UK we’d need three planets instead … Continue reading
Ehrlich and the ur-IPCC
As I pointed out in the first part of this essay, https://geoffchambers.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/origins-of-environmentalism-1/ Ark II by Pirages and Ehrlich is a political tract, concerned with outlining the kind of political system which, according to the authors, must replace the current capitalist system, … Continue reading
Origins of Environmentalism (2)
The notion of eco-fascism is doing the rounds again, being brought up (surprisingly) by the normally mild-mannered Andrew Montford at http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2014/1/22/exploring-the-fascist-borderline.html Pointman (who I confess I don’t read as often or as closely as I should) is good on the … Continue reading
Origins of Environmentalism (1)
In 2012 I had a couple of internet conversations with Cardiff psychologist and green activist Adam Corner. The first one got a lot of publicity, eg at Bishop Hill and Judith Curry’s Climate Etc., largely because it was the first … Continue reading
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