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    The Long Goodnight of Rocky Mountain High

    • Mark Cromer
    • October 16, 2026
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    American mountain towns have long been a beloved feature of the nation’s geo-cultural landscape, becoming the stuff of lore, like Leadville, Colorado, which attracted iconic figures on both sides of the law like Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and Jesse James.

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    Calling Nature’s Bluff: The Responsibility of Affluence

    • Dr. Karen I. Shragg
    • September 30, 2026
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    David Attenborough dedicated his career to bringing the beauty and wonder of nature to the public. In his lifetime, he shifted from focusing on the amazing nature of plants and animals of the natural world to warning us about how we must reverse our current behaviors or risk losing them with our escalating numbers and our modern ways.

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    Seeking Nature’s Moral Compass: A Tribute to the Legacy of Paul Ehrlich

    • Dr. Karen I. Shragg
    • June 16, 2026
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    This Forum paper is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Paul Ehrlich who passed away in March 2026. He tirelessly championed the warning to humankind that the world was overpopulated and in danger of consuming all of the planet’s limited resources.

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    Under Pressure: How Population is Putting the US and Our Planet in Peril

    • Nathanial Gronewold
    • May 29, 2026
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    The United States is undeniably cleaner and less polluted today than it was in the 1950s and 60s when horrific environmental disasters inspired a wave of eco-friendly legislation and legislative action.

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    The Necessity of Empty Places*: Prescribing Nature for What Ails Us

    • Dr. Karen I. Shragg
    • April 16, 2026
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    For those who can partake, the natural world offers a break from our often-chaotic lives. Remedies for stress brought on by personal or political upheaval and uncertainty increasingly point to a real-world remedy: get out into nature.

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    Out of Touch with Reality: Why the World Won’t Blame Overpopulation for Climate Change (NPG Book Review)

    • Dr. Karen I. Shragg
    • February 25, 2026
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    This new book offers consolation and validation to those who have been consistently ignored about the seriousness of the overpopulation issue.

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    Tomorrow’s Tumbleweeds: Will 21st Century Boomtowns Go Bust?

    • Mark Cromer
    • February 25, 2026
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    Boomtowns are an iconic feature of America’s history, one that often hews to a familiar template: a small burg is rapidly transformed to a bustling center of commerce, usually following the discovery of a precious metal or a fossil fuel.

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    The Myth of Growth-Driven Prosperity

    • Nathanial Gronewold
    • January 12, 2026
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    There are emerging signs that better human economic security and welfare can be ensured through steady population decline. Economists, however, disagree, obsessed as they are with one measure of wealth: rising gross domestic product (GDP).

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    Eco-Decency and the Need to Start Asking the Right Questions

    • Dr. Karen I. Shragg
    • November 24, 2025
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    Biden’s immigration system was a mess; Trump’s is no better, and neither path will bring us closer to a saner policy approach.

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    Common Sense Immigration Policy in an Era of Theatrics

    • Nathanial Gronewold
    • October 9, 2025
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    Biden’s immigration system was a mess; Trump’s is no better, and neither path will bring us closer to a saner policy approach.

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