The Long Goodnight of Rocky Mountain High
American mountain towns have long been a beloved feature of the nationās 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 Natureās Bluff: The Responsibility of Affluence
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
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 planetās limited resources.
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Under Pressure: How Population is Putting the US and Our Planet in Peril
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
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 Wonāt Blame Overpopulation for Climate Change (NPG Book Review)
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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Tomorrowās Tumbleweeds: Will 21st Century Boomtowns Go Bust?
Boomtowns are an iconic feature of Americaās 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
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
Bidenās 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
Bidenās 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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