This video replica of the “Lord Man” parable in the book Overdevelopment, Overpopulation Overshoot sets the stage for the provocative photo essays that are the essence of OVER.
Lord Man Parable
By Tom Butler, originally published by Foundation for Deep Ecology and the Population Media Institute
March 12, 2015
Tom Butler
Conservationist Tom Butler edited the new book Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot (populationspeakout.org).
He is editorial projects director of the Foundation for Deep Ecology and president of Northeast Wilderness Trust.
Tags: environmental degradation, Overshoot, Population
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