Lord Man Parable

By Tom Butler, originally published by Foundation for Deep Ecology and the Population Media Institute

March 12, 2015

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.

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

Floods in Larisa, Greece

When climate change hits home

By Wolfgang Knorr, Brave New Europe

If we can’t even get climate scientists to choose entirely honest words for describing the situation, there is no hope of any meaningful action.

September 22, 2023

Screen shot of court filings about bad river spill

How to Take out a Pipeline

By Greg Mikkelson, Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy

The speed of economic growth hinges to a large extent on the supply of fossil fuel, especially of oil and gas, which depends in turn on pipeline capacity. Thus, if we are to turn the tide against economic growth, pipelines are a good strategic place to start.

September 22, 2023

plastic pollution

Sian Sutherland: “Innovating the Business of Plastics”

By Nate Hagens, The Great Simplification

Sian Sutherland is Co-founder of A Plastic Planet, one of the most recognised and respected organizations tackling the plastic crisis.

September 21, 2023