Friday, March 30, 2012

Population Bombshell

GREEN CRAP

Blow me Paul Ehrlich


 
I've mentioned before a book, which name I've forgotten, that I read some 30 years ago that showed how the world's population could live in the state of Texas, with the same population density of Hong Kong. This was pretty radical stuff at the time, because  The Population Bomb still held some sway in the culture.  Written by Paul Ehrlich, who almost certainly is the biggest science charlatan in world history (Al Gore, a disciple,  couldn't carry his panty liner), the book warned of  mass starvation in the 1970s and 1980s due to overpopulation.  At the same time,  Ehrlich was dominating PBS with a series about man caused Global Cooling, until he switched to man caused Global Warming. Yes, the world would be a better place had Ehrlich fallen down an elevator shaft early in life (while holding Ted Kennedy's hand), but he didn't.  But I digress. 

From cuzzin ricky; this ...





6 comments:

rbrandt said...

While Erlich is high on the list, would have to award the biggest science charlatan to Rachel Carson of Silent Spring fame.

Thanks to her about 12 or so million in Africa have died or are living with malaria. But she meant well.

Anonymous said...

You gotta put Erich von Däniken up there, too, though he isn't in the environmental science field, to my knowledge.

It isn't surprising that we have poor environmental law, when most of the people doing anything about it, in politics, that is, learned everything they know about environmental science from Pow-Wow, the Indian Boy, on Captain Kangaroo.

jd

Papa Rod said...

Rodge, the work to which you refer has to be "All the Trouble in the World" by P.J. O'Rourke. It's one of my all-time favorite books of all genres,

Anonymous said...

12 million fewer Travon Martins. Sounds like a win. Thank you Rachel Carson!

Anonymous said...

ANYTHING written by P.J. O'Rourke is well worth your time!
Tim

Alear said...

Not in the top 5, but that anti-vaccine guy who inspired Jenny McCarthy and that ilk deserves a shout out.

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