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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;
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While Erlich is high on the list, would have to award the biggest science charlatan to Rachel Carson of Silent Spring fame.
ReplyDeleteThanks to her about 12 or so million in Africa have died or are living with malaria. But she meant well.
You gotta put Erich von Däniken up there, too, though he isn't in the environmental science field, to my knowledge.
ReplyDeleteIt 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
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,
ReplyDelete12 million fewer Travon Martins. Sounds like a win. Thank you Rachel Carson!
ReplyDeleteANYTHING written by P.J. O'Rourke is well worth your time!
ReplyDeleteTim
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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