Society & Culture
Is Earth Overshoot Day meaningful? How sound is ecological footprint and biocapacity data behind it? Dave and Grace examine a critique from Robert B. Richardson, Associate Professor of Sustainable Development at Michigan State University.
Plus: This summer’s heat and fires are NOT “the new normal.” (It will get worse. Sorry.) More forest fire destruction comes with climate change. If you want to be a green hero, recycling is not nearly enough. How women who decide not to have children are treated. Men should take more responsibility for contraception.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
The Conversation: Yes, Humans are Depleting Earth’s Resources, but ‘Footprint’ Estimates Don’t Tell the Full Story
Earth Overshoot Day episode (#16) of the GrowthBusters podcast
Overshoot Day Website
Global Footprint Network Ecological Footprint Data
Calculate Your Footprint
To Kid or Not to Kid documentary
The Race of Our Lives Revisited by Jeremy Grantham
James Hansen’s Temperature Updates
Science Says: Hotter Weather Turbocharges US West Wildfires
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