His attack on open consumption angers political parties on both the right and left. Decreased Population/Increased Consumption (03:01)Įhrlich develops a formula (IPAT) that determines the impact of population, consumption, and technology on the world's environment. Opponents argue that the human brain is the only unlimited resource. Are Resources Unlimited? (03:57)Īppearing on Johnny Carson 25 times, Ehrlich educates the public about interrelationships of population, resources, values, and environment. A receptive audience forms an Earth Day rally in 1970-the beginning the Environmental Movement. Ehrlich's "Population Bomb" and Earth's Ecology (03:24)Īn instant classic, Ehrlich's "Population Bomb" about population, resources, and the environment is a grim portrait of the future.
Unlimited human growth has resulted in millions of starving people around the world.
Unlimited Growth and Worldwide Imbalance (04:21)Īt Stanford, Erhlich begins a 35-year study of the ecological evolution of local butterflies, linking the same natural laws to human development. Her opposition to "Silent Spring" believes that humans must control Nature. Rachel Carson exposes the threat that synthetic pesticides pose to the balance of nature. In the Population Explosion, Ehrlich further explores the environmental issue with a particular focus on the subjects of global warming, rain forest destruction, famine, air and water pollution.Prelude: From Youth to Graduate School (04:46) FREE PREVIEWįrom his early butterfly work to his stint with Hudson Bay Eskimos, this segment traces Ehrlich’s interest in nature and his interest in population biology. In his controversial book The Population Bomb (1968), Ehrlich asserted that the world's human population would soon increase to the point in which mass starvation would become inevitable. An exceptional example.Īmerican biologist Paul Ralph Ehrlich gained a reputation in the scientific community for his dire predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth and limited resources. Ehrlich” on the front free endpaper and inscribed, “For Nancy with many thanks for your help and patience, Paul” on the title page. Item Number: 88084įirst edition of Paul and Anne Ehrlich’s warning study of population growth and consequential limited resources.
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