22 MAR 2012 by ideonexus
Richer is Greener
Overpopulation is a problem we can handle most effectively by targeting foreign aid and encouragement for emerging democracies wi± a stable rule of law and growing economies. Poverty and population explosions are highly correlated. We have learned much in the past four decades about the relationship between increased wealth and decreased family size and about the many ways we can reduce our environmental impact. As the "green" economist John Baden has argued, as people become better educated...Folksonomies: environmentalism
Folksonomies: environmentalism
The higher a society's quality of life, the more environmentally conscious they become.
28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
Tools Forever Changed Man's Relationship to Nature
[T]he moment man first picked up a stone or a branch to use as a tool, he altered irrevocably the balance between him and his environment. From this point on, the way in which the world around him changed was different. It was no longer regular or predictable. New objects appeared that were not recognizable as a mutation of something that existed before, and as each one merged it altered the environment not for one season, but for ever.Folksonomies: technology tool use
Folksonomies: technology tool use
The tools could change the environment in unpredictable ways.