{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"73 Eight Billion is Too Many: Don\u2019t be a Twit About Overpopulation","description":"While Elon Musk erroneously claims population collapse is our biggest worry, world population is hitting 8 billion, adding the latest billion faster than any time in history. The UN has declared world population will surpass 8 billion on November 15, 2022. We persist in adding about 80 million people to the planet every year, despite overwhelming evidence we\u2019ve outgrown our planet. Christopher Tucker, author of A Planet of 3 Billion: Mapping Humanity\u2019s Long History of Ecological Destruction and Finding Our Way to a Resilient Future, joins Dave in a conversation intended to help cure the rampant overshoot illiteracy resulting from misguided silence on the subject. This illiteracy is demonstrated as Dave shares his new YouTube video (link below) about the 8 billion milestone. Tucker shares his disappointment in United Nations messaging around World Population Day (July 11) and the 8 billion milestone, and Dave turns his criticism up to eleven. He makes this important point about the silence on overshoot and overpopulation: If responsible people don\u2019t talk about these issues, irresponsible people will \u2013 and they\u2019ll spread disinformation and perpetuate the negative attitudes we want to avoid. The conversation also turns to coercive pronatalism, a topic that may be new to some listeners. It\u2019s surprisingly pervasive.  LINKS: 8 Billion is Too Many: Don\u2019t be a Twit About Overpopulation - by Dave Gardner on Medium(we\u2019ll post this link here later today)  World Population Hits 8 Billion: What Do People on the Street Think? - new YouTube video by Dave Gardnerhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/ncT-J5BsVuc New Rule: Let the Population Collapse - Bill Maherhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/HB97iwcm_Qc A Planet of 3 Billion: Mapping Humanity\u2019s Long History of Ecological Destruction and Finding Our Way to a Resilient Future - by Christopher Tuckerhttp:\/\/planet3billion.com\/index.html  Bending the Curve by 2030: On the Path to a Population Safe Harbour - by Christopher Tuckerhttps:\/\/www.whp-journals.co.uk\/JPS\/article\/view\/761\/515 We Know How Many People the Earth Can Support \u2013 by Christopher TuckerJournal of Population and Sustainability December 2020https:\/\/www.whp-journals.co.uk\/JPS\/article\/view\/657 How Many People Can the Earth Sustain? - The Stream on Al Jazeerah English  10\/27\/22https:\/\/youtu.be\/EStNKj5WNnI Sustain What: How Many Billions Can a Heating, Pandemic-Wrapped Planet Support? - A Sustain What chat hosted by Earth Institute\u2019s Andrew Revkinhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/KkPIyR_SrO4 Decline and Prosper! Changing Global Birth Rates and the Advantages of Fewer Children(new book debunking aging and other depopulation fears)https:\/\/link.springer.com\/book\/10.1007\/978-3-030-91611-4 Dismissal of \u201cPopulation Alarmism\u201d is Rooted in Pronatalist Ideology - by Nandita Bajaj https:\/\/www.indepthnews.net\/index.php\/opinion\/5709-dismissal-of-population-alarmism-is-rooted-in-pronatalist-ideology GrowthBusters Online Communityhttps:\/\/growthbusters.groups.io\/ GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth - 2011 documentary by Dave Gardnerhttps:\/\/tinyurl.com\/growthbustersmovie Global Footprint Network - data on biocapacity, ecological footprint and overshoothttps:\/\/www.footprintnetwork.org\/ Give Us Feedback: Record a voice message for us to play on the podcast: 719-402-1400 Send an email to podcast at growthbusters.org The GrowthBusters theme song was written and produced by Jake Fader and sung by Carlos Jones. https:\/\/www.fadermusicandsound.com\/ https:\/\/carlosjones.com\/ On the GrowthBusters podcast, we come to terms with the limits to growth, explore the joy of sustainable living, and provide a recovery program from our society\u2019s growth addiction (economic\/consumption and population). This podcast is part of the GrowthBusters project to raise awareness of overshoot and end our culture\u2019s obsession with, and pursuit of, growth. Dave Gardner directed the documentary GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth, which Stanford Biologist Paul Ehrlich declared \u201ccould be the most important film ever made.\u201d Co-host, and self-described "energy nerd," Stephanie Gardner has degrees in Environmental Studies and Environmental Law & Policy. Join the conversation on Facebook https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrowthBustersPodcast\/ Make a donation to support this non-profit project. https:\/\/www.growthbusters.org\/donate\/ Archive of GrowthBusters podcast episodes http:\/\/www.growthbusters.org\/podcast\/ Subscribe to GrowthBusters email updates https:\/\/lp.constantcontact.com\/su\/umptf6w\/signup Explore the issues at http:\/\/www.growthbusters.org View the GrowthBusters channel on YouTube Follow the podcast so you don't miss an episode: ","author_name":"GrowthBusters","author_url":"http:\/\/www.growthbusters.libsyn.com","html":"