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NEWS
9.17.08: "Overpopulation is a huge problem. But most people think of it as just being too many people. It's when you add up the numbers of people, how much they consume, and what kind of technologies they use, that it's an accurate statement." — Paul Ehrlich in Salon
9.13.08: In The Dominant Animal, the Ehrlichs step back and analyse the big picture, looking carefully at how humans have evolved to dominance and, in the process, are laying waste the planet. Their message is that our technological advances aren't matched by how well we treat one another or the environment around us. — Vancouver Sun
September/October 08: Hilary Rosner reviews The Dominant Animal for Audubon magazine. "If we'd listened to Ehrlich 40 years ago, perhaps we'd already be on that path."
8.15.08: Paul on NPR's "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday." Are we headed towards a mass extinction event? »»» Listen to the entire interview here.
8.12.08: Paul talks about the extinction of thousands of animal species and how educating women is one of the solutions with American Scientist. »»» Read it here.
8.14.08: Paul discusses his new book with Kathleen Dunn on "Conversations with Kathleen Dunn" on Wisconsin Public Radio »»» Listen to the interview here. 8.3.08: “No one has more authority to write on these matters than the husband-and-wife team of Stanford biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich. For decades now they have been documenting and warning of humans' effects on the environment. Their new book, "The Dominant Animal," continues their chronicle of the damage we have done to our home…. This is an important book,with much information and some really stimulating ideas. We need to build on these ideas, because the world is in an environmental mess and things are not getting better." — The Washington Post »»» Read the entire review here.
7.30.08: Brian Lehrer interviews Paul on WNYC-FM's "Brian Lehrer Show." »»» Listen to the interview here.
7.23.08: Paul recently talked to National Public Radio's Diane Rehm. »»» Listen here.
7.22.08: Paul is interviewed on E&E TV's "On Point. »»» Watch the video here.
August 08: Seed magazine reviewed The Dominant Animal and said, “The Ehrlichs convey a message at once chilling and hopeful…. The big ideas and the tenor of The Dominant Animal are right on. The book rejects starry eyed insistence on new technology as humankind's savior in favor of socially responsible, if admittedly difficult-to-enact, prescriptions.” »»» Read the review here.
July 08: "While the world suffers from natural disasters, inflated energy costs, and unsustainable consumption patterns, the Ehrlichs make hopeful suggestions for sustainability and reduced vulnerability." -- Library Journal
7.16.08: "We have grown in number to the point where our presence is perceptibly disabling the planet like a disease." -- Paul R. Ehrlich
»»» Read his interview in the Guardian here.
6.30.08: "We're running out of environment... We've got to dramatically revise the way people think about the world—and about our cultures." -- Paul R. Ehrlich »»» Read his interview on usnews.com.
6.30.08: Watch Paul R. Ehrlich in his interview with science writer Carl Zimmer on bloggingheads.tv.
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