Growthbusters

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