Published in 1968 ”The Population Bomb” became an enormously influential book, postulating, among other things, that humanity’s population growth, at current rates of expansion, would within perilously few centuries become a spherical ball of human flesh expanding at the speed of light in all directions into the universe. Like other such doomsday tracts, the Population Bomb extrapolated [...]

Only an extreme libertarian would claim there is no role for government.  In the face of population growth, aging infrastructure, and myriad new, cleaner and more sustainable ways to deliver energy, water and transportation resources, there is much to be done by the public sector.  Green public works will create wealth and resource abundance.  Green public works must include [...]

For years the conventional wisdom among environmentalists and policymakers has been the following:  Desalination is too expensive, too energy intensive, too environmentally dangerous, and not scaleable.  We disagree emphatically with all of these notions.

A small desal system on the California coast.
(Photo: NOAA)

The environmental impact of desalination is negligible if the brine is released into a [...]

When green technology delivers decentralized solutions to water and energy - from hi-tech and low maintenance, ultra-effective septic systems to affordable rooftop photovoltaics and electrical storage systems, there are a lot of public works contractors who will be looking for something to do.

A green mega-project:
High rise agriculture for food & biofuel.
(Photo: www.verticalfarm.com)

Fortunately, we have the [...]