Paul
@paulieishere.bsky.social
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We are told things are getting better. They aren’t.
“Hell Is Here” is what the world looks like when greenwashing replaces truth.
My new article: Hell Is Here: Greenwashed.
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“Hell Is Here” is what the world looks like when greenwashing replaces truth.
My new article: Hell Is Here: Greenwashed.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
HELL IS HERE: What Greenwashed Reveals About the Truth We're Not Allowed to Say
Why the most taboo words in environmentalism are "overpopulation" and "less."
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December 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are told things are getting better. They aren’t.
“Hell Is Here” is what the world looks like when greenwashing replaces truth.
My new article: Hell Is Here: Greenwashed.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
“Hell Is Here” is what the world looks like when greenwashing replaces truth.
My new article: Hell Is Here: Greenwashed.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
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I’ve grasped it. You’re describing demographic momentum.
I’m describing ecological overshoot.
They aren’t the same thing.
Declining birth rates don’t fix a planet already beyond its biophysical limits.
I’m describing ecological overshoot.
They aren’t the same thing.
Declining birth rates don’t fix a planet already beyond its biophysical limits.
I'm not sure you've grasped the message of either Runciman's article or my thread. As Runciman puts it: “Much of what will happen is already determined, so that even dramatically declining birth rates in some places will have little overall impact [on the residual rise in population]”.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I’ve grasped it. You’re describing demographic momentum.
I’m describing ecological overshoot.
They aren’t the same thing.
Declining birth rates don’t fix a planet already beyond its biophysical limits.
I’m describing ecological overshoot.
They aren’t the same thing.
Declining birth rates don’t fix a planet already beyond its biophysical limits.
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Dismissing people as “clinging to an outdated idea” is easier than engaging with ecology.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
That section of the film is incoherent to say the least, but if it has a motif, it is the tragic sight of someone desperately clinging to an idea long after the evidence has departed. share.google/R3sJQ4XRxbQg...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Dismissing people as “clinging to an outdated idea” is easier than engaging with ecology.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
Population isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about land, water, soil, habitat loss, nutrient cycling, fisheries, and mass extinction.
Emissions are only one symptom. Overshoot is the whole condition.
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Wrong question. Overshoot isn’t something humanity “fixes.”
The real issue is whether we’re willing to confront a truth too painful to face: ecological limits are non-negotiable, even if we refuse to see them.
The real issue is whether we’re willing to confront a truth too painful to face: ecological limits are non-negotiable, even if we refuse to see them.
Right, and your solution is ...?
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wrong question. Overshoot isn’t something humanity “fixes.”
The real issue is whether we’re willing to confront a truth too painful to face: ecological limits are non-negotiable, even if we refuse to see them.
The real issue is whether we’re willing to confront a truth too painful to face: ecological limits are non-negotiable, even if we refuse to see them.
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If leaders and scientists ask the world to cut emissions, their behavior should reflect it.
She then tacks on two unserious straw men before pivoting straight into a holiday promo.
Climate credibility is built on accountability, not marketing.
She then tacks on two unserious straw men before pivoting straight into a holiday promo.
Climate credibility is built on accountability, not marketing.
December 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
If leaders and scientists ask the world to cut emissions, their behavior should reflect it.
She then tacks on two unserious straw men before pivoting straight into a holiday promo.
Climate credibility is built on accountability, not marketing.
She then tacks on two unserious straw men before pivoting straight into a holiday promo.
Climate credibility is built on accountability, not marketing.
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“Hell Is Here.”
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
GREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]
YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa
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November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
“Hell Is Here.”
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
Hundreds of thousands of species are already gone.
Millions more are in the extinction pipeline.
Sophia Pineda Ochoa’s new documentary “Greenwashed” exposes that truth with rare honesty.
youtu.be/XjWUKFUaoL4?...
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@natehagens.bsky.social tries the impossible: injecting reality into a PBS discussion on climate and energy. Worth watching.
www.pbs.org/video/uncove...
www.pbs.org/video/uncove...
Energy Switch | Uncoventional Wisdom | Season 7 | Episode 1
Oil companies must lead decarbonization, because solar and wind can’t replace them.
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October 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
@natehagens.bsky.social tries the impossible: injecting reality into a PBS discussion on climate and energy. Worth watching.
www.pbs.org/video/uncove...
www.pbs.org/video/uncove...
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But here are the real truths:
• Nothing usurps economic growth
• Actions are fine unless it changes my lifestyle
• We need more energy—just not limits
• Fixing climate’s OK, even if it wrecks everything else
• Nothing usurps economic growth
• Actions are fine unless it changes my lifestyle
• We need more energy—just not limits
• Fixing climate’s OK, even if it wrecks everything else
October 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
But here are the real truths:
• Nothing usurps economic growth
• Actions are fine unless it changes my lifestyle
• We need more energy—just not limits
• Fixing climate’s OK, even if it wrecks everything else
• Nothing usurps economic growth
• Actions are fine unless it changes my lifestyle
• We need more energy—just not limits
• Fixing climate’s OK, even if it wrecks everything else
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Salmon collapse? Someone else’s fault.
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News
A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Salmon collapse? Someone else’s fault.
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
Colorado River running dry? Someone else’s fault.
Climate breakdown? Someone else’s fault.
Scapegoating is our national pastime.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...
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People cause 100% of climate change, biodiversity loss, microplastics, toxins, invasive species, and water scarcity. But media rarely frames it that way — because it means confronting our entire consumer culture, not just one product.
Food causes 22-34% of climate change.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.
Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.
Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
“Emissions from food are still very underreported,” @jennysplitter.bsky.social, Sentient's editor-in-chief, tells Anay Mridul of Green Queen. Learn more about our analysis of 11 major U.S. outlets:
October 4, 2025 at 3:28 AM
People cause 100% of climate change, biodiversity loss, microplastics, toxins, invasive species, and water scarcity. But media rarely frames it that way — because it means confronting our entire consumer culture, not just one product.
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So you’re saying 7.2 billion people don’t eat, wear clothes, need shelter, use water, or occupy land? Consumption levels vary, but 8.2 billion bodies still require resources. Scale matters—overshoot isn’t just about excess, it’s about total demand.
It's not because of 8.2 billion people. It is because of 1 billion ppl who consume like crazy.
May 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
So you’re saying 7.2 billion people don’t eat, wear clothes, need shelter, use water, or occupy land? Consumption levels vary, but 8.2 billion bodies still require resources. Scale matters—overshoot isn’t just about excess, it’s about total demand.
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Calling population a “distraction” is the distraction. Real systems thinking means facing uncomfortable truths: yes, the system is broken—but human demand has scaled so far beyond planetary limits that no system can solve it without contraction.
Again. I know these arguments. You won't convince me.
This overpopulation argument is a nice way to avoid touching any systemic and political issues and aspects.
This is a boon for our toxic economic system and its maintenance in our minds as something "natural".
This overpopulation argument is a nice way to avoid touching any systemic and political issues and aspects.
This is a boon for our toxic economic system and its maintenance in our minds as something "natural".
May 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Calling population a “distraction” is the distraction. Real systems thinking means facing uncomfortable truths: yes, the system is broken—but human demand has scaled so far beyond planetary limits that no system can solve it without contraction.
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Monbiot is such a hack, he'll write any old s**t for his grauniad paycheck.
Last week it was, "we can feed 10 billion people.' This week, 'civilisation might be collapsing, make friends with your neighbours.'
Pathetic. #overshoot #collapse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Last week it was, "we can feed 10 billion people.' This week, 'civilisation might be collapsing, make friends with your neighbours.'
Pathetic. #overshoot #collapse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. Here’s how to survive if that happens | George Monbiot
It could be wildfires, a pandemic or a financial crisis. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves, writes columnist George Monbiot
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February 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Monbiot is such a hack, he'll write any old s**t for his grauniad paycheck.
Last week it was, "we can feed 10 billion people.' This week, 'civilisation might be collapsing, make friends with your neighbours.'
Pathetic. #overshoot #collapse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Last week it was, "we can feed 10 billion people.' This week, 'civilisation might be collapsing, make friends with your neighbours.'
Pathetic. #overshoot #collapse
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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8.2B people make any attempt at protecting or restoring biodiversity a game of whack-a-mole.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
phys.org/news/2025-02...
Restoring wildlife habitats in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts of the world—and this could drive an even steeper decline in the planet's species, according to a team ...
phys.org
February 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
8.2B people make any attempt at protecting or restoring biodiversity a game of whack-a-mole.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
phys.org/news/2025-02...
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Devising solutions to climate change and loss of biodiversity while ignoring the effects of 8B people is like trying to calculate the area of a circle while ignoring the radius.
Developed nations have the lowest rate of children per family, yet we accelerate climate change the most.
It’s not the population, it’s late-stage capitalism and mindless consumerism.
It’s not the population, it’s late-stage capitalism and mindless consumerism.
February 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Devising solutions to climate change and loss of biodiversity while ignoring the effects of 8B people is like trying to calculate the area of a circle while ignoring the radius.
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Once an ecosystem is destroyed, it can only be made better…….never restored.
In this case, rare and more vulnerable species fail to establish themselves.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
In this case, rare and more vulnerable species fail to establish themselves.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
20 years on, biodiversity struggles to take root in restored wetlands across Denmark
While the restoration of natural areas is high on political agendas, a comprehensive new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that—after more than two decades—biodiversity growth has stalled ...
phys.org
February 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Once an ecosystem is destroyed, it can only be made better…….never restored.
In this case, rare and more vulnerable species fail to establish themselves.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
In this case, rare and more vulnerable species fail to establish themselves.
phys.org/news/2025-02...
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Myth: Anthropocentrism. We’re “special” and will come up with a last minute miracle that allows 8.2B people to live in peace and harmony with nature on a finite planet. This is where the myth becomes fantastical. We’re “part of nature”, but really we’re not because we’re special.
February 14, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Myth: Anthropocentrism. We’re “special” and will come up with a last minute miracle that allows 8.2B people to live in peace and harmony with nature on a finite planet. This is where the myth becomes fantastical. We’re “part of nature”, but really we’re not because we’re special.
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A reader just reminded me of this page I wrote not too long ago:
February 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
A reader just reminded me of this page I wrote not too long ago:
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Everything is so simple if you know nothing about basic ecology. Most environmental activists are locust theorists.
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The Locust Theory
Many people, including environmentalists, often avoid linking the multitude of environmental problems to overpopulation. Some believe that a global shift to veganism could support the current populati...
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February 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Everything is so simple if you know nothing about basic ecology. Most environmental activists are locust theorists.
race2extinct.com/blog/the-loc...
race2extinct.com/blog/the-loc...
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Someone who is projecting. If HE acknowledged reality, HE would give up. In the end, HE’S no different than your run-of-the-mill climate denier.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Someone who is projecting. If HE acknowledged reality, HE would give up. In the end, HE’S no different than your run-of-the-mill climate denier.
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These infinite-earthers don’t want to hear or see any information that might interfere with their faith-based beliefs so immediately block. Here is a partial screenshot of the post that precipitated my response. The only difference between them and flat-earthers is there is strength in numbers.
January 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
These infinite-earthers don’t want to hear or see any information that might interfere with their faith-based beliefs so immediately block. Here is a partial screenshot of the post that precipitated my response. The only difference between them and flat-earthers is there is strength in numbers.