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SUSTAINABILITY Ecosystem. Civilization. Humans.
J.MorrisHicks
May5,2017
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TheContentsofthisLectureMayChangeYour
LifeForever!
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Runaway Luxury Train
Faster. More People. More Comforts.
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LifebeganonEarth…
• About4billionyearsago
• Humansemergedasaspecies
just200,000yearsago
EARTH.Onesmallplanetamongbillionsofplanetsinourgalaxy,whichisjustoneofbillionsofgalaxiesintheuniverse.Thisisourstory...theonlyknownspeciesintheuniversewithacognitiveniche.
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Puttingourtimehereinperspective
• Ifwecrammedall4billionyearsof“life
onEarth”intojustoneyear…
• Humanshavebeenhereforjust26
minutesofthelasthourofthatyear
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20SecondsSinceChrist
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FourHugeGrosslyUnsustainableSituations
1. Overpopulation
2. Live,work,travel&STUFF
3. Fossilfueldependence
4. OURFOODCHOICES
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MostImportantTopicintheHistoryofHumanity
opic
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Ourfoodchoicesgiveus…
HOPESingularpowerofourfoodchoicesto
PromoteHealth,HopeandHarmonyonPlanetEarth
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WhatCanWe“Hope”For?
1. Toslow,stoporreversemostchronicdisease
2. Effortlessandpermanentweight-loss
3. Reduceworldhunger,oceanacidification,species
extinction,waterpollutionandmuch,muchmore
4. Returnmillionsoffarmingacreagetoforests
5. Greatlyreduceoreliminate#1causeofclimatechange
6. PROBLEMisthatwemayhavewaitedtoolong
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CarryingCapacity
How many humans can the planet sustain indefinitely?
• AverageEuropeanLifestyle:TWOBillion
• AmericanLifestyle:ONEBILLION
Source:GlobalFootprintNetwork--footprintnetwork.org
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InSearchof“BigPicture”Scientists
1. Narrowfieldsofstudy
2. Fewunderstandthe“bigpicture”
3. Mostgetpaidbyconservativeentities
4. “BigPicture”viewscanbehazardous
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JacquesCousteau
“Humankindmay,ormaynotbe,partoftheplanthatnaturehasfortheEarthinthefuture.Lifewillbereborn,butfirsttheworldasweknowitnowwilldie.”1997at87
Frenchnavalofficer,explorer,conservationist,filmmaker,innovator,scientist,photographer,authorandresearcher
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PeterWadhams,ScD
“TheIPCCisguiltyofconspiracyofcomplacency…OuronlychanceistobeginurgentlyremovingCO2
fromtheatmosphere.”2016
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FrankFenner,MD,Scientist,andEnvironmentalist
"Homosapienswillbecomeextinct,perhapswithin100years…It'san
irreversiblesituation.Ithinkit'stoolate."2010atage95
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GuyMcPherson,PhDTenuredProfessorofEnvironmentalStudies,U.ofArizona
“Ourdaysarenumbered…ourcivilizationwillcollapseandhumanswillgoextinctbefore
2030.”Andguesswhat?
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StephenEmmott,PhD
“Weurgentlyneedtodo—andImeanactuallydo—somethingradicaltoavertaglobalcatastrophe.ButIdon’tthinkwewill.Ithinkwe’ref_____.”
ManagescomputationalscienceatMicrosoftinUK,visitingprofessoratUniv.ofOxford,managesateamofscientistswhostudyalltrendsthataffectourlives.Heendshis2013book…
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BillMcKibben,Activist’82HarvardGrad,Famousforclimatechange
“Tobeentirelyhonest,wedon’tknowforsurethatwecanslowdownglobalwarmingenoughtomatter.We’ve
waitedaverylongtimetogetstarted.”FromApril2017video
Environmentalist,Author,Journalist,founded350.orgin2008andwontheGandhiPeaceAwardin2013
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DataSuggestsWeHaven’tStarted
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NowinUnchartedWaters
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RewardsofChallengingStatusQuo
JamesHansen,“fatherofclimatechangeawareness,”callsParistalks'afraud’FormerNASAscientist,nowatColumbiaUniversity,criticizesthetalks,intendedtoreachanewglobaldealoncuttingcarbonemissionsbeyond2020,as‘noaction,justpromises’--TheGuardian,Dec.2015
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T.ColinCampbell,PhD
“Whenitcomestoourfoodchoices,nolessthanour
futureasaspecieshangsinthebalance.”From2013book
• TopNutritionalScientist• ChallengedMeat/Dairy• Careersufferedmightily• EndofAcademicFreedom
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RobertGoodland,PhDWorldBankEnvironmentalSpecialistfor23Years
Sept.2013“Nowthereappearstobeonlyoneremainingpragmaticwaytoreverseclimatechangebeforeit’stoolate–andthat’sbytakingquickandlarge-scaleactionsin
food,agricultureandforestry.”
2009“Livestockandtheirby-productsactuallyaccountforatleast32,564milliontonsofCO2peryearor51%ofannualworldwideGhGemissions.”
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Arethingsgettingbetter?
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FossilFuelReduction?
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LivestockConsumptionbyRegion
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Global Sea Ice (nsidc.org) Climate Change Tipping Point?-- Nov. 2016
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Arctic Sea Ice (nsidc.org) Updated 4-23-17
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Antarctic Sea Ice Updated 4-23-17
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3 Times as Many Icebergs!
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SpeciesExinction
August2010ReportfromtheU.N.
“Scientistsestimatethat150to200speciesof
plant,insect,birdandmammalbecomeextinct
every24hours…nearly1,000timesthe“natural”
or“background”rate…greaterthananythingthe
worldhasexperiencedfor65millionyears.”
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MyOwnConclusionsAbout saving our civilization and our species
1. Population.Consumption.FossilFuels.
2. IFthereisachance,FOODisparamount
3. Canmovetheneedleinfiveyears
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ProteinMyth&LockedBrains
Preventing incredibly powerful plant-based solutions to our most serious health, hunger and sustainability issues from even making it to the
table for consideration.
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TimeforSoulSearching
1. Howcanwelearntolivesustainably?
2. Adding220,000people/day(Net;birthsminusdeaths)
3. Unbridledconsumption—inaworldoffiniteresources
4. Whatwillittaketostopthemadness?
5. Whatrealprogressdoyousee?Emmottseesnone.
6. Whatareyougoingtodo?Yourownresearch,etc.
7. Asforme,Istillhavehope…
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Moneygotusinthismess…
“AutomaticallyReducestheCostofHealthcare”
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BeforeHumansArrivedEasterIsland
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Whathappenedtothetrees?
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Dowehaveachance?
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed,
it is the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead
People who are crazy enough to think that they
can change the world—are the ones who do.
— Steve Jobs
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