Archive - Humans: The Keystone Species

Sharing vs Sparing: The Population Question

One of the looming subjects when it comes to the question of “feeding the world without destroying the planet” is population.

Jul 8 •

May 2025

Thoughts on Stanford's Climate Adaptation Kickoff

Since the end of last year I’ve had the opportunity to serve as a judge for Stanford’s Climate Adaptation Accelerator, which is hosted at the new…

May 14 •

Sharing vs Sparing: The key point everyone's missing with "Infinite growth on a finite planet"

Carrying Capacity is an ecological concept that has grown in importance over the last century, particularly as it relates to the sustainability of human…

May 9 •

April 2025

Sharing vs Sparing: The Indigenous Roots of Land Sharing

The last few posts on land sparing analyzed the argument that efficiency reduces impact and the feedback loops on intensive ag systems that make them…

Apr 18 •

Beef Is Not The Cause of Deforestation

But it is a symptom of the real cause

Apr 9 •

March 2025

Blue Carbon Webinar with Faircarbon

Revisiting my post on challenges in blue carbon development in Baja California Sur

Mar 18 •

The Miracle and Terror of Modern Ag 3 : Why Efficiency Isn't The Solution

In my last three posts, I’ve introduced the sharing vs sparing argument, given the context for the Green Revolution that set off the last 65 years of…

Mar 6 •

February 2025

Sharing vs Sparing: The Miracle and Terror of Modern Ag, Pt 2

The Yellow River is named for the fine Loess soils from its headwaters, that are sandy colored and highly erosive.

Feb 25 •

Land Sparing: The Miracle and Terror of Modern Ag

or, How a Nobel Peace Prize Winner Predicted We Were All Going to Die Without DDT

Feb 22 •

Sharing vs Sparing

An Introduction to the Foundational Argument on How We Feed the World Without Destroying the Planet

Feb 3 •

January 2025

On Humans as a Keystone Species.

an axiom of regenerative systems

Jan 22 •

A Quick Thank you & A Quick Preview

Over 5000 people have read my articles in the last week, including influential folks in the regenerative / nature / conservation world, and I’m honored…

Jan 17 •

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