I am the executive director the New England Coalition for Sustainable Population.
I have a Masters of Science in Environmental Advocacy and Organizing from Antioch University New England, and I have been dedicated to environmental stewardship and sustainable living advocacy for many years.
I split my time between my home in upstate NY, where I direct NECSP from my virtual office and trips into New England to consult with our Slow Growth Initiative in MA, collaborate with our Grassroots Outreach Coordinator based in Keene NH, or attend Board meetings, environmental conferences or appear on TV and radio to promote stabilizing human population as a core component of sustainable development.
My passion is ...
music, walking, forests,
I know too much about ...
exponential population growth
My parents always told me ...
to work hard
My childhood ambition ...
ride my bike into the sunset
Why I write ...
I wrote to contribute
My first job ...
picking strawberries
My best moment ...
peace and gratitude
My inspiration ...
my wife, my dog, my family and the land
Global human population is rising from more than 6.7 billion, having quadrupled in less than a century. Every 5 minutes 650 more people are added to human population this equals a million person net gain in just over 4 days and another United States every 3 to 4 years. The United States itself is adding 2.5 million people annually to the existing 307 million, on its way to 450 million by 2050. Despite popular misunderstanding to the contrary, population continues to grow in New England as well. NECSP research shows that an aggregate of 67,000 people are added to the 14.25 million citizens ...
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Member since: February 2008
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