Dave the Planet Substack
Dave GardnerDig into the critical issues that will determine whether we leave our children a dead planet or a bright future. Dave Gardner cohosts the GrowthBusters podcast and ran for U.S. President in 2024. Here he explores the dramatic changes we need to make.
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Let's Go Beyond "Earth Day Lite"
Today is Earth Day. What does that mean to you? When first observed in 1970, it represented a serious wake-up call. It was a response to the news in Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring that the pesticides we were spraying were killing more than j...
A True Earth Day Film Festival
The first Earth Day, in 1970, arose from concern about very serious environmental threats – a major oil spill off the California coast, pollutants on fire on the surface of an Ohio river, and aerial spraying of the toxic insecticide DDT, to...
The Wit and Wisdom of Paul Ehrlich
Continuing my tribute to the late Paul Ehrlich, in the newest episode of the GrowthBusters podcast we discuss the critiques and praise that followed news of his passing. I also share a VERY candid – and charming – “uncensored” Earth Day 50t...
Paul Ehrlich, a Scientific/Environmental/Cultural Iconoclast (1932-2026)
Famed Stanford biologist Dr. Paul Ehrlich passed away on March 13, 2026 at age 93. I mourn this loss because he was a genuine hero. He was catapulted into the national limelight by Johnny Carson, who had him as a guest on The Tonight Show 2...
It’s Time to End Subsidized Parenthood
It costs $200,000 to $500,00 to raise a child in the United States (through age 18, and depending on the study and your lifestyle preferences). So it’s not for sissies. The cost of child care is attracting headlines – stressing family budge...
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Co-host of GrowthBusters podcast about coming to terms with limits to growth. I ran for U.S. President in 2024 on a getting out of ecological overshoot platform.
Co-host of the GrowthBusters podcast about coming to terms with limits to growth. Producer of GrowthBusters documentary (2011). Candidate for U.S. President in 2024. Executive Director of GrowthBusters nonprofit.
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