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Thanks Heather. I totally agree re. methane. Don't read too much into my N&S quote. I reject their approach in the final chapter, but find their dark yet hopeful quote fitting for wrapping up the Enigma.

Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · Jun 5

I loved this interview about the MALTHUS ENIGMA on Robert Colangelo's Green Sense Show.

Listen to the Green Sense Minute:
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Full episode:
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Chris Kennedy - Green Sense Minute | Green Sense Radio

This week’s Green Sense Minute features Chris Kennedy, author of Malthus Enigma: Technology, Science and Policy for a Fragile Earth.

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

MALTHUS ENIGMA

Chapter 1: The Gift of Apollo

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 2: Malthusians and Cornucopians

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 3: Feeding the World While Saving the Planet

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 4: One Big Greenhouse

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 5: The Science of Sustainability

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 6: The Global Problématique

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 7: Ecological Economics

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 8: Industrial Ecology

Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

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Chapter 9: Conclusions

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

The SEVEN QUESTIONS - each addressed in a chapter of MALTHUS ENIGMA

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · May 12

Delighted to announce that Malthus Enigma: Technology, Science, and Policy for a Fragile Earth is now published in hardcover and paperback.

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · Jan 12

Visualization of global annual temperatures from the BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · Jan 3

The GREAT CRASH of October 1929 was a TIPPING POINT from the COAL AGE to the OIL AGE.
See the stock market data in:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · Jan 3

US 20th-century macroeconomic paradigms depended on energy supply. See my paper in Ecological Economics
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · Jan 3

Statistical tests show that real bituminous coal prices Granger-caused changes to Industrial Production, Money Supply and Income during the Great Depression.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Industrial production fell as real coal prices rose!

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Chris Kennedy: ‘MALTHUS ENIGMA’ @malthus-enigma.bsky.social · Jan 3

Proof that the Great Depression was caused by an energy transition
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Oil discovery, energy transition, and the decline in wholesale prices during the Great Depression

Statistical tests are used to examine the role of prices for petroleum, coal, and farm products in the Great Depression. A new empirical mapping of relationships between monthly energy and farm produ...

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