He has scared a lot of people needlessly with his pronouncements. I am glad the truth has come out about his record. What a disgrace to science.

The Ehrlichs conclude: “These statements recognized that humanity has reached a dangerous turning point in its domination of the planet (Ehrlich and Ehrlich 2008), a view even more common in the scientific community today (e.g,, Hall and Day 2009). The same genius that allowed us to achieve that dominance now must be harnessed if we are to prevent our very success from sealing our doom. We think, with all its warts, The Bomb did exactly what we had hoped – alerted people to the importance of environmental issues and brought human numbers into the debate on the human future. It was thus a successful tract, and we’re proud of it.”

Read their retrospectiv at http://www.ejsd.org/public/journal_article/10.

He makes me feel like Justice Holmes, but this man has falsely yelled fire in a crowded theater too many times.