Geo Destinies in the Coming Age of Geo Scarcity

Leon Kolankiewicz, Californians for Population Stabilization, discusses Ecological carrying capacity as contrasted with human carrying capacity. He discusses our ecological footprint and consequences of biological overshoot with respect to demand for diminishing natural resources.

The concept of EROEI (Energy Return on Energy Invested) is explained in the context of the economic principle of diminishing marginal returns and Second Law of Thermodynamics (entropy increases).

The fallacy of cornucopianism is contrasted with the present reality that we are depleting finite natural resources - in particular minerals - as explained in the book "GeoDestinies" by Dr. Walter Youngquist.

Fossil fuel extraction and demand is correlated with exponential population growth.

Presented at the Social Contract held its 36 Writers' Workshop conference in Washington, DC, September 30, 2012.