George Plumb: The challenges facing the Earth

Editor’s note: This commentary is by George Plumb of Washington, a longtime environmental activist who was the first and only non-professional to organize a “climate action” in central Vermont. He was the lead co-founder of Vermonters for Sustainable Population, which was recently renamed Better Not Bigger Vermont. He has flown in a jet plane for recreational purposes only once in his 80 years.
There is not just one but two huge challenges facing the Earth that could well resul