ALMANAC WEEKLY
A miscellany of Hudson Valley art, entertainment and adventure | Calendar Ca l e n da r & Classifieds | Issue 2 | Jan. 9 – 16
AT CARY INSTITUTE THIS FRIDAY
COUNTDOWN AUTHOR ALAN WEISMAN
Movie Dutchess County photographer/producer/environmentalist Carolyn Marks Blackwood helped bring Philomena to silver screen Music Jazz heavyweight Brad Mehldau at the Falcon | Return of the Mothership: Mother Falcon and the new musical collective Art “The Hudson River School: An Ice Age Origin? Night Sky Jovial company: Our largest planetary neighbor pays a close visit
TODAY WORLD POPULATION IS AROUND 7.2 BILLION AND ESTIMATED TO HIT 11 BILLION HUMANS BY THE END OF THE 21 ST CENTURY. ALTHOUGH THE DIREST PREDICTIONS OF COLLAPSE ADVANCED BY THOMAS MALTHUS AND PAUL EHRLICH HAVE SO FAR FAILED TO MATERIALIZE, ALAN WEISMAN ARGUES THAT THE GREEN REVOLUTION HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM – ONLY BOUGHT OUR SPECIES A LITTLE TIME.
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