Daniel Botkin on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC Radio

October 3, 2012 By richf Leave a Comment

Dan appeared WNYC 93.9 FM and AM 820, New York's flagship public radio stations, as a guest on The Leonard Lopate Show today, Wednesday, October 3, 2012.

On the program, Dan discussed his new book, The Moon in the Nautilus Shell: Discordant Harmonies Reconsidered, and explained that in a world constantly confronted by global environmental problems, establishing effective environmental plans, policies, and laws is more important than ever.

You can listen to the full interview below.

Or, if you'd prefer to listen to the program on the WNYC website, you can find the program page here.

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I believe we are mostly on the wrong track in the way we try to deal with the environment. Everything I do, study, learn, and advise about the environment is different from the status quo. Throughout my career, I have tried to understand how nature works and use that understanding to figure out how we can solve our most pressing environmental problems.

My process over the past 45 years has been to look carefully at the facts, make simple calculations from them (sometimes simple computer models) and then tell people what I have learned. It’s surprising how rarely people bother to look at the facts. This has surprised me every time I’ve started a new ecology research project or work on an environmental issue.

In the course of my work and studies, I have learned many things and I want to tell you about them. That is the purpose of this website.

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