People usually switch to a plant based life style for 3 reasons: to become healthier, for the environment, or for the rights and welfare of animals.   For me, the catalyst that made me vegetarian in one fell swoop was reading  Diet for a Small Planet   and learning how ecologically  wasteful it was to eat meat: It takes 2,500 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of hamburger, but only 250 gallons of water to make 1 pound of whole wheat flour.  The fecal waste of farm animals in the United States is so extensive farmers do not know what to do with it, so it ends up polluting rivers and aquifers. 16 pounds of grai... Read more

This blog appeared on the Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy’s website www.SteadyState.org Maybe It’s Time to Offend a Few Folks by Alexandra Paul Speaking out about human overpopulation is not an easy thing, as I have been told that people get offended. I have not personally experienced offending anyone, but perhaps those folks have been too polite to tell me. I have not read any studies that prove people are offended, but perhaps I have missed them. If I offend you in this video, please let me know. I once asked the executive director of the Rainforest Action Network why RAN didn’t discu... Read more

1) Sometime in the late 90s there was a small news item in a free newspaper back here that said that Alexandra Paul will be starring in the upcoming Wonder Woman movie. “Perfect choice!” I thought. Unfortunately it didn’t happen…as a matter of fact the movie has not been made even to this day. Any thoughts on being Wonder Woman? I think you would have been far better as WW than any other of the women that have been mentioned since then…and that’s my completely unbiased opinion. I even remember seeing a rather good photo manipulation of you as Wonder Woman which would prove my point, if ... Read more