Professor John Cairns, Jr.

05/08/12

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NEW!

John Cairns, Jr.: a Politically Incorrect, Plain-English Environmental Biologist  by M. Rupert Cutler

 

 in the Media Articles section.

 

Chapter 30 - Getting to Know Humanity's Life Support System: Earth's Biosphere*

 

Chapter 29 - Warnings from the Biosphere

 

 in the Biosphere in Peril  ebook section.

 

Chapter 62 - The Peril of Replacing Science with Ideology

 

Chapter 61 - The Monkey Trap

 

 in the The Future Eaters  ebook section.

 

Chapter 47    Magical Moments and Places: Part 2

 

Chapter 46    Magical Moments and Places: Part 1

 

 in the Autobiography section.

 

King Midas and the Money Touch

 

Can Humans Respond to a Long-term Shortage of Renewable Resources?

 

Extinction: The Probable Consequence of the Assault on Science and Reason

 

 in the Commentaries section.

 

Human Effects Upon Evolutionary Processes in the Biosphere

 

Dumb Growth and the Biosphere

 

Going Beyond the Tipping Points

 in the Current Papers section.

 

Curriculum Vitae & Biographical Sketch updated - January 2012.

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Autobiography

My Quest for Sustainable Use 
of the Planet

I have been writing my autobiography for several years now.  I have a draft of it, but would welcome any comments or suggestion you might have.

I consider this to be a continually evolving work and I appreciate your memories and additions.  Chapters will be posted as they are available in final draft form. 

New - Chapter 46 & 47 now available!

Earth's Biosphere in Peril

 

To download or view this ebook,

 follow the link below

Earth's Biosphere in Peril

 

NEW!
Chapters 29 & 30 Added!

More to come!

 

Chapter 29

Warnings from the Biosphere

 

Chapter 30

Getting to Know Humanity's Life Support

System: Earth's Biosphere*

The Future Eaters: Metaphors and Aphorisms as Environmental Teaching Tools

 

To download or view this ebook,

 follow the link below

The Future Eaters

Additional Chapters Added!  

 

Chapter 60

Tough Decision vs Denial

 

Chapter 61

The Monkey Trap

 

Chapter 62

The Peril of Replacing Science with Ideology

Dr. John Cairns and his daughter, Dr. Karen Cairns on a walk at

Warm Hearth Village, Blacksburg, Virginia in November 2007

 

I wish to express my gratitude to Ms. Darla Donald and Heather Cairns Chambers for their assistance in developing this website.

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