A Perfect Threat

by Craig R. Smith, Debra L. Hartmann (Editor)

Evidence has been accumulating for the past several decades that mankind will likely be threatened by its own existence sometime in the next 50-100 years.
By the end of the 21st century, population and economic growth will cause depletion of many essential natural resources and serious deterioration in many terrestrial and marine habitats, including our own. This catastrophe can be averted. We have the tools. Why aren't we doing more? What can we do to change course?
A physician and entrepreneur whose career has spanned academic medicine, the bio-pharmaceutical industry, and environmental biotechnology, Dr. Craig Smith guides you through an objective and apolitical analysis of this threat and describes how we can respond and what we must do now to change course and create a sustainable future. At the end of this journey, you will have a better understanding of population growth, climate change, and natural resource depletion, and why, collectively, they are A Perfect Threat .
Visit //aperfectthreat.com/ for additional data on population growth, climate change, and natural resource depletion, including tables, graphs, and charts with links to primary data sources. The website contains reviews of important new research on population growth, climate change, and natural resource depletion as well as a forum for exchange of ideas on methods and strategies to mitigate the consequences.

321 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 20, 2021

About the author

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Dr. Craig R. Smith is a physician, author, and entrepreneur whose career has spanned academic medicine, the bio-pharmaceutical industry, and environmental biotechnology. Dr. Smith began his career serving on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After 16 years at Hopkins, Dr. Smith joined a biotechnology company, Centocor Inc. After directing the clinical development of the Company’s products and later serving a leadership role in Business Development, Dr. Smith returned to Baltimore and co-founded Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. Under his leadership Guilford grew into a fully integrated, publicly traded company. After 12 years leading Guilford, Dr. Smith retired to Florida where he learned of a new method for converting carbon dioxide into ethanol using hybrid algae. Dr. Smith saw the potential value of this method for carbon capture and utilization and co-founded Algenol Biofuels Inc. Dr. Smith served as Chief Operating Officer for 8 years before retiring again. Dr. Smith has served on many corporate or nonprofit Boards of Directors, been elected to several academic societies, and received numerous awards for his academic and public service.