http://populationpress.org A publication on issues of population and sustainability. Mon, 13 May 2013 12:47:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/e9594bc473cc8e0325bc5e0f1128401c?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://populationpress.org http://populationpress.org/2013/05/13/book-review-life-on-the-brink-environmentalists-confront-overpopulation/ http://populationpress.org/2013/05/13/book-review-life-on-the-brink-environmentalists-confront-overpopulation/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:45:02 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=275 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/05/13/book-review-life-on-the-brink-environmentalists-confront-overpopulation/feed/ 0 jscaff In Life on the Brink: Environmentalists Confront Overpopulation by Professor Philip Cafaro of Colorado State University and Professor Eileen Crist of Virginia Tech, we find top authors and scientists attempting to alert humanity to its impending future viability on this planet. "OverLoaded Train" in India, more and more people are crammed into the same space, trying to live, breathe, grow food, find jobs and enjoy 'quality of life'. In a country of 1.26 billion people (and still growing rapidly!) is there any room for tigers or elephants or other creatures? Photo from churchandstate.org.uk "Garbage Family" Despite China's rapid economic growth and strict no-migration laws, there remains a marked disparity between the country's wealthy and the poor. This family, originally from Guizhou Province (far-western China) moved to the rich Delta Yangtze River coast in search of a better life. They currently work in a Jiangsu landfill, sifting through garbage in search of any re-sellable items. In a country of 1.35 billion people (and still growing!) -- is there any room for Pandas or any other wildlife? Photo and commentary by Sheilaz314/Flickr/cc http://populationpress.org/2013/05/06/if-norway-can-prosper-with-a-stable-population-why-cant-australia-by-charles-berger/ http://populationpress.org/2013/05/06/if-norway-can-prosper-with-a-stable-population-why-cant-australia-by-charles-berger/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 12:35:17 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=270 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/05/06/if-norway-can-prosper-with-a-stable-population-why-cant-australia-by-charles-berger/feed/ 0 jscaff Melbourne city sprawl. Population growth and wildlife come into conflict. http://populationpress.org/2013/04/30/immigration-and-the-environment-its-about-the-numbers-by-leah-durant/ http://populationpress.org/2013/04/30/immigration-and-the-environment-its-about-the-numbers-by-leah-durant/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:27:37 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=266 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/04/30/immigration-and-the-environment-its-about-the-numbers-by-leah-durant/feed/ 0 jscaff Kelp http://populationpress.org/2013/04/23/energy-ethics-and-civilization-by-vaclav-smil/ http://populationpress.org/2013/04/23/energy-ethics-and-civilization-by-vaclav-smil/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:02:40 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=257 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/04/23/energy-ethics-and-civilization-by-vaclav-smil/feed/ 0 jscaff Dr. Smil is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Manitoba. http://populationpress.org/2013/04/16/the-great-transition-building-a-wind-centered-economy-by-lester-r-brown/ http://populationpress.org/2013/04/16/the-great-transition-building-a-wind-centered-economy-by-lester-r-brown/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:48:16 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=252 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/04/16/the-great-transition-building-a-wind-centered-economy-by-lester-r-brown/feed/ 0 jscaff As fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about pollution and climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new world energy economy is emerging. In the race to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy and avoidrunaway climate change, wind has opened a wide lead on both solar and geothermal energy. http://populationpress.org/2013/04/09/have-you-had-enough-by-suzanne-york/ http://populationpress.org/2013/04/09/have-you-had-enough-by-suzanne-york/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:42:50 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=249 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/04/09/have-you-had-enough-by-suzanne-york/feed/ 0 jscaff The book contains an actual blueprint of policies that could create a sustainable economy. http://populationpress.org/2013/04/02/what-is-the-limiting-factor-by-herman-daly/ http://populationpress.org/2013/04/02/what-is-the-limiting-factor-by-herman-daly/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:00:55 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=244 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/04/02/what-is-the-limiting-factor-by-herman-daly/feed/ 0 jscaff "Somehow, we have come to think the whole purpose of the economy is to grow, yet growth is not a goal or purpose. The pursuit of endless growth is suicidal." ~ David Suzuki http://populationpress.org/2013/03/26/2012-the-hottest-year-in-usa-history-by-the-center-for-biological-diversity/ http://populationpress.org/2013/03/26/2012-the-hottest-year-in-usa-history-by-the-center-for-biological-diversity/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:33:32 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=240 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/03/26/2012-the-hottest-year-in-usa-history-by-the-center-for-biological-diversity/feed/ 0 jscaff "The blazing temperatures that scorched America in 2012 are a bitter taste of the climate chaos ahead." http://populationpress.org/2013/03/18/a-biological-holocaust-in-the-making-by-leon-kolankiewicz/ http://populationpress.org/2013/03/18/a-biological-holocaust-in-the-making-by-leon-kolankiewicz/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:22:42 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=262 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/03/18/a-biological-holocaust-in-the-making-by-leon-kolankiewicz/feed/ 0 jscaff Is the elephant doomed by insatiable need and greed? http://populationpress.org/2013/03/01/experts-fear-collapse-of-global-civilization-by-stephen-leahy/ http://populationpress.org/2013/03/01/experts-fear-collapse-of-global-civilization-by-stephen-leahy/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:00:06 +0000 Editor http://populationpress.org/?p=234 Continue reading →]]> http://populationpress.org/2013/03/01/experts-fear-collapse-of-global-civilization-by-stephen-leahy/feed/ 0 jscaff "Television after the Collapse" photo by Robbt/Flickr/cc "The Earth is One ~ The World Not Yet" photo from NASA