The World as We Know it is Coming to an End … So What Else is New?
We have been sounding the clarion call, warning the world that making kids, especially a lot of them, is a really bad idea. What we have been unable to describe, however, is exactly what this...
View ArticleEnvironmental Threats of Overpopulation are not as Bad as We Thought . . ....
For years now, we have been ranting about what seven-billion-and-rising-fast human population portends for the environment. By “environment” we mean the physical condition of the planet’s surface, the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Threats of Overpopulation are not as Bad as We Thought . . ....
[This is the second installment of our column on updated potential hazards that may be wrought by rapidly expanding human population. It is partially based on a report by Carolyn Lochhead in the...
View ArticleWhy Won’t the News Media Discuss the Real Cause of Air Pollution and Climate...
If we were to assert that cars are the cause of traffic accidents, we would be disingenuous. Cars are hunks of metal, plastic, and rubber that just sit there. It’s people who make them dangerous...
View ArticleIndia has Enough Money to Wipe out its Poverty. So why Doesn’t It?
For three weeks this past winter we toured parts of northern and western India. Ironically, in this land of widespread poverty we stayed in some of the most luxurious hotels we had ever experienced....
View Article“Childfree” is not the same as “Childless”
We recently received an email from Ellis’s cousin Shelly. After visiting this web site she wasn’t clear about why we use the term childfree instead of childless. It’s because, in general, our...
View ArticleWorld Population Grows Daily by the Population of Akron, OH . . . Oh!
We’re always reading about how many billions of tons of carbon dioxide are spit into the atmosphere each year. The concept is difficult to wrap our heads around because, let’s face it, carbon...
View ArticleSeven Billion Viewed By Seven Notables
For some, it’s a cause celebre that 7 billion-plus people now inhabit Earth. After all, it means that child mortality rates are lower and people are living longer. In an article ”Is...
View ArticleNot Having Kids Equals Degenerate Behavior? You Probably Won’t Believe
Imagine deciding to take a gamble, but if you lose, that is if the bet goes wrong, an innocent party has to pay. In addition, just placing the bet is almost guaranteed to impact the planet...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy Shows Floodgates Needed—Population Floodgates
John Seager is the president of Population Connection (you may have known it by its former name, Zero Population Growth), a nonprofit that seeks to mitigate, through family planning, the...
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