Extreme Weather & Wildfires: the Population Connection
Droughts and dry seasons play their part in wildfires. With climate change, we can expect more of all three. “Extremes are the... Read More
L.A. Times Runs Provocative Series on Overpopulation
If you haven’t read the five-part series, “Beyond 7 Billion,” that ran recently in the L.A. Times, I’d encourage you to do... Read More
California’s New Views on Climate Change
Last month, I highlighted a study about how climate change would impact the Los Angeles region, noting the report’s tone of inevitability... Read More
Populationists Find a Rock Star in Melinda Gates
By Maria Fotopoulos July 16, 2012 In 2006, Edward Hartman wrote a terrific primer, “The Population Fix: Breaking America’s Addiction to Population... Read More
How to Make a Narco-State President Happy – in Just One Step
By Maria FotopoulosJune 25, 2012 The U.S. has long served as a pressure-release valve for Mexico, taking in millions of poor immigrants... Read More
Share, Contribute on World Population Day
Introducing the “taboo” topic of overpopulation in casual conversation can be a bit difficult these days. But with Wednesday, July 11 designated... Read More
'Adapting' to Climate Change
LOS ANGELES – There’s yet another report, “Mid-Century Warming in the Los Angeles Region,” indicating that the planet will become a more... Read More
They Come to America
“They Come to America” is a new documentary from New York filmmaker Dennis Michael Lynch, who has taken particular care to examine... Read More
A Million Immigrant Workers Still Stream to U.S. while Many Veterans Have No Work
One in Three Young Vets is Unemployed; Unemployment for African American Vets Tops 40% BY MARIA FOTOPOULOS MAY 25, 2012 Despite across-the-board... Read More
Not Enough Illegal Farm Workers?
California supposedly now has an “illegal immigrant shortage” – not enough illegal workers for farms in the state, according to “Bloomberg Businessweek”... Read More