Join the Population Discussion in October!
I think the overpopulation issue may be gaining some momentum! Here are a few happenings that you can participate in this month... Read More
An Overpopulation Library
A housing downsize forced me (and someday, perhaps, you) to accept the need to limit and thin my library. I arbitrarily allocated... Read More
Is Overpopulation Still Taboo?
A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle was like a flashback to the 1970s for me because it openly linked population... Read More
Bad News for Girls in Overpopulated India, China
A daughter is a burden on her father’s head. – common Hindi saying The documentary, “It’s a Girl,” starts with what... Read More
U.N. Report: Lower Population Growth Means Happier People
On September 9, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network released its 2013 World Happiness Report. The three happiest countries, Denmark, Norway... Read More
Pop Culture Rediscovers Overpopulation
After a hiatus, pop culture rediscovered overpopulation big time this summer. The perils of too many people figure prominently both in a... Read More
Firefighter Deaths in Arizona Explosive wildfire just the proximate cause
The recent deaths of 19 elite firefighters – the "Granite Mountain Hotshots" – based in Prescott, Arizona, underscore the challenging demographic and climatic... Read More
Exploding Southwest Population on Collision Course with Drought Water scarcity vs. perpetual growth
In his classic 1986 book Cadillac Desert, the late author Marc Reisner argued that explosive population growth and development in the American Southwest... Read More
Memo to Earth: Expect 11 Billion People by 2100
July 11th was World Population Day, an annual event begun by the United Nations to build awareness about population growth and its impacts.... Read More
California's Crowded Coast
“Preserving California’s Precious Resources” read the large, rustic wooden sign greeting motorists along Interstate 5 in northern San Diego County. I-5 is... Read More