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  Planetary Fever

  "Climate Change" is probably the least alarmist, and most accurate.

  However, I like "planetary fever" because it expresses the fact that we're making the planet sick. You know when you have a fever, sometimes you get chills, sometimes you get hot, and boy it sure is unpleasant. On Overreacts to global warming posted 2 years, 9 months ago 15 Responses

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  Crazy Economists

  Yes, JMG, people like Craig are ruining capitalism!! We can't let our children hear about this. After all, where would our economy be without excessive greed.

  It is very nice to see someone in the public eye say money isn't everything.On Craigslist founder teaches us a lesson posted 3 years, 1 month ago 4 Responses

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  More

  Sorry to post again so soon, but here is a much more detailed explanation of what I said (with pretty graphs and everything!.On Rethinking 'overpopulation' posted 3 years, 1 month ago 77 Responses

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  Excellent Post

  One thing I learned in my university sociology classes was how the birth rate naturally decreases when the following occur:

  1. More equal rights for women (including reproductive control, delayed marriage, and the possibility of paid work outside the home)
     
  2. Reduced death rate, especially infant mortality (although this takes one or two generations to kick in
     
  3. Industrialization & Urbanization (unlike in agricultural households, lots of kids are no longer an asset)

  Women's rights and poverty are crucial to stemming population growth.

  Of course, I think a lot of people who are afraid of "overpopulation" are typically really afraid of being overwhelmed by non-white people in developing countries. On Rethinking 'overpopulation' posted 3 years, 1 month ago 77 Responses

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  As someone wise recently said

  We can't shop our way to sustainability.

  Or something like that. Unfortunately the corporate capitalist system alienates us from the products we purchase. We have no idea what goes into making, transporting, selling them. On Some farmers' markets aren't as local as you think posted 3 years, 1 month ago 3 Responses