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Just Kidding China will maintain one-child policy		10 Mar 2008	News
Posted at 5:08 PM on 10 Mar 2008 Recent speculation that China was rethinking its one-child-per-family policy has been refuted by the country's top population official, who says the family planning policy will not be altered for at least another decade. source: The New York Times see also, in Grist: China's population rapidly rising From the Archives Next Up on the Panel ... Solar-panel manufacturers dumping toxic was ...
Topics: China, news, population (all these topics)

Thought leader Gristmill's most persistent troll earns props	JMG	01 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: economy, population (all these topics)

Welcome to Earth: Population 0 History Channel explores a world without humans	Sarah van Schagen	22 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: extinction, population (all these topics)

Where's the Reef? Coral reefs suffer from proximity to humans, says study		09 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 4:26 PM on 09 Jan 2008 The main factor contributing to declines in coral-reef health is proximity to human populations, says new research in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. A study of 322 reef sites in the Caribbean found that many suffered significant damage from overfishing and agricultural runoff. Author Camilo Mora estimates that reefs in the region provide some $4 billion in econom ...
Topics: habitat loss, news, oceans, population, scientific research (all these topics)

Knock Some Census Into 'Em U.S. population will be 303.15 million at start of 2008		28 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 1:28 PM on 28 Dec 2007 The U.S. population will hit 303.15 million on Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2008, the country will add one person every 13 seconds. My my, and it seems like just over a year ago we were announcing that the country's population had hit the 300 million mark. Where does the time and space go? source: Reuters see also, in Grist: U.S. fertility rate now high enough ...
Topics: news, population, United States (all these topics)

Fertile Ascent U.S. fertility rate now high enough to sustain population		21 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 10:04 AM on 21 Dec 2007 Americans consume far more than their fair share of the world's resources -- and more Americans are on the way. The overall fertility rate in the U.S. increased 2 percent from 2005 to 2006, nudging the average number of babies born per woman to 2.1 -- high enough to sustain a stable population for the first time since 1971. The U.S. is somewhat of an anomaly, as most developed countries hav ...
Topics: news, population, United States (all these topics)

The truth everyone knows, but no one says Is it only OK to talk about limiting population after it's too late?	JMG	18 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: economy, population (all these topics)

China Frown China's population rapidly rising		06 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 4:24 PM on 06 Dec 2007 The population of China is projected to grow to a staggering 1.5 billion people by not-so-far-off 2033. And they'll be staggering because they can't breathe the air. source: Reuters From the Archives Hey, Look Over There! U.S., avoiding action at current climate meeting, announces new climate meeting. Energy In Da Hooouuuse! House passes landmark energy bill; Senate up next. Heart a Tax. Sa ...
Topics: China, news, population (all these topics)

U.S. Mayors Climate Conference: Gore V Gore: Population one of the causes of climate change, but not one of the policy solutions	David Roberts	02 Nov 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Al Gore, climate, population (all these topics)

Planet in Peril A two-part CNN documentary begins tonight	Sarah van Schagen	23 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: biodiversity, climate, deforestation, endangered species, population, TV (all these topics)

This blew a few of my circuits	David Roberts	08 Oct 2007	Gristmill

Topics: population, scientific research (all these topics)

Alpha females follow their instincts Competitive birthing is a new fad	biodiversivist	25 Sep 2007	Gristmill

Topics: parenting, population (all these topics)

The Female of the Species Is More Doubly Than the Male Inuit villagers give birth to twice as many girls as boys		12 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 4:05 PM on 12 Sep 2007 Twice as many girls as boys are being born in Arctic communities across Greenland and northern Russia, where Inuit villagers are known to have high levels of human-made chemicals in their blood. Many babies are being born premature; baby boys tend to be small. Hormone-mimicking chemicals originate in industrialized countries, travel to the Arctic by w ...
Topics: Arctic, Greenland, news, population, Russia, toxics (all these topics)

Oh, Brother China's one-child policy reduces population, helps climate		30 Aug 2007	News
Posted at 3:36 PM on 30 Aug 2007 Perhaps a wee bit sensitive about being vilified for its excessive impact on climate change, China has pointed out that its one-child policy, instituted in the late 1970s, has kept 300 million consumers off of the planet. From the Archives Agribusiness As Usual. Huge organic dairy farm skirted organic rules, agrees to behave. So Long, and Thanks for All the Yu. Maybe ...
Topics: China, climate, climate change mitigation, news, population (all these topics)

Dying For a Change Pollution causes some 40 percent of deaths worldwide, says new research		16 Aug 2007	Daily Grist
Dying For a Change Pollution causes some 40 percent of deaths worldwide, says new research Here's one small reason to join the save-the-environment cause: new research indicates that some 40 percent of deaths worldwide are a direct effect of air, water, and soil pollution. Dirty air contributes to cancer and birth defects; unclean water accounts for 80 percent of all infectious diseases; and contaminated s ...
Topics: air pollution, news, population, water pollution (all these topics)

And baby makes ... 19 Yup, the Duggars do it again	Sarah van Schagen	03 Aug 2007	Gristmill

Topics: green living, parenting, population (all these topics)

A drumbeat worth paying attention to Eyes wide shut toward global collapse?	JMG	16 May 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, ecological footprint, energy, population (all these topics)

Our main resource shortages: Wisdom and kindness Population is not the short-term problem	Gar Lipow	10 May 2007	Gristmill

Topics: energy, population, solar thermal power, solar voltaic power, water conflicts (all these topics)

Control Your Emissions British population think tank shames large families		08 May 2007	Daily Grist
Control Your Emissions British population think tank shames large families Got your 10-foot pole handy? You'll need it for this story: U.K. think tank Optimum Population Trust published a report yesterday declaring that having a large family is akin to such eco-crimes as leaving lights on, driving an SUV, and tossing plastic bags in the trash. Forget carbon taxes: this organization is all abo ...
Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, England, news, population (all these topics)

Don't be a fool, vulcanize your tool Unwanted babies: the worst kind of emissions	Kate Sheppard	26 Apr 2007	Gristmill

Topics: green living, population, sex (all these topics)

One's enough Countering the pro-natal propaganda wave	JMG	22 Apr 2007	Gristmill

Topics: green living, parenting, population (all these topics)

Due Deferens Separate studies show chemicals, cigarettes may affect male birth rate		11 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
Due Deferens Separate studies show chemicals, cigarettes may affect male birth rate The percentage of boys born in the U.S. and Japan each year has gradually declined over the last three decades, a new study says -- and pollutants are a possible cause. "Male reproductive health is in trouble," says lead researcher Devra Lee Davis of the University of Pittsburgh, noting that both adult fertil ...
Topics: green living, Japan, news, population, United States (all these topics)

Population Quit talking about it already	David Roberts	11 Apr 2007	Gristmill

Topics: environmental movement, green living, messaging, politics, population (all these topics)

Bill McKibben: Warning on Warming A new essay from the man	David Roberts	19 Feb 2007	Gristmill

Topics: Bill McKibben, climate, climate change adaptation, consumerism, population (all these topics)

Green Manhattan redux Is it greener after all?	David Roberts	08 Feb 2007	Gristmill

Topics: ecological footprint, green living, New York City, placemaking, population (all these topics)

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