Controversy shadows UN population meeting
Controversy shadows UN population meeting See: https://www.devex.com/en/news/controversy-shadows-un-population-meeting/80811 The 46th session of the Commission on Population and Development concluded...
View ArticleEnvironmental Ignorance Is Economic Bliss
Environmental Ignorance Is Economic Bliss by Philip Barnes See: http://steadystate.org/environmental-ignorance-is-economic-bliss/ In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin wrote that “ignorance more...
View ArticleStewards of the natural world do not understand the precautionary principle
Stewards of the natural world do not understand the precautionary principle The UK government does not possess a definition of the principle at the heart of environmental protection and law See:...
View ArticleCost Of Birth Control Higher In Some Low-Income Neighborhoods Than In Wealthy...
Cost Of Birth Control Higher In Some Low-Income Neighborhoods Than In Wealthy Ones See: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/cost-of-birth-control_n_3211207.html Prescription contraceptives cost...
View ArticleWhat happened to the environmental movement?
When the Earth Moved What happened to the environmental movement? by Nicholas Lemann April 15, 2013 See:...
View ArticleDoctoring in a family way
Doctoring in a family way A proposed policy change would eliminate reproductive training for GP residents, which would put such care out of reach for many women. See:...
View ArticleDeep Sea Mining: Economic Bonanza or Environmental Boondoggle?
Deep Sea Mining: Economic Bonanza or Environmental Boondoggle? See: http://www.theworld.org/2013/05/deep-sea-mining-economic-bonanza-or-environmental-boondoggle/ The World couldn’t afford to send me...
View ArticleTerracide and the Terrarists
Terracide and the Terrarists Destroying the Planet for Record Profits See: Article at Source By Tom Engelhardt We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group: genocide. And...
View ArticleYou Need Phosphorus To Live — And We Are Running Out
You Need Phosphorus To Live — And We Are Running Out See: http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/05/fertilizer-peak-phosphorus-shortage Western Sahara, a sparsely populated slice of desert on...
View Article#Fail — Myanmar accused of bias in population control policy
Myanmar accused of bias in population control policy Human Rights Watch says a two-child limit for minority Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state violates human rights and should be revoked....
View ArticleHumans Are Not Like Slowly Boiling Frogs … We Are Like Slowly Boiling...
Humans Are Not Like Slowly Boiling Frogs … We Are Like Slowly Boiling Brainless Frogs See:...
View ArticleTexas is the Latest to Enact Rules Aimed at Shutting Down Abortion Providers:...
Texas is the Latest to Enact Rules Aimed at Shutting Down Abortion Providers: Solutions in Search of a Problem July 18, 2013 See: http://www.guttmacher.org/media/inthenews/2013/07/18/index.html This...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court’s Next Big Abortion Decision
The Supreme Court’s Next Big Abortion Decision The high court has agreed to review an Oklahoma law restricting medication abortions. See:...
View ArticleGoing, Going, Gone? Reservoirs for Colorado River Reach Record Lows
Going, Going, Gone? Reservoirs for Colorado River Reach Record Lows See: http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/07/26/colorado-rivers-reservoirs-record-low It was 92 years ago this week that the 1,450...
View ArticleThe Growth Ponzi Scheme
The Growth Ponzi Scheme See: http://www.strongtowns.org/the-growth-ponzi-scheme/ We often forget that the American pattern of suburban development is an experiment, one that has never been tried...
View ArticleMore Wildfires = More Warming = More Wildfires
More Wildfires = More Warming = More Wildfires Why scientists are scared of the link between bigger wildfires and rapid thawing of northern permafrost. See:...
View ArticleChild Marriage In Nigeria: Viral Video Mocks Yeriman, Country’s Child...
Child Marriage In Nigeria: Viral Video Mocks Yeriman, Country’s Child Marriage Superhero See: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/25/child-marriage-nigeria-video-yeriman_n_3653660.html Is this...
View ArticleMost “Brides” in Niger are Children
Most Brides in Niger are Children See: http://www.ipsnews.net/2013/07/most-brides-in-niger-are-children/ NIAMEY , Jul 30 2013 (IPS) – For El Hadji Souley Moussa, a 60-year-old retired bank employee in...
View ArticleFalling fertility rates pose “threat” to government revenues
Falling fertility rates pose threat to government revenues See: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a2088728-f544-11e2-b4f800144feabdc0.html#axzz2aNVogL5A This week, Britain is baby obsessed. But amid all...
View ArticleThe Unintended Consequences of the War on Women
The Unintended Consequences of the War on Women See: http://blog.populationinstitute.org/2013/07/30/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-war-on-women/ Wars as a rule are not exercises in critical...
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