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Tag Archives: overpopulation
John Howe on one child per woman: still too high to stay under limits to growth curves
Preface. I first published this post in 2012 and have updated it today. Below I summarize a part of a 2012 article by John Howe on having one child … Continue reading
Posted in Birth Control, Overpopulation, Population
Tagged collapse, fertility, overpopulation, population
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Legal & Illegal Immigration numbers must drop to carrying capacity
Source: The Overpopulation Project (2020) Is overpopulation a dirty word? Too many people consuming too much Preface. Without fossil fuels, the carrying capacity of the planet would be around 300 million people. Fossil fuels made it possible for human population to … Continue reading
Posted in Overpopulation, Population
Tagged immigration, overpopulation, population
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Joseph Romm: we’re stealing from the next 100 billion people to walk the earth
Source: Lu (2021) Visualized: The Biggest Ponzi Schemes in Modern History. Visual Capitalist Preface. Joseph Romm writes that the exponential growth Ponzi Scheme is consuming the resources of the next 100 billion people. Our children and grandchildren. Romm’s post was … Continue reading
California Governor Newsom goes furthest to soften collapse of any U.S. state
Preface. In September 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom passed 12 bills making abortion easier to obtain, and invites women from states where abortion is forbidden to come here.
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Overpopulation, Population
Tagged abortion, feminism, overpopulation, overshoot, women, women's rights
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Human sprawl and wildlife destruction: a book review of “Nature Wars”
Preface. This is a book review of Sterba’s “Nature Wars” and our interaction with wildlife as our insanely huge population growth wipes out nature.
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Natural History, Overpopulation
Tagged nature, overpopulation, sprawl, wildlife
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The Nitrogen Bomb: fossil-fueled fertilizers keep billions of us alive
Preface. There are two articles below that explain why natural gas fertilizers are keeping at least 4 billion of us alive today. If you’re interested in this topic, here are a few more to read: Erisman JW, Sutton MA, Galloway … Continue reading
Posted in Farming & Ranching, Life After Fossil Fuels, Natural Gas, Overpopulation, Peak Food
Tagged agriculture, fertilizer, nitrogen, overpopulation, peak food
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Index of best energyskeptic posts
This is an attempt to boil down 1500+ energyskeptic posts into the 200 of the best ones. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com Women in ecology author of 2021 Life After Fossil Fuels: A Reality Check on Alternative Energy best price here; 2015 … Continue reading
Posted in An Index of Best Energyskeptic Posts
Tagged biofuels, books, coal, diesel, electric trucks, fusion, geothermal, hydrogen, manufacturing, natural gas, nuclear, overpopulation, overshoot, peak oil, solar power, wind power
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Youngquist: Geodestinies Population
Preface. Youngquist emphasized overpopulation in everything he wrote, since this is the root of all our problems — pollution, climate change, soil erosion, fresh water depletion, extinction, biodiversity loss — can you think of a single problem that wouldn’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Experts, Overpopulation, Walter Youngquist
Tagged Geodestinies, overpopulation, population, Youngquist
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Only a fifth of Earth’s land has little human influence
Preface. Humans have basically taken over the best land on the planet, the places where we aren’t ruining it are really cold, high or dry areas of land, such as arctic landscapes, mountainous areas or deserts. Alice Friedemann www.energyskeptic.com author … Continue reading
Posted in Biodiversity Loss, Deforestation, Limits To Growth, Overpopulation
Tagged land use, limits to growth, overpopulation
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We Must Preserve The Earth’s Dwindling Resources For My 5 Children
Brenda Milford. June 28, 2006. We Must Preserve The Earth’s Dwindling Resources For My 5 Children. The Onion. Vol 44 Issue 27 “As we move into the 21st century, it is our responsibility to think of the future of the … Continue reading