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As we stand on the brink of the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, it’s crucial to recognize the pivotal role that addressing population growth and ensuring the full rights of women and girls play in achieving global...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 09:58 AM PDT
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As we delve into the findings of the UNICEF 2023 Child Marriage report, we are faced with both encouraging progress and sobering realities regarding child marriage worldwide. Today, I want to share my thoughts on the report’s insights and the urgent...
by populationmediacenter
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on Tue Apr 16, 2024 at 06:36 AM PDT
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Welcome to Overnight News Digest- Saturday Science. Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of science stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat Apr 13, 2024 at 09:59 PM PDT
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Overpopulation of the earth is a major problem on its own, but it also leads directly to other serious environmental impacts. One of those issues is overconsumption, especially of single-use products that damage the environment, slow the ability of the...
by populationmediacenter
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on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 11:58 AM PDT
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The assertion that rapid rates of population growth somehow stimulate economic growth has been made by economists for a long time but achieved prominence during the Reagan Administration. As advocated by Julian Simon, Malcolm Forbes Jr. and others, the...
by populationmediacenter
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on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 06:49 AM PDT
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When I started working at Population Media Center, I had a lot to learn about population. Out of all the environmental organizations, publications, and conferences I had connected with – I couldn’t recall learning much about population growth. I soon...
by populationmediacenter
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on Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 06:41 AM PDT
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WHAT IS PRONATALISM? Pronatalism is the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate. Many who push pronatalism fear that falling birth rates in certain developed countries, like the...
by populationmediacenter
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on Wed Mar 13, 2024 at 07:12 AM PDT
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The spotlight is a weekly, categorized compilation of links and excerpts from environmentally related posts at Daily Kos. Any posts included in the collection do not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of them. Because of the...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 08:35 AM PDT
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We will support baby boomers and we will support baby bonuses for a new baby boom, how does that sound? I want a baby boom,” Trump said, chuckling, “You men are so lucky out there. You are so lucky, men.” This was his introduction to creating...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 03:53 PM PST
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WHAT IS EARTH OVERSHOOT? Earth Overshoot and overconsumption refer to critical concepts highlighting humanity’s unsustainable utilization of natural resources, surpassing the Earth’s capacity for regeneration. Earth Overshoot Day is a pivotal metric...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 02:00 PM PST
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Many economists raise concerns that low birth rates will lead to slower economic growth. In reality, a smaller population is exactly what the climate and biosphere need. Since it is the climate and biosphere that make the world habitable, they must...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 09:01 AM PST
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An influx of refugees from Latin America, U.S. political wars, and the 2024 Presidential campaign have fueled anti-immigrant campaigns in the United States. In statements echoing Adolf Hitler and 20th century Nazi ideology, former President Donald...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 07:16 AM PST
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I read Daily Kos...daily. I rarely post but I wanted to suggest that we all stop using those misleading Red State vs Blue State maps and move to a more nuanced view like the one above. We are simply perpetuating the myth that the county is mostly red...
by FedUpWithIgnorance
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on Thu Oct 12, 2023 at 10:25 AM PDT
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I have a nephew who has a girlfriend who is pregnant. The baby is due in February. They are financially doing great, so they will have no serious problems. But this got me thinking about the ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Mon Aug 21, 2023 at 10:01 PM PDT
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For some years, I have often looked at this website:�
www.worldometers.info/…
A few days ago, I got a surprise when I looked at the numbers there.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Mon Jul 17, 2023 at 10:01 PM PDT
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The Telegraph has an absolutely horrifying piece entitled, and how we all wish we were joking about this, "Meet the ‘elite’ couples breeding to save mankind." Yes, it is a real thing. The ...
by Hunter
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on Thu Apr 20, 2023 at 09:46 AM PDT
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by side pocket
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on Sun Feb 19, 2023 at 05:30 PM PST
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America is a free-speech haven. Or so we like to assume. There is always a think tank, advocate, pundit or lunatic ready to engage on nearly any subject under the sun, from UFOs to AI to the ABCs. Even the most outlandish speaker can bask in their...
by wordsplusaction
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on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 07:53 AM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and now moi, ...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Jan 13, 2023 at 09:00 PM PST
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Population: The Core Issue I have been talking about the root cause of climate change since 1995: population growth. We just reached 8 billion people and we increase by 80 million people a year. Anyone who is serious about talking about climate change...
by spicey
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on Mon Nov 28, 2022 at 07:35 PM PST
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