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  • Ban Nudity! Ban Nightlife!

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  • ‘The Businessman Panicked’

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  • Vatican Investigating Girl Scouts

    Updated: 2012-05-31 14:10:26
    Thanks to Steve Kurtz for alerting us to this story, printed in the Daily Beast. Here, we find that an “official Vatican inquiry,” is being conducted by the Bishops’ Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, under the direction of Kevin Rhoades, a bishop from Fort Wayne, Ind. This turn of events follows a [...]

  • Global Temperatures Rising on a Devastating Trajectory

    Updated: 2012-05-30 14:15:57
    Greetings from upstate New York, where the “Dog Days of May” have caused sweltering consternation for many. Below you will find an Inter Press Service article, which points out that the International Energy Agency has concluded that global carbon emissions increased by 3.2%, year over year in 2011, setting a record high. First, a simple [...]

  • Parliamentarians recommit to ICPD Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-30 14:12:22
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Parliamentarians recommit to ICPD May 30th 2012 Good to see the ICPI at Instanbul recommit to ICPD . In particular , they committed to strive to attain at least 10 per cent of national development budgets and development assistance budgets for population and reproductive health programmes . That includes HIV prevention and reproductive health commodities . They also re-committed to ensuring the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national product GNP for official development is . met More here Print PDF Related : posts Growth in world contraceptive use stalling : 215 million women’s needs still unmet African policy makers to discuss maternal and reproductive health Ensuring food security of the UAE Germany :

  • ‘Faster Than We Thought’: An Epitaph for Planet Earth

    Updated: 2012-05-29 14:19:49
    Please see the following essay, titled Epitaph for Planet Earth by John Atcheson, who writes in the “eco-thriller” genre. ‘Faster Than We Thought’: An Epitaph for Planet Earth by John Atcheson Published on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 by Common Dreams See: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/05/23-5 Sometime later this Century, a writer will sit down and attempt to document [...]

  • Fresh water demand driving sea-level rise faster than glacier melt

    Updated: 2012-05-29 14:17:15
    Fresh water demand driving sea-level rise faster than glacier melt Trillions of tonnes of water have been pumped up from deep underground reservoirs in every part of the world, says report See: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/may/20/world-aquifers-rising-sea-levels Humanity’s unquenchable thirst for fresh water is driving up sea levels even faster than melting glaciers, according to new research. The massive [...]

  • Population…. if more of us were talking about it.

    Updated: 2012-05-29 14:15:26
    Michael Lemonick is the senior staff writer at Climate Central and a former senior science writer at Time magazine. He recently penned the following essay: http://www.climatecentral.org/blogs/the-issue-of-population-is-more-than-a-little-radioactive/ The Issue of Population is More Than a Little Radioactive Talk to people who care about the environment and you’ll hear plenty about pollution, deforestation, sustainability and climate change. [...]

  • Population Pressure Impacts World Wetlands

    Updated: 2012-05-29 14:12:22
    Here is an article from sciencedaily.com, which reports on research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, emphasizing the impact of population pressure on water cycles. To see the research abstract, go here: http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2012/2012GL051276.shtml To see the sciencedaily.com article, go here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120511122101.htm Population Pressure Impacts World Wetlands ScienceDaily (May 11, 2012) – The area of [...]

  • The Other Inconvenient Truth: How Agriculture is Changing the Face of Our Planet

    Updated: 2012-05-29 14:09:04
    Here is a link to a video presentation by Jonathan Foley, director of the Institute on the Environment (IonE) at the University of the Minnesota, where he is a professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. Many people tend to think of climate change as the biggest environmental issue [...]

  • Heeeee’s Back: Hans Rosling’s New Video

    Updated: 2012-05-29 14:07:18
    Hans Rosling has created a new presentation related to population growth. The following link will take you to an interactive graphic, which Rosling uses through the video presentation. Rosling Interactive Graphic To see the 13 minute video presentation, please click here: http://www.gapminder.org/videos/religions-and-babies/

  • Yemen’s problems are too many people for too little water Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-29 12:18:28
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Yemen’s problems are too many people for too little water May 29th 2012 Simon Ross , Population Matters’ chief executive , comments : A root cause of Yemen’s problems is too many people for the available water resources . Yemen’s people will only have a secure future when population and resources are brought into balance . It is clear that Yemeni women would like to have fewer children and it is the responsibility of the international community to provide the education and family planning services to enable them to do that . The UN estimates that one third of Yemeni children or about 267,000 is malnourished . A group of seven charities has said that 10 million Yemenis 44 of the population are undernourished ,

  • Solar power generation world record set in Germany Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-29 12:18:27
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Solar power generation world record set in Germany May 28th 2012 German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity equal to 20 nuclear power stations at full capacity through the midday hours of Friday and Saturday 25 and 26 May the head of a renewable energy think tank has said . Germany’s government decided to abandon nuclear power after the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year , closing eight plants immediately and shutting down the remaining nine by 2022. They will be replaced by renewable energy sources such as wind , solar and bio-mass . Norbert Allnoch , director of the Institute of the Renewable Energy Industry in Muenster , said the 22 gigawatts of solar power fed into the

  • US Publicly funded family planning critical Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-29 12:18:27
    : Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future US : Publicly funded family planning critical May 28th 2012 A new nationally representative survey in the US shows that the national network of publicly funded family planning clinics which helps millions of women avoid unintended pregnancies and plan the timing of wanted pregnancies gives women vital access to contraceptive and other preventive care , according to Variation in Service Delivery Practices Among Clinics Providing Publicly Funded Family Planning Services in 2010 by Jennifer Frost et al from the Guttmacher Institute More than half of publicly funded clinics 54 reported offering their clients at least 10 of 13 reversible contraceptive methods in 2010, an increase from 35 in 2003. Many offer on-site

  • Small island states aim to end to oil dependency Population Matters

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    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Small island states aim to end to oil dependency May 28th 2012 Many small island nations that depend on imported fossil fuels plan to diversify into renewable energy to free up much-needed resources to help them adapt to climate change reduce poverty and develop sustainably . The world’s 39 Small Island Developing States SIDS from Africa , the Caribbean , the Indian Ocean and the Pacific met this month in Barbados to work on improving their energy efficiency and developing clean power sources for transport and electricity generation , including hydro , solar , wind , biomass and coconut oil . The aim is to wean themselves off costly imported fuels like oil . Tonga and Tokelau plan to become fully energy

  • Is your LA planning for sexual health Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-28 14:34:00
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Is your LA planning for sexual health May 28th 2012 Local authorities in the UK are taking on responsibility for public health from the NHS . Many are not prepared , risking a slippage of recent gains in reducing unplanned pregnancies . Here are some resources to help you tackle your councillors and local authority on the . subject http : www.fsrh.org pdfs ResponseAPPG_SRH_InquiryRestrictionsAccessContraceptiveServices.pdf http : www.fsrh.org pdfs SRHHIVpaper.pdf Print PDF Related : posts Why sexual health services need protection Sexual Health Week 12-18 Sept UK abortions reflects poor sexual health UN adopts young persons’ sexual health resolution No change in family planning policy Monthly eUpdate Forthcoming

  • Latest Overshoot Index Challenges Rio Earth Summit Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-28 06:02:23
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Latest Overshoot Index Challenges Rio Earth Summit May 28th 2012 Population Matters today released its updated Overshoot Index Based on Global Footprint Network data , this relates each country’s bio-capacity’ its ability to provide renewable ecological services like water collection , food production and waste absorption from its own land area to its population size and its current per capita resource consumption . The index shows that 103 out of the 149 countries listed , including all but six of the OECD developed Western nations , are already in overshoot’ that is living beyond their ecological means and gives the sustainable’ population for each , given current productivity and consumption levels . The UK

  • UN warns agrofuel growth may breach human rights Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-26 10:48:38
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future UN warns agrofuel growth may breach human rights May 25th 2012 Large-scale crop plantations are expanding at a rapid pace across southeast Asia , with multinational firms often benefiting the most at the expense of local communities and the environment , two UN rights experts warned on Wednesday . Demand for agrofuels , such as those derived from sugar cane and palm oil , has boomed thanks in part to the United States , Europe and other rich economies seeking alternative ways to fuel their cars and homes in order to reduce their carbon emissions However , the United Nations’ special rapporteurs on rights urged governments in countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines to be wary of land developers who

  • Dave Gardner: Busting Growth in The Land Down Under

    Updated: 2012-05-25 15:17:43
    Thanks to Jenny Goldie for sending the following. It is the transcript of an interview of Dave Gardner, conducted on Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Radio National”, which is broadcast on over 260 frequencies around Australia, making it the largest single network in the country. See: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/growthbusters3a-hooked-on-growth/4030534 Most are already familiar with Dave’s recent work, the film [...]

  • Family planning works Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-24 22:31:56
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Family planning works May 24th 2012 Some great examples from Resolve award : winners Through financing mechanisms like cash incentives for pregnant mothers to get trained care and elimination of user fees for deliver , Nepal has increased births in hospital from 18 to 33 Malawi’s leaders have greeted the 73 of Malawian women who demand access to family planning via increased political will and multiple policy interventions the country has increased use of modern contraceptives dramatically from 7 in 1992 to 46.1 in 2010. Rwanda’s investment in health for all—especially women and children—is cited as a cornerstone of that country’s remarkable progress towards democracy and economic growth . Rwanda has quadrupled

  • From Gallup.Com: “Pro-Choice” Americans at Record-Low 41%

    Updated: 2012-05-24 14:14:40
    “Pro-Choice” Americans at Record-Low 41% See: http://www.gallup.com/poll/154838/Pro-Choice-Americans-Record-Low.aspx Americans now tilt “pro-life” by nine-point margin, 50% to 41% by Lydia Saad May 23, 2012 PRINCETON, NJ — The 41% of Americans who now identify themselves as “pro-choice” is down from 47% last July and is one percentage point below the previous record low in Gallup trends, [...]

  • We must address both poverty and population if we are to avoid future crises Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-22 17:10:39
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future We must address both poverty and population if we are to avoid future crises May 22nd 2012 More than six million people in landlocked Niger , and eighteen million across West Africa , currently face real hunger , according to the Save the Children . The immediate cause is a failed harvest caused by pest infections and erratic rainfall , following years of drought . This is made worse by high food prices , regional conflict , weak governments , child marriage and chronic . poverty We should respond to the immediate crisis . However , this follows widespread food shortages in 2010 and 2005.  Even before the current crisis , one in five children under two in Niger was malnourished . So , we also need to take action

  • Population Matters recommends child benefit should be limited to first two children Population Matte

    Updated: 2012-05-18 04:10:40
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Population Matters recommends child benefit should be limited to first two children May 18th 2012 With child benefit costing 12 billion a year , it is natural that this benefit should come under scrutiny as part of the Government’s austerity agenda . The government has focused on its universality and queried why those with an income sufficient to be higher rate tax payers should require benefits . However , the practicality of relating tax liability to benefit entitlement has been criticised by . many Population Matters suggests an alternative approach , which is that child benefit should be paid only for the first two children in any household . However , it is important that child poverty is not worsened and ,

  • Mother Caring for 7 Billion Population Matters

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    : Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Mother : Caring for 7 Billion Home Mother : Caring for 7 Billion Mother : Caring for 7 Billion sheds light on the issue of population by connecting the dots between population growth and humanity’s most pressing social and environmental . problems Print PDF Monthly eUpdate Forthcoming events Natural Environment 2012 London , United Kingdom 12 June 2012 Current campaigns Population awareness Family planning Women's rights Sustainable development Current campaigns Other activities Join Donate Volunteer Email 135-137 Station Road , London E4 6AG UK 44 0 208 1239116 Company registered in England 3019081 Charity number 1114109 News Blog Events Terms Privacy 2012 Population Matters

  • Why population matters Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-03 21:45:06
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Why population matters Home Get involved Making the case Why population matters Today’s problems are increasingly pressing . The scale and pace of biodiversity loss climate change resource depletion and population density should be a matter of grave concern for us all . Those who think humanity will continue to prosper on the basis of ever more industrialisation or prospective technologies are gambling with the prospects of future generations and neglecting the rights of other species . We all love our children . We want them to grow up loved , healthy , well-nourished and well educated in a safe and pleasant environment . Today only a small proportion grows up in such circumstances . Looking ahead , climate

  • Making the case Population Matters

    Updated: 2012-05-03 21:45:01
    Skip to navigation Skip to content Population Matters For a sustainable future Making the case Home Get involved Making the case We believe that addressing population size is vital to ensure a prosperous and sustainable future for both humans and members of the other species with which we share this . planet Why population matters A discussion of the effects of . overpopulation Summary points Here are some one-liners summarising our views about issues which surround the population debate . We hope they will give you further insight into why we are . campaigning Population facts Facts about the current state of our . population Population and ethics Here is the ethical basis for population . concern Third-party policies The policies of other organisations on population and . sustainability

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