Worldwatch President Christopher Flavin says: “Population growth is a driving force behind some of today’s most serious problems, including climate change and rising food prices.” I certainly don’t disagree with Flavin. In fact, I think that in North America... 

Without doubt world population trends touch on some of the most sensitive issues in our times: sex, race, childbearing, family size, immigration, and abortion. And anyone paying attention to human-induced global warming and rising fuel costs, as well as, rising food prices must... 

When I gave up being an environmental/political blogger I did so to protect and preserve my own sanity and dignity. The stress of dealing with the lunatic fringe commenting on my blog posts proved to be too much for me. My alter ego arose in her full almost flaming glory. Yes, the... 

Over the years we have heard over a hundred proposed causes for the downfall of the Mayan civilization, reasons including hurricanes, overpopulation, disease, warfare, and peasant revolt. One conventional theory has it that the Maya relied on slash-and-burn agriculture. However,... 

State of the World 2008: The Environment is Driving Our Global Economy “Pioneering entrepreneurs, nongovernmental organizations, and governments around the globe are now inventing the Earth’s first sustainable global economy, according to State of the World 2008: Innovations...