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on The "P" Word and Climate Change
Pledge to participate in the Global Population Speak Out -- 2010
Its time to raise the issue -- you can help.
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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on The "P" Word and Climate Change
International population is growing by over 200,000 people per day. This number is so large, the ecological implications of it are hard to grasp. Suffice to say that every 20 days or so, the total population of Norway is recreated on our planet.
With a geologically recognized mass-extinction event already underway (caused totally by human activity), rapidly increasing carbon emissions and a seemingly endless laundry list of melting glaciers, dry rivers, expanding deserts and the like, it is well within reason to think about how we can – as individuals, nations and an international community – diminish our ill-effects on the planetary ecosystem of which we are apart.
One part of this effort does need to include a healthy, stabilized population.
There are many wonderful NGOs doing good, progressive work towards these ends. If you are interested in supporting women’s empowerment, reproductive health rights and environmental conservation all at the same time, I recommend organizations like:
Population Media Center & Population Institute.
posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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on The "P" Word and Climate Change
Population growth need not be conceived as a global problem -- ask Russia.
In fact, trying to solve any problem in the intellectual milleu of "global" is an exercise in futility for the very same reasons cited about survival units.
Its as 'simple' as each nation making a commitment to population stabilization and sustainable economies.
posted 3 years, 5 months ago
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on The "P" Word and Climate Change
The Global Population Speak Out can be found here:
http://gpso.wordpress.com/
If you want to help, they have it easy to join. Just click on "I Pledge".
Here is text from their website:
The size and growth of the human population are fundamental drivers of the ecological crisis we face – no less crucial than over-consumption in developed nations. All habitat & biodiversity loss, atmospheric emissions and toxic pollutants can be traced back to the interplay of both these factors. If we hope to slow down and mitigate this worldwide tragedy, many experts agree, we’ll need to continue working strenuously on adopting eco-friendly, sustainable economic behavior, but also conduct a massive shift of attention and resources toward humane, progressive measures designed to stabilize and ultimately reduce world population to a sustainable level.
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on As We Are: Child Free
I've not yet had children; if I do, I will only have one. With global population adding a net 225,000 people per day, aspirations of acheiving sustainable living scenarios for the international community are impossible.
While a stabilized human population is not sufficient -- a retooled economy functioning within the capacities of our renewable ecological systems is also fundamental -- it is nonetheless one necessary prerequisite to reaching long term sustainability.
In fact, beyond population stabilization -- a core component of sustainable living scenarios -- we must work to create a cultural normality where voluntary 1 child families are dominant worldwide. This will help the international community slowly ratchet down our human population and its impact on our ecological earth systems.
There are great institutions out there doing this work: Venture Strategies for Health and Development, The Population Institute, Population Media Center to name a few. So, you can get involved if you want. I hope you do.
posted 3 years, 7 months ago
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