population

Carrying Capacity And Overshoot

Or How We've Got A Lot In Common With Yeast

by Joshua on February 5, 2011 · 1 comment

There once was a time when I was a very active homebrewer, making upwards of 14 batches of beer a year. Things have slowed down on that front quite a bit since having our son (not to mention my increased activity blogging and working on post-growth projects). Nowadays I make mead, wine and the occasional [...]

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Endangered Species Condoms?

by Joshua on January 22, 2011 · 2 comments

Next month is the Global Population Speak Out Month – a whole month focused on raising awareness of a large (and growing) issue – population growth. We live on a finite planet, with only so many resources. Yet our population (and consumption, as I mentioned earlier) continues to grow. We’re over-stretching our carrying capacity, and [...]

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The Real Population Question

by Joshua on January 13, 2011 · 2 comments

This year will be a monumental one. 2011 is the year our spaceship Earth will have 7 billion people on board. A large majority of the developed countries’ populations are entering the elderly years, when they become less able to work and need more care. This means a lowered workforce all around and an increased [...]

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Carrying Capacity Reached: The Need for Population Stability

by Joshua on June 27, 2009 · 14 comments

We all want to have long, peaceful, and prosperous lives – to do this we need fresh water, healthy cropland for food, and materials for shelter and security. However, being that we live in a finite world, there are limits on everything needed for a long, healthy human life. There is a limit to size [...]

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