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NEWS ABOUT: overpopulation

overpopulation stories: 9 news summaries

Two Kids Should Be the Limit: Eco Expert

UK green adviser says overpopulation is 'ghost at the table'

Feb 2, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - If you have more than a pair of kids, you’re damaging the planet, says an environmental adviser to the British government. He says contraception and abortion are key to fighting overpopulation that adds to global warming, the Times of London reports. “I am unapologetic about asking people to... More »

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climate change • environment • parenting • global warming • children • overpopulation

OPINION

Worst Threat to Earth? Way Too Many People

Rate of human growth and consumption may destroy civilization

Aug 6, 08 11:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the number of humans on Earth expected to reach 9.5 billion by the second half of the 21st century, policymakers and environmentalists should turn their attention to the grave dangers of overpopulation and overconsumption, Paul Ehrlich—author of 1968 bestseller The Population Bomb—and wife Anne write in... More »

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environment • consumption • overpopulation • Paul Ehrlich • The Population Bomb






 World Pop. to Hit 7B by 2012


Increased 1B in 13 years

Jun 20, 08 2:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's soaring population is expected to hit 7 billion by 2012, further straining thinly stretched natural resources, AP reports. The current population is 6.7 billion, and growing at 1.2% a year, spurred by increasing medical and nutritional advances in developing countries. But as more women in developing... More »

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China • immigration • India • Census Bureau • Brookings Institution • overpopulation • human population • Population Reference Bureau • National Center for Health Statistics

Cougar's Long Trek to Chicago May Tell Tale

Cat likely from SD may yield clues about human overpopulation

May 1, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A cougar shot April 14 in Chicago was spotted earlier in Wisconsin, DNA tests show, suggesting an epic trek. Now, scientists are eager to study the animal, hoping to learn more about how and why it migrated; they aim to pin down its ancestry in an effort to better understand... More »

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Wisconsin • Chicago • science • migration • South Dakota • biology • overpopulation • human population • cougar

 Fertile
 Felines May
 Require New Laws 

Cat population could reach dangerous heights: researcher

Apr 17, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - America’s wandering cat population is growing—and if communities don’t address the issue, their numbers could spiral to alarming heights, LiveScience reports. As it stands, there’s a cat for every 3.5 Americans, and reproducing roamers contribute to the 5 million cats euthanized yearly. Cities may need... More »

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Los Angeles • overpopulation • feral cats • cat • feline

China Hangs Onto 1-Child Policy

Country fears growth boom if rule is rescinded

Mar 10, 08 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - China will keep up its one-child policy over the next decade as nearly 200 million citizens reach child-bearing age, CNN reports. "Given such a large population base, there would be major fluctuations in population growth if we abandoned the one-child rule now," said the country's family planning minister,... More »

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China • fertility • population • birth rate • population control • baby boom • one child policy • overpopulation • fines

South Africa to Lift Ban
on Killing Elephants

Government says culling is a 'last resort' population control option

Feb 25, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - South Africa will lift its 1994 ban on elephant culling, sparking outrage among animal rights activists, the Guardian reports. Killing animals will remain "the option of last resort, acceptable only under strict conditions," said the environment minister. He added that managing the elephant population, which has grown to... More »

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environment • South Africa • population control • elephant • overpopulation

OPINION

Consumers Beware

Don't worry about overpopulation, prof writes—worry about consumption rates

Jan 2, 08 3:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Don’t worry how many people there are in the world—worry how much each is consuming, noted author and professor Jared Diamond argues in today’s New York Times. People in the developed world consume 32 times more than counterparts in the developing world; if the 5.5 billion... More »

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consumption • developing world • overpopulation

China Faces Baby Boomlet

Echoes of relaxed one-child rule, healthy economy will manifest soon

Dec 14, 07 4:31 PM CST
(Newser) - China is bracing for a bumper crop of babies as kids born after the relaxation of the strict one-child policy in 1984 start their own families, the London Times reports. Strict penalties still apply to couples with more than one child, but tradition-bound and wealthy Chinese can afford to pay... More »

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China • Generation Y • one child policy • overpopulation • little emperors

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