The Population Press - Publication

The Population Press is a publication of Blue Planet United. It presents news, facts, and viewpoints on a wide range of population, consumption, sustainability, and environmental issues. The views expressed in articles are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official views of Blue Planet United or the Editor. Information is collected from many sources; we attempt to be accurate.

Winter 2009

Volume 15, Number 4

Stabilizing Climate: Beyond International Agreements by Lester R. Brown

The Failed States Index 2009 Foreign Policy and Fund for Peace

The ‘Human’ Factor is Missing in Climate Talks by Ellen Goodman

Facing a Changing World: Women, Population and Climate by Thoraya Ahmed Obaid

Why Does Peace Break Out? by Malcolm Potts

Greenland's Ice Sheet Melting Faster than Ever by Christoph Seidler

The Last Straw: If you think these failed states look bad now, wait until the climate changes by Stephan Faris

The Earth is One ~ The World Not Yet - Editorial by Marilyn Hempel

Fall 2009
Volume 15, Number 3
- The Census: Foundation of our Democracy by Jane DeLung
- "Tiniest of Baby Booms" A Monster by Julia Whitty
- National Center for Health Statistics - U.S. Births Break Baby Boom Record
- U.S. Family Planning Has Major Environmental Impact - Interview with Professor Paul Murtaugh at Oregon State University
- Our National Demographic Future: U.S. Population Could Reach 438 Million by 2050, and Immigration Is Key by Carl Haub
- Organizing for a Sustainable Population at the Local Level by Jack Marshall
- The Lack of Civility in American Public Speech - Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Spring/Summer 2009
Volume 15, Number 2
- Global Population -- Let's Talk About the Numbers by John R. Bermingham
- Selective Moral Disengagement -- Hiding Behind Good Intentions by Albert Bandura
- The Spector of Jevons' Paradox by Jeff Dardozzi
- You Art Brilliant, and The Earth is Hiring by Paul Hawken
- Changing Ourselves -- Changing Civilization - Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Winter/Spring 2009
Volume 15, Number 1
- When Population Growth and Resource Availability Collide by Lester R. Brown
- Population: What to Do When There Are Too Many of Us by Robert Engelman
- It's (not) the Economy, Stupid by Dan Bednarz
- Yemen Child Bride Nujood Ali Courageously Files for Divorce by Borzou Daragahi
- Capitalism as if the World Matters by Jonathan Porritt
- UN Agency Urges Group of Eight Nations to Address Population Issues by Thomas Homer-Dixon
- Population and Culture In a Time of Turmoil - Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
SPECIAL ISSUE: MELTDOWNS AND RESPONSES
December 2008
Volume 14, Number 4
- A Green Economy For An Era of Financial and Climate Disruptions by John Rowley
- The Problem Is Simple: Too Many People, Too Much Stuff by Paul and Anne Ehrlich
- Population, Resources, and Human Idealism by Richard Heinberg
- Warning: Climate 'Tipping Point' is Near by James Hansen
- UN Agency Urges Group of Eight Nations to Address Population Issues
- Greenland: Roar of Melting Glacier Sounds Climate Change Alarm from Agence France-Press
- The Netherlands: A Laboratory for Dealing with Climate Change by Julian H. Scaff
- New Energy Economy Emerging in the United States by Lester R. Brown
- Wake Up, America. We're Driving Toward Disaster by James Howard Kunstler
- Open Letter from Al Gore
- Living Planet Report by the Global Footprint Network
- The Moral Climate by Carl Safina
Fall 2008
Volume 14, Number 3
- Treading on a Taboo by Jack Hart
- Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives by Barbara Jordan
- Immigration Reform Recommended by the Jordan Commission
- César Chávez on Immigration
- A Nation of Immigrants - Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Spring/Summer 2008
Volume 14, Number 2
- Religion and the Earth Crisis: An Indigenous American Perspective by Ward McAfee
- Food Shocks On the Center Stage of Agriculture by Benjamin Gisin
- Intensive Crop Culture for High Population is Unsustainable by Peter Salonius
- Malthusian Misery's Comeback by Niall Ferguson
- Nature's Social Union Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Winter 2008
Volume 14, Number 1
SPECIAL EDITION WITH 5 GROUND-BREAKING ARTICLES BY LESTER R. BROWN:
Plus:
- Transition Cities by Julian H. Scaff
- Facing a New World - Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Summer, 2007
Volume 13, Number 2
- Exodus: Border-Crossers Forge a New America by Charles Bowden
- U.S. Sustainability and Population by John R. Bermingham
- Migrants Taking U.S. Jobs? by Sara A. Carter
- Embracing Cheap Workers, Ignoring Their Welfare by Thalif Deen
- Sustainable Population: The Missing Piece of the Immigration Policy Puzzle by Edward C. Hartman
- A Cost-Effective Solution to Illegal Immigration by Ivan Light
- U.S. Immigration: Fact, Fear and Fantasy by Demetrios Papademetriou
- One State Takes a Stand on Legal Immigration by FAIR
- Immigration. Which Way Ought We To Go From Here? Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Spring, 2007
Volume 13, Number 1
- The Current U.S. Administration is Contributing to Poverty & Population Growth by William N. Ryerson
- U.S. Population Growth versus Environmental Resources by David and Marcia Pimentel
- A Slightly Skeptical Perspective on “Smart” Growth: It’s Necessary, but Not Sufficient by Jack Marshall
- Way Too Many People in Paradise by Steve Lopez
- Population, Consumption and the Path to Sustainability by Robert Engelman
- How Many Americans? Part One by Marilyn Hempel
Spring/Summer, 2006
Volume 12, Number 2
- Whatever Happened to the Teeming Millions? by David Nicholson-Lord
- Rationalizing Overpopulation by Donald Collins
- Is Europe Committing 'Demographic Suicide'? Projected Decline in Population is a Sign of Success by Steve Chapman
- Barbed Wire and Biodiversity by Patrick Burns
- Incredible Shrinking Countries -- The Economist
- In Germany: Demographic Theft and Wildlife Returning -- The Economist
Winter/Spring, 2006
Volume 12, Number 1
- Is There Still A Population Grown Problem? You Bet There Is! by William N. Ryerson
- Why Are Population and Development Issues Not Given Priority? by Gavin W. Jones
- The Power of One by Holly Endersby
- Pruning The Roots of Terror by Donald Collins
- SOS: We Need a Plan B by Lester Brown
- The World in 2050 by Richard Buckley
- Why Population Matters Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Summer/Fall, 2005 - The Road to Sustainability
Volume 11, Number 2
- The Designing of An Eco-Economy by Lester R. Brown
- The Twilight Era of Petroleum by Michael T. Klare
- Record U.S. Gasoline Price by Jan Lundberg
- Dutch Neighborhoods: A Model for Sustainability by Julian H. Scaff
- Arcology: LIfe in the Big City by Bob Rudner
- Cities with Mini--Not Mega--Footprints by Julian H. Scaff
- Living Roofs: Green and Cool Buildings by Cathy Shufro
- Population Growth May Overcrowd Table by Repps Hudson
- The Female Factor by Elizabeth Gateau
- Think Global, Eat Local by Jim Robbins
- Not Our America? by Bill McKibben
- The Road to Sustainability Runs Through Wilderness by Lamont C. Hempel
- The Roots of Delusion: A Quest by Andrew R.B. Ferguson
- A Roadmap to Sustainability Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Winter/Spring, 2005 - Double Edition
Volume 11, Number 1
- Limits to Growth: The 30-Year Update by Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, and Dennis Meadows
- Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
- World Population Grew By 76 Million in 2004 by Janet Larsen
- Wangari Maathai, Nobel Laureate, Warns Planet At Risk by Inger Sethov
- Can We Move In The Direction of Sustainability? Editorial by Marilyn Hempel
Fall, 2004
Volume 10, Number 3
- Listening to Women by Dr. Michael Tobias
- Sexual Illiteracy by Rosemary Radford Ruether
- Why Has Population Fallen Off Our Radar Screens? by Dr. Norman Myers
- Twisted Population Priority - Guest Editorial from the Los Angeles Times
Spring/Summer, 2004
Volume 10, Number 2
- A Call for Systemic Change by Ray Anderson, Chairman, Interface Flooring Systems, Inc.
- Tunisia Wins Population Battle by Gautam Naik, The Wall Street Journal
- The World Is Indeed Changing - Guest Editorial by Vicki Robin, President, New Road Map Foundation
Winter, 2004
Volume 10, Number 1
- The Numbers Game: Myths, Truths and Half-Truths About Human Population Growth and the Environment by Jim Motavalli, Editor, E magazine
- Europe's Population Decline: Problem or Opportunity? by Norman Myers, Oxford, U.K.
- Response to the Latest Pronouncement by the U. N. Population Division by William N. Ryerson, President, Population Media Center
- Ageing Europe Is Unprepared by Stephen Sackur, BBC correspondent
- World Population in 2300 to Be Around Nine Billion - United Nations Report
- Myths and Misconceptions - From the Editor
Fall, 2003
Volume 9, Number 4
- The New Consumers by Norman Myers
- Water: The Blue Gold of the 21st Century by Maude Barlow
- Family Planning and Water Security Are Linked - From the Editor
Summer, 2003
Volume 9, Number 3
- The "New Security": Population at Work Again by Norman Myers
- Straightforward Sex Education Here Now by Donald A. Collins
- The Death of Stillness: The Price We Pay For Losing Our Private Peace by Richard Mahler
- Through Women's Eyes: Life In A Coral Eden - From the Editor
April, 2003
Volume 9, Number 2
- Earth's Top Environmental Problems - part 2 by Norman Myers
- Who's Afraid of Declining Population? by Anthony Browne
- The Path to Security by Jonathan Lash
February, 2003
Volume 9, Number 1
- Earth's Top Environmental Problems by Norman Myers
- Low Fertility and Chemicals: A Possible Connection? by Edith T. Eddy
- The Other War - From the Editor
December, 2002
Volume 8, Number 5
- Unbalanced Population Growth Leads to War by Donald A. Collins
- What's Biodiversity Worth? by Norman Myers
- Priceless by Jim Farrell
- Dottie Bush Was A Family Planning Activist by Harriet Stinson
- A Cruel Policy - GUEST EDITORIAL (Salt Lake Tribune (UT); November 5, 2002)
September, 2002
Volume 8, Number 4
- Living in the Sixth Extinction by Julian H. Scaff
- Biodiversity: What's at Stake by Norman Myers
- Youth Earth Charter by Robert Gillespie
- Water Deficits Growing in Many Countries by Lester R. Brown
- World Population Awareness Week 2002 Will Focus on The Next Generation - From the Editor
July, 2002
Volume 8, Number 3
- The World's Experts at Waste by Norman Myers
- Baby Panic by Liz Langley
- Farewell Paradise: Climate Change is Creating Newly Submerging Nations - From the Editor
May, 2002
Volume 8, Number 2
- Combating World Terrorism Starts with Population Stabilization by Georgie Anne Geyer
- The Most Overpopulated Country by Norman Meyers
- Earth's Ice Melting Faster Than Projected by Lester R. Brown
- From the Editor
March, 2002
Volume 8, Number 1
- Unmet Need for Family Planning by Malcom Potts
- Rogue Males at Root of Terrorism by Donald A. Collins
- Eco-Economy Offers Alternative to Middle East Oil by Lester R. Brown
- From the Editor
December, 2001
Volume 7, Number 5
- Eleven Billion by 2050 UNFPA State of World Population Report
- Americans See Significant Problems in Population Growth - survey
September, 2001
Volume 7, Number 4
- Prospering Without Growth by Michael Kinsley
- A Life of Dignity by Thoraya A Obaid
- Students Show Sensitivity to Population Issues by students from the University of Redlands, California
- From the Editor
July, 2001
Volume 7, Number 3
- Population and Water: Ancient History Threatens to Repeat Itself by Robert S. Boyd
- Looking for Leadership in the 21st Century by David Hunter
- Oregon Governor Acknowledges Limits to Growth excerpts from a speech by Oregon Governor Kitzhaber
- From the Editor
April, 2001

Earth Day 2001
Volume 7, Number 2
- The Environmental Millennium by Kofi Annan
- Earth Day by Donella Meadows
- Right to Diversity by HM Queen Noor of Jordan
- From the Editor
February, 2001
Volume 7, Number 1
- Solutions to Sprawl by Annie Faulkner
- The Right Amount by Alan AtKisson
- From the Editor
December, 2000
Volume 6, Number 5
- A New Chapter in the History of Civilization by Nafis Sadik, M.D.
- In Tanzania: Soap Changes Behavior
- From the Editor
August, 2000
Volume 6, Number 4
- Sustainability: The European Example by Lindsey Grant
- Real Vacations for All by Juliet Schor
- From the Editor
June, 2000
Volume 6, Number 3
Life in My Community - A Survey
April, 2000

Earth Day Edition 2000
Volume 6, Number 2
- The 21st Century: An Age of Environmentalism by RUSSELL W. PETERSON
- TEN BILLION MOUTHS TO FEED by David and Marcia Pimentel
- SAVING MONEY - SAVING THE EARTH by Vicki Robin
- From the Editor
January, 2000
Volume 6, Number 1
- The Art of Living by John Stuart Mill
- WERNER FORNOS URGES U.S. POPULATION POLICY
- ENVISIONING A WORLD OF WANTED CHILDREN Robert Engelman
- From the Editor
December, 1999
Volume 5, Number 5
- Seven Sustainable Wonders versus Baywatch by John C. Ryan
- FROM VISIONARY THINKING TO PRACTICAL ACTION! various authors
- From the Editor
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