population

Browse our Archives

Posts Tagged ‘population’

Population growth is once again being identified as the primary cause of environmental destruction. And not just by right-wing bigots, but by sincere but confused environmental activists.

The return of the population bombers

6 August, 2012

Overpopulation ideology undermined the environmental movement in the 1970s, diverting social protest into harmless channels. To prevent a similar setback today, we must understand populationism’s conservative role, and why it is attractive to a growing number of green activists. As … Continue reading →

David Attenborough filming in Antarctica for the documentary Frozen Planet.

David Attenborough asks corporations to protect wilderness from overpopulation

24 January, 2012

Regular readers of Climate & Capitalism know that David Attenborough, in addition to making nature films, is a patron of Optimum Population Trust, a British outfit that, using the name Population Matters, promotes birth control for poor people and immigration … Continue reading →

Contrary to reports by journalists and population alarmists, the UN isn’t releasing a new population forecast this week, and there is virtually no possibility that global population will ever reach 15 Billion.

There is virtually no possibility that global population will ever reach 15bn

27 October, 2011

The world’s population will soon pass 7 Billion, and the United Nations Population Fund will mark that milestone this week by releasing its annual State of World Population report. On October 22 the UK Guardian claimed that the report will … Continue reading →

Overpopulation is not the problem – overconsumption by the rich few is

14 July, 2009

I often hear people saying that overpopulation is the main problem to our environmental and ecological problems. Some people even claim that it’s responsible for global warming. I also agreed with this idea before. But after reading more about the … Continue reading →

This is Green Blog

Green Blog is a multi-author environment blog. We have daily updates and posts from authors around the world. We also host a growing green forum. Learn more about Green Blog.

Subscribe to Green Blog

Get our latest posts, commentaries and articles by RSS-feed or by subscribing to our newsletter. You can also follow Green Blog on Twitter and add us on Google+.

Contribute content

Green Blog is always looking for new authors and contributors. If you want to become a guest author or a regular contributor please see this page for more information.