The Colorado River has long been considered the lifeblood of the American Southwest. Flowing approximately 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to Mexico, it provides water for aroundContinue reading “The Colorado River Water Crisis: How Population Growth, Economic Development, Climate Change, and Drought Are Reshaping the American Southwest”
Author Archives: Gray Griffin
Humanity’s Environmental Impact and its Causes
Most, if not all, of the earth’s environmental problems are a result of human activity. Some scholars have represented the problem with the formula I = P+A+T.I = Impact (onContinue reading “Humanity’s Environmental Impact and its Causes”
UPEC Board Member Profile – Gray Griffin
Greetings UPEC followers and supporters. I hope you are all having a fantastic summer!
25 Years of the Utah Population & Environment Council
Very recently (December 17, 2022, to be exact), the Utah Population & Environment Council (UPEC) celebrated its 25h Anniversary. Happy Anniversary to us!
The pandemic could lead to a ‘baby bust’ of almost half a million fewer births, a major think tank
projectsinsider@insider.com (Juliana Kaplan) Brookings Institute economists predict that the coronavirus pandemic will lead to what they call a “baby bust” — not a baby boom… Read the Full Article Here
Stephen C. Bannister: Our Faustian bargain with fossil fuels
By Stephen C. Bannister | Special to The Tribune · Published: 5 days agoUpdated: 5 days ago Most of us have enjoyed the much cleaner air since the great COVID-19 shutdown-caused economic collapse. EverythingContinue reading “Stephen C. Bannister: Our Faustian bargain with fossil fuels”
Happiness and the COVID-caused Recession
April 21, 2020 By Beth Allgood Modified from the original published in Our Daily Planet (ourdailyplanet.com) on March 21, 2020. In 2013, the United Nations designated March 20th as the International Day of Happiness toContinue reading “Happiness and the COVID-caused Recession”