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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”

Posted byGray GriffinAugust 21, 2025August 21, 2025Posted inBlogTags:birthrate, Climate Change, Consumption, environment, population

UPEC Board Member Profile – Gray Griffin

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Greetings UPEC followers and supporters. I hope you are all having a fantastic summer!

Posted byGray GriffinAugust 10, 2023August 10, 2023Posted inBlog

25 Years of the Utah Population & Environment Council

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Very recently (December 17, 2022, to be exact), the Utah Population & Environment Council (UPEC) celebrated its 25h Anniversary. Happy Anniversary to us!

Posted byGray GriffinJanuary 25, 2023April 22, 2023Posted inBlog

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

Posted byGray GriffinJune 23, 2020February 11, 2021Posted inBlog

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”

Posted byGray GriffinMay 25, 2020February 11, 2021Posted inBlog

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”

Posted byGray GriffinApril 22, 2020Posted inBlog

I Chose Not To Have Kids Because I’m Afraid For The Planet

Growing up Mormon, I was taught that having babies is part of God’s plan. Today, I believe that humans owe it to each other (and the world) not to. PostedContinue reading “I Chose Not To Have Kids Because I’m Afraid For The Planet”

Posted byGray GriffinAugust 1, 2019August 23, 2019Posted inArchive

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