The Great Salt Lake isn’t just a scenic backdrop to Utah’s Wasatch Front—it’s the lifeblood of our community’s health, economy, and very survival. Yet this vital resource is disappearing beforeContinue reading “The Lifeline We Cannot Afford to Lose: How Great Salt Lake Sustains Our Community’s Health and Future”
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UPEC at the Save The Great Salt Lake Rally on January, 2026
We were proud to join the Save the Great Salt Lake rally again this January — and we’ll keep showing up for this cause. At the Utah Population & EnvironmentContinue reading “UPEC at the Save The Great Salt Lake Rally on January, 2026”
✨ Our Interconnectedness ✨
A few years ago, I was introduced to a term from quantum physicist, David Bohm, called the “holomovement.” He coined the word to describe a dynamic and unbroken totality thatContinue reading “✨ Our Interconnectedness ✨”
Giving Thanks
In the US, this week is a set aside for giving thanks. And the Board of Utah Population & Environment Council (UPEC) has lots to be grateful for in 2025.Continue reading “Giving Thanks”
UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Solutions Through Reproductive Health — Why Health and Education Matter to Climate Change
With Hannah Evans from Population Connection Solutions Through Reproductive Health — Why Health and Education Matter to Climate Change With Hannah Evans, Senior Analyst at Population ConnectionDate: Monday, October 27Time:Continue reading “UPCOMING PRESENTATION: Solutions Through Reproductive Health — Why Health and Education Matter to Climate Change”
Global Collapse of Coupling and Fertility
Worldwide, coupling and fertility rates are declining. The UtahPopulation and Environment Council generally applauds thedevelopments regarding decreased fertility rates. Especially since theworld population is projected to climb from over theContinue reading “Global Collapse of Coupling and Fertility”
The Green Revolution – A False Promise –
In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Norman Borlaug, the agronomist who developed a more productive and sturdier wheat warned us that he had only given us a pause in theContinue reading “The Green Revolution – A False Promise – “