It is common knowledge that the Colorado River and the Great Salt Lake are running out of water, at least in the sense that humans are diverting too much waterContinue reading “Are There Too Many Humans or Too Many Cows?”
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Power to the Local
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about all the bombs dropping on innocent civilians, messy global networks of oil production, blocked shipping channels, and the horrific amount of moneyContinue reading “Power to the Local”
Utah Population Keeps Growing but Slows in 2025
Recently there have been updates on the demographics of Utah for 2025and projections for the future. The updates are provided at thefollowing two websites: Utah’s population growth is slowing down.Continue reading “Utah Population Keeps Growing but Slows in 2025”
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 – “
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”
Recent Survey Supports Small Families
The Population Connection recently conducted a survey regardingfamily size. The results from the survey are summarized in the articletitled: Americans Want Small Families, Aren’t Concerned AboutDeclining Birth Rates. Population Connection.Continue reading “Recent Survey Supports Small Families”
Some Pertinent Utah, National, and World Population Numbers –Past, Present and Projected.
Falling Fertility rates in Utah, but Increasing Population When the Utah Population and Environment Council (UPEC) began in 1997 the fertility rate for women in Utah was approximately 2.6. (ThisContinue reading “Some Pertinent Utah, National, and World Population Numbers –Past, Present and Projected.”