Tag: Utah

Biodiversity and Human Population

Written by Wayne Martinson on June 26, 2024.

Stephanie Feldstein, Population and Sustainability Director, Center for Biological Diversity provided a well-informed presentation on “Biodiversity and Human Population” as part of the Utah Population and Environment Council, 2024 Speakers Series on May 6, 2024. Stephanie leads the Center’s work to highlight and address threats to endangered species and wild places from runaway human population...

Climate Change, Consumption, environment, population, Utah

Red Rocks and Redder Reproductive Politics

Written by Susan Soleil on January 5, 2023.

If you had told my east-coast, twenty-something-year-old self that, in the not too distant future, I’d be making a home and raising a family in Utah, you’d have been met with a confused look—Where? Which square state is that?

reproductive rights, Utah

The Tribune has reported that Utah’s birthrate is now below replacement level

Written by UPEC Staff on December 2, 2019.

Great news everyone. The Tribune has reported that Utah’s birthrate is now below replacement level! We should celebrate this fact — slowing population growth will mean a better quality of life for all of us in this state. And don’t believe the hype of those mentioned in the article who worry about the effects of a lower birthrate on the economy. PER CAPITA wealth gains —...

birthrate, replacement level, Utah

Letter: Clever, Cleaner Cars Needed in Utah

Written by UPEC Staff on October 2, 2019.

UPEC’s Andrew Schoenberg concludes that “the prediction of the Utah population doubling makes it even more important that most of us reduce our additions to air pollution and global warming gases by switching to fuel efficient vehicles such as EVs and PHEVs.” In a recent letter to the Salt Lake Tribune, he writes: “A recent Salt Lake Tribune editorial recommended that...

global warming, population, Utah