Overpopulation

Eco Etiquette: How To Stop People From Buying You Useless 'Green' Tchotchkes

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


Jennifer Grayson

My aunt, who has a heart of gold, has recently become impassioned about environmental issues. Seems great, right? Well unfortunately she thinks being ...

Cameron Diaz on her Childfree Status and Why the Planet Needs More Non-breeders

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green


Kirsten Dirksen

Cameron Diaz: "I don't think it's a compromise to have children. I don't think it's a compromise not to... It's just a different choice." In 2009, women must still defend their choice to be child-free.

Protecting the Rights of Mother Earth

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 07.05.2009 | Green


Danielle Cavallucci

A Monsanto ad really set me off with their "sustainable agriculture" full pager in the New York Times last week. How about answering the Earth's ple...

Earth Day and the Elephant in the Room

Gabriel Rotello | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green


Gabriel Rotello

The biggest thing the human population can do to save itself and the planet is to stop growing as quickly as possible, and then quickly reduce itself to a sustainable level.

Want to Fight Hunger? Empower Women and Prioritize Family Planning

Tod Preston | Posted 05.24.2009 | World


Tod Preston

Ironically, family planning isn't seen as a sexy issue. And it wrongly gets mired in debates around abortion -- even though family planning reduces abortions.

Frank Mundus -- The Old Man and the Sea (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.17.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Gregory

In 1986 Frank Mundus and angler Donnie Braddock caught a 3, 427 lb great white off Montauk NY -- a world record with a rod and reel.

Population And Earth: Zero Growth Or Armies Of Greenies?

Grist | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green


Today, Grist's advice columnist fields a question about population growth and its impact on the environment. It's a touchy subject. Here's the questio...

The TED Conference: Day One: Highlights

Christiana Wyly | Posted 03.09.2009 | Green


Christiana Wyly

I decided to do a series of highlights to share some reflections from TED. The range of the unveilings in the fields of art, music, and technology have been astonishing.

5 Dangerous Green Myths

Treehugger | Matthew McDermott | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green


Can you tell the difference between eco fact and eco fiction? With the green movement growing in momentum, we frequently come across any number of st...

Biden in the Doghouse

Cheri Shankar | Posted 01.15.2009 | Living


Cheri Shankar

While the news of Biden and his new cute-as-all-get-out purebred German Shepherd puppy is generating lots of positive reports, many of us in the animal community are concerned.

Are There Just too Many People in the World?

Johann Hari | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics


Johann Hari

To achieve the green goal of dealing with overpopulation, it's necessary to mix some oestrogen into the environmentalist palette.

Sarah Palin, Blind to Overpopulation Threat

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 10.09.2008 | Green


Marguerite Manteau-Rao

Sarah Palin scares the hell out of me, and for good reasons. She believes the war in Iraq is "God's task." She has actively sought the support of th...

Overpopulation: Overhyped

John Feffer | Posted 09.19.2008 | Green


John Feffer

More pertinent than how we procreate is how we farm. If we don't change it, we will still reach our approaching limits -- of energy, land, and carbon emissions -- at current or even lower population levels.

How Did Things Get so Bad So Quickly? (Sustainability Primer Part 1)

Matthew Stein | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green


Matthew Stein

"The bottom line is that the world is in what ecologists call an "overshoot-and-collapse" mode. Demand has exceeded the sustainable yield of natural s...

Food

Peter Clothier | Posted 04.29.2008 | Living


Peter Clothier

It's started. The recent BBC World News report on the startling rise in basic food costs throughout the world is alarming new evidence of the trouble we're in as a species.