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By Suzanne York. Talk about timing. Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity’s demands upon nature exceeds what Earth’s natural systems can renew in a given year, comes as California endures a wildfire hell. Overshoot Day, however, is falling later than in past years, on August 22nd, due to the other hell the world is enduring, that
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By Suzanne York. “Can the world get richer forever?” asks a recent article in the BBC News. If you ask a politician, mainstream economist or the 1%, the answer is likely to be “yes.” As noted in the BBC piece, growth “is almost universally seen as a Good Thing.” If you ask most environmentalists, scientists
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Dear Friends, 2014 was the hottest year on record. Also in 2014, however, people marched in the streets to take action on climate change, and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act created greater access to contraceptives for women. As we head into 2015, population is a critical part of almost every pivotal issue facing
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