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Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
The continued belief that rising human numbers have no impact on the environment is misguided ..read more
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A Round Green Economy
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
Efficiency of resource use can lower demand, but not if the underlying population is growing and hoping to catch up in lifestyle ..read more
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Overpopulation
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
Only with a population growth rate of zero might we have some hope for planetary stability ..read more
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Neo-Malthusianism
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
We must look beyond the self-centered view that we are the only masters of our own survival ..read more
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The Elephant in the Corner.
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
Reliance on population growth is a hollow and blunt instrument to ensure economic growth ..read more
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Roads to Nowhere
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
Each road creates new “edge” habitat in nature, and fragments the landscape into small units that are often less conducive to the persistence of wildlife ..read more
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Freshman year report card
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
Trump’s First Year Slightly less than a year ago, I used this blog to provide an open letter to Donald Trump regarding the environment (http://blogs.nicholas.duke.edu/citizenscientist/some-thoughts-for-the-new-president/).  My points were simple: Use science to base environmental decisions ..read more
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Inequality
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
The perception of high inequality in society has been associated with instability and strife in human populations ..read more
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Pro-choice
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
Those who oppose legalized abortion should be vocal advocates of contraception and contraceptive education ..read more
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Harvesting Earth’s bounty
Nicholas School Blogs » Population Growth
by Bill Schlesinger
1y ago
Humans appropriate about 40% of all terrestrial plant production for various purposes ..read more
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