For years I concealed a terrible secret. A secret no one knew. Not my classmates, not my friends, not my siblings—not even my Mom and Dad. I tried to deny it. I tried to hide it. But I couldn’t keep it locked up inside me any longer. I sensed a building volcanic force of common
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The number of households in Australia is projected to increase by up to 4 million over the next 25 years, according to projections released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Article Link: http://www.thegovmonitor.com/economy/australia-projected-to-add-4-million-households-in-25-years-33046.html
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The Queensland Government must consider an increase in taxes to manage future population growth, a new report has found. Article Link:
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A new study of biological invasions in Europe found they were linked not so much to changes in climate or land cover, but to two dominant factors — more money and more people. Article Link: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-06/osu-ftm060410.php
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The world is rapidly moving towards disaster, whether you call it doomsday or apocalypse. But this is not the global financial crisis or the risk of financial problems in Greece and other European countries that may drag the rest of the world down with them. No, this is the global food situation. We face a
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The Rudd government will consider adding ”human population growth” to a key list of ecological threats that underpins Australia’s environmental laws. Environment Minister Peter Garrett has confirmed that population growth will be weighed up to determine whether it represents a ”threatening process” responsible for widespread biodiversity loss, water pollution, coastal erosion and rising greenhouse gas
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The Northern Territory Government has announced an overhaul of legislation which governs the environmental assessment of developments. Article Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/06/2946278.htm
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Climate change could drive up sea levels by twice as much as previously predicted, a scientist has warned at a Canberra conference. Article Link:
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More than two billion people, mostly those with low income or living in poor countries, lack access to surgical treatment and sites, according to a study of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Article Link:
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Figures released by the National Population and Family Planning Commission have estimated China’s population will reach 1.39 billion by the end of 2015, with those aged 60 or over topping 200 million people. Over the next five years, China’s urban population will also surpass its rural counterpart, with city dwellers expected to exceed 700 million.
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