To fight poverty and overpopulation, crops need coaxing. Advances in deep-root food plants may trigger a new Green Revolution. Article Link:
How Science Could Spark a Second Green Revolution – April 6 Read More »
Some scientists are calling for more study of technological interventions to forestall catastrophic global warming. Why? Article Link:
What Is Geoengineering and Why Is It Considered a Climate Change Solution? – April 6 Read More »
Philanthropic support for climate-change issues tripled in 2008. Article Link: http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100406/full/464821a.html
Charities Warm to Climate – April 6 Read More »
The Coalition is returning to an old playbook, tapping into concerns about an increasing number of asylum seekers arriving by boat and linking that to the overall issue of immigration. That in turn links into people’s fears about rocketing house prices, water shortages and a fluctuating job market in recent troubled times and bingo –
Bring On the Population Debate Read More »
United Nations Population Facts Department of Economic and Social Affairs * Population Division No. 2010/3 Article Link:http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/popfacts/popfacts_2010-3.pdf
The Age Distribution of Deaths – April 2010 Read More »
The study provides a solid foundation for furthering research on child adoption and, more specifically, on the demographic factors that shape the demand for and the availability of adoptable children. The focus of the report is on the nexus between adoption policies and trends at the national and global levels. Understanding adoption policies and their
Child Adoption: Trends and Policies – April 2010 Read More »
Immigration-fuelled population growth has accelerated under the Rudd Government. Recent projections suggest that Australia may grow from its current 22 million to 35.9 million by 2050. This prospect has sparked a public debate about the country’s demographic future. If population growth were to become an election issue how would Australian voters respond? Relevant new data
Population Growth: What Do Australian Voters Want? – April, 2010 Read More »
THE nation’s first Population Minister, Tony Burke, has ruled out setting population targets in the strategy that he will draw up over the next 12 months. Article Link:
Tony Burke Rules Out Setting Population Targets for Australia – April 2010 Read More »
TONY Abbott has fired a new shot in the population debate, declaring the nation should aim for a long-term target of 29 million people. That’s seven million fewer than the 36 million Treasury prediction for 2050. Last year Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he supported a “big Australia”, and in January Mr Abbott also talked
Tony Abbott Sets Population Target of 29 Million People – April 30 Read More »
The population of Japan’s capital — one of the biggest cities in the world — has surpassed 13 million for the first time. Tokyo counted 13.01 million residents as of April 1, up 0.5 percent from the same month a year earlier, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Wednesday. The growth contrasts with the overall demographic
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