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From the Editor
At least since the days of Malthus, people have wondered when the planet will be too full of people. During the last several generations – as the number of humans has grown exponentially and our use of resources has skyrocketed – the question has taken on particular force. This place can feel intolerably crowded, and it seems only reasonable to ask: How many more souls can we possibly fit?
But I think that to wonder in 2009 when Earth will be overpopulated misses the point. It seems obvious to me at least that we are already well past full. The clearest proof of that are the 1.1 billion people who live without …more
Contents
- Features
- Border War
- Immigration Is a Political Minefield. Can Environmentalists Have a Reasoned Debate on the Issue?
- by Kari Lydersen
- Features
- Hold Steady
- If the Population Were to Shrink, What Would That Mean for an Economy Based on Growth?
- by Deborah Rich and Jason Mark
- Features
- The Vindication of a Public Scholar
- Forty Years After The Population Bomb Ignited Controversy, Paul Ehrlich Continues to Stir Debate
- by Tom Turner
- Spyhopping: Planet Girth
- by Gar Smith
- Earth Island News: Energy Action
- Victory by Degrees
- Earth Island News: Women’s Earth Alliance
- When Women Thrive, Communities Thrive
- Earth Island News: Restoration Initiatives
- Economic Crisis Whacks CA Programs
- Reports: Sex Sells
- A Tiny Nonprofit Uses Mass Media to Encourage Family Planning
- by Jason Mark
- Reports: A Population Bomb
- Too Many People and Too Few Resources Lead to Bloodshed in the Philippines
- by Brad Miller
- 1,000 Words: Trash Compactor
- Eco-artist Tim Gaudreau
- Reports: The Division Over Multiplication
- by Audrey Webb
- Reports: Last Stand in the Kunuku
- One Woman’s Battle to Save Her Island’s Plants and Culture
- by Patrick Holian
- In Review: Fuel
- Directed by Josh Tickell; Josh Tickell Productions
89 minutes
- In Review: Going Green
- Edited by Laura Pritchett, 209 pages, University of Oklahoma Press, 2009
- In Review: Deeply Rooted
- by Lisa Hamilton
306 pages, Counterpoint Press, 2009
- In Review: More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want
- by Robert Engelman
303 pages, Island Press, 2008
- Voices: The Kindest Cut
- by Matt Leonard
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