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Population growth is a major contributor to dwindling natural resources & species extinction.

The Earth is your Birthday cake & its human population is the number of people that you invited to the party.
February 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Planned Parenthood: "The end of Roe v. Wade didn’t stop Planned Parenthood health centers from providing care to over 2 million patients. Planned Parenthood has provided care for over 100 years — and isn't going anywhere."
February 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
February 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"From featherlight lizards to heavyweight hornbills & supersized sharks, they all share the dubious distinction of staring extinction in the face."
www.fauna-flora.org/news/ten-spe...
Ten species to watch in 2025
In 2025, Fauna & Flora and our partners will be working to change the story for endangered species to watch, including European mink, Antillean manatee, great hornbill, African wild dog and many other...
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January 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"In the months after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, permanent contraception in the form of tubal sterilizations and vasectomies surged among young adults living in states likely to ban abortion, new research released on Monday found."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
January 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
January 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
January 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“The cost of living is astronomical, western societies are not set up to be family-friendly,& the world looks like it’s in increasingly dire straits. Elon Musk may be on a mission to repopulate the world with his spawn but, for some of us, one is the magic number”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My daughter will be an only child – and I’m not going to feel guilty about it | Arwa Mahdawi
My wife and I are ‘one and done’ on kids. We’re also ‘one and done’ with unsolicited advice about our decision
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
January 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Wait until Jeremy hears about plummeting wildlife numbers & ecological collapse ... it may even lead him to realise that we must not build ever more houses on a tiny finite planet.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? | Jeremy Corbyn
Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it, says Jeremy Corbyn, independent MP for Islington North
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
January 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
“Zero Regrets”: 30 People In Their 30s And 40s Get Honest About Being Childfree...

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“Zero Regrets”: 30 People In Their 30s And 40s Get Honest About Being Childfree
To have or not to have, that is the question! A century ago, it was assumed in most cultures that if you were married, the next step was to start a family. But nowadays, that expectation is starting t...
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January 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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January 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
January 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“Sometimes these questions come from relatives,” Dewi said, a hint of exasperation in her voice. “Other times, they come from people in our community or even coworkers at the office.”

www.scmp.com/week-asia/li...
Why more Indonesian couples are saying no to children
With rising costs and changing priorities, more Indonesians are choosing to live childfree – raising some demographic concerns.
www.scmp.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:45 AM
"Yes, but the climate has always changed" ...

Not at this rate of change & not as a result of the numbers & actions of a single species. We are the comet.
December 20, 2024 at 9:57 AM
December 20, 2024 at 9:57 AM
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December 18, 2024 at 10:16 AM