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Out of the Darkness of Centuries: Book Review

reader diary by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA

July 21, 2010 - 12:59pm (Print)

Find out what REALLY WORKS in improving reproductive health and women's empowerment around the world.

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World Population Day: Why You Should Care

by Laurie Mazur

July 11, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

World Population Day is worth your attention - if you care about the well-being of the world's women, or about the global environment.

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Obama's "Population" Moves: Also Good for the Environment

by Vicky Markham, Center for Environment and Population (CEP)

February 26, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

It is time for a new discussion about "family size" and how it relates to our unprecedented environmental impacts, here in this country and around the world.

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Population, Family Planning and Presidential Priorities

by Jeffrey Locke, Population Action International

October 6, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Family planning is recognized in public health as a crucial element in improving the health of mother and child. In light of the economic crisis, will international family planning programs be a financial priority for America's next President?

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At Long Last: Prominent Attention to Population

by Tod Preston, Population Action International

October 1, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

A growing chorus has been sounding the alarm about an issue that has suffered from bewildering inattention in recent years: the negative impact of rapid global population growth on the health and well-being of our planet.

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As Demand for Food Explodes, Family Planning Critical

by John Bongaarts, Population Council

September 29, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Population growth is a driver of the long-term demand for food. Investing in education for girls and helping women prevent unwanted pregnancies can help keep demand sustainable.

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Can We Untwist Women's Rights from Environmental Concerns? Should We?

by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

July 23, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

I like to think that I'm primarily for reproductive rights because I'm for women's rights, but it never hurts to know that true reproductive freedom helps slow population growth.

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Nativists Orgs Inaccurately Blast Immigrants for Strain on US Infrastructure

by Emily Douglas

July 15, 2008 - 1:31pm (Print)

Long commute? Plenty of anti-immigrant organizations want you to blame strain on U.S. resources -- not to mention traffic -- on immigrants, but they're wrong.

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Demographic Security and the CIA

by Elizabeth Leahy, Population Action International (PAI)

May 30, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden recently identified population growth as one of three top destabilizing trends currently facing the world.

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