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Eugenics — What’s in a Word?

Will we ever be able to talk rationally about eugenics? The word ‘eugenics’ has a bad reputation to put it mildly. Even writing an article…

Jan 11

Eugenics — What’s in a Word?

Jan 11

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8 Billion — Our Greatest Mistake

8 billion people alive today is a milestone in human history. We accept this figure as though it is normal, nothing to worry about, a…

Nov 16, 2022

8 Billion — Our Greatest Mistake

Nov 16, 2022

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Delusional Denial of Jordan Peterson and ARC

Peterson continues his quest for a better world aboard his new ‘ARC’, while unwittingly contributing to the planet’s destruction in the…

Nov 21, 2023

Delusional Denial of Jordan Peterson and ARC

Nov 21, 2023

Jon Austen

Our Fatal Addiction to Flying

Mar 21

Our Fatal Addiction to Flying

Mar 21

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Ending Overshoot

How to Fix The Planet, The Easy Way

Scientists are facing the facts and reporting that there is an existential threat to life on Earth. 8 billion people on a planet with…

Sep 20, 2023

Sep 20, 2023

Jon Austen

Tree Guards — A Pointless Pox Across the Country

Over 200 million tree guards have been used in the UK. Are they needed, or are they a waste of time and money, becoming uncollected litter…

Mar 9, 2023

Tree Guards — A Pointless Pox Across the Country

Mar 9, 2023

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Ending Overshoot

Mainstream Media Blindness to China’s Depopulation Dividend

China has had its first fall in population in 61 years. The media has reported the story as a disaster for the economy, but is it really a…

Jan 19, 2023

Mainstream Media Blindness to China’s Depopulation Dividend

Jan 19, 2023

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Ending Overshoot

8 Billion Humans — Too Many Already

Dear Earthlings

Nov 7, 2022

8 Billion Humans — Too Many Already

Nov 7, 2022

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Ending Overshoot

Why ‘Food Aid’ Won’t Solve Famine in Madagascar

The UN World Food Programme(WFP) has been bombarding the media recently with adverts asking for help address the famine in Madagascar.

Sep 11, 2021

Why ‘Food Aid’ Won’t Solve Famine in Madagascar

Sep 11, 2021

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Ending Overshoot

Don’t Panic! It’s time we saw the bright side of falling birth rates.

Why are falling birth rates always portrayed negatively?

Jun 3, 2021

Don’t Panic! It’s time we saw the bright side of falling birth rates.

Jun 3, 2021

Jon Austen

Jon Austen

Jon is a writer on environmental issues especially overpopulation. He doesn't wash his hair using shampoo, picks up litter every day and grows french beans

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