Eight Billion People

The world’s population now exceeds eight billion people, 8,000,000,000. (World Population Clock) That’s a doubling since 1974, which was a Continue reading →

Declining Birth Rates

Thought there’d be a baby boom during Covid? Many did. Worried about ever-expanding population growth? Many did. The surprise for Continue reading →

Data That Matters July 2020

Since data collection began, over half a million people (534,000) have died from Covid-19. The US ’employment-population’ ratio dropped to Continue reading →

Possibly No Population Boom

Population has been booming. In 1900, world population was about 1.65 billion. Now, it is about 7.8 billion. That’s a Continue reading →

Earth Overshoot Day 2019

July 29, 2019, that’s Earth Overshoot Day, the earliest we’ve estimated for how quickly our civilization uses up the Earth’s Continue reading →

Data That Matters June 2019

By 2050, geothermal energy in America could produce 23% of national residential demand. Despite advances in renewable energy and efficiency, Continue reading →

Zero Population Growth

Could it happen? Human population growth is projected to finally flatten. By 2100, population growth is expected to be effectively Continue reading →

Sand Shortage

As silly as it sounds, there’s a shortage of sand. Urbanization and infrastructure rely on concrete which relies on sand Continue reading →