Bill Ryerson, Robert Walker, and Julia Whitty examine population’s complex, pervasive relationship to the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change, biodiversity losses, global equity and human rights. William Ryerson, PCI Population Fellow and President of Population Media Center, Robert Walker, Executive Vice President of The Population Institute and Julia Whitty, Environmental Correspondent for Mother Jones Magazine examine population’s complex, pervasive relationship to the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change, biodiversity losses, global equity and human rights.
Population 7 Billion: It’s Time to Talk – WEBCHAT
By William Ryerson, originally published by Energy Bulletin
October 19, 2011
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