What are the environmental implications of a global population that keeps expanding year after year? Can the planet handle the pressures of humanities demand for resources? And why have we – as supposedly intelligent homo sapiens, been unable to halt […]
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The 2020 Census is still going on, but the dates have been extended due to the coronavirus pandemic. The deadline for people to complete the survey forms for their households has been moved to October 31, 2020, more than two months […]
According to state and federal census figures Colorado’s population is expected to grow by an additional 2.3 million people by the year 2040. And that’s going to significantly impact the way we live, from traffic congestion to water – and […]
“Colorful Colorado” may need to be changed to “Crowded Colorado” with the number of people expected to move here by 2040. All that growth will take a toll on the state’s infrastructure as well as water and other natural resources. […]
In celebration of World Population Day July 11th, we look at the world’s human population through the lens of conservation and physical ecology. Tom Butler has produced a visually powerful book in collaboration with The Population Institute to make his […]
The population of Colorado is over 5 million right now, and it’s projected to grow…and grow and reach well over seven million by 2040 with much of that population growth happening on the Front Range. Elizabeth Garner, the state demographer […]
