Population in the News

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Population News Sunday November 26th 2006

Tulsa World, Okla., David Averill Column: Early Onset
(RedNova: Sun, 26 Nov) By David Averill, Tulsa World, Okla. Nov. 26-There is growing public awareness of the threat posed by Alzheimer's disease as the largest segment of the nation's population, the baby boomers, grow older.

SITE OF WORLD WAR II BATTLE: Midway might open next year
(The Charlotte Observer: Sun, 26 Nov) Isolated from most of the world, Midway Atoll could open to visitors next year on a limited basis.

Nations sign nuclear fusion plan
(Houston Chronicle: Sun, 26 Nov) Nations representing half the world's population signed a long-awaited $12.8 billion pact last week for a nuclear fusion reactor that could revolutionize global energy use for future generations.

The wolf in winter
(Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: Sun, 26 Nov) In the language of biologists, they are "charismatic megafauna," the species that define a landscape and get the lion's share of attention in our parks and refuges. Wolves, bears, moose and eagles are not only wild creatures in the woods - they are symbols of what we admire and sometimes fear about the wilderness. As the human population grows, questions about whether we want to live in a world

Scientists: Climate change clues in sky
(AP via Yahoo! News: Sun, 26 Nov) Scientists are peering into the clouds near the top of the world, trying to solve a mystery and learn something new about global warming.

We're all Indians now
(The Observer: Sun, 26 Nov) It's already the world's largest democracy and within the next 30 years its economy will rival America's and its population outstrip China's. But what does that mean for the rest of us?

Highlights from the world's press
(CNN.com: Fri, 24 Nov) The assassination of Lebanese cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel and its ramifications for Middle East politics continues to dominate the editorial pages of many major world papers. The Guardian in the UK says Gemayal's murder is "a brutal gesture of contempt for the hundreds of thousands who took to the streets after the murder of Rafiq Hariri last year, and seemed to have taken control of Lebanon."

Dead ringers? - Giving old mobiles a second life in the developing world
(Independent: Sun, 26 Nov) With more and more of us developing a green conscience, it was only ever going to be a matter of time before businesses started making big money out of it. For Pete Petrondas, 29, the potential for him only became obvious when he'd started up a business in what might seem one of the most environmentally unfriendly industries there is - mobile phones.

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