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584                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2025/04/03/lobster-and-poitics"     itemprop="url">
585                    Lobster and Poitics
586                    </a>
587                  </h5>
588                </div>
589              
590                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
591                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
592                </div>
593                          </div>
594
595                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Lobsters are declining in numbers, so we should harvest more?</p></div>
596                      </div>
597        </div>
598              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_18122852">
599
600                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_18122852-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
601    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2024/12/02/does-building-more-houses-create-more-problems-than-it-solves-"     itemprop="url">
602    <img
603        loading="lazy"        width="2048"
604        height="1585"
605        alt="DOES BUILDING MORE HOUSES CREATE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES?"
606        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/6a93ec13-cf9e-4001-96d4-1487e0d68773.jpg"
607        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/d0d34f39-cbd0-4ec2-af93-e90ee8d36df5.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/7c4e3bc2-4dac-4cc4-bdbe-07b541ae7967.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/5340b508-1e37-4cc9-bfb3-9889f73fa605.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/6a93ec13-cf9e-4001-96d4-1487e0d68773.jpg 2048w"
608        itemprop="image"
609                    >
610    </a>
611
612              <img loading="lazy"
613           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=jZjIAjz_AHE"
614           alt=""
615           width="1"
616           height="1"
617           class="hidden"
618      />
619      </div>
620          
621          <div class="news-article-details">
622            <div class="news-article-header">
623                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
624                  <span class="date-month">December</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">2</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2024</span>
625                </div>
626              
627                              <div class="news-article-title">
628                  <h5>
629                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2024/12/02/does-building-more-houses-create-more-problems-than-it-solves-"     itemprop="url">
630                    DOES BUILDING MORE HOUSES CREATE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES?
631                    </a>
632                  </h5>
633                </div>
634              
635                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
636                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
637                </div>
638                          </div>
639
640                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>The lack of affordable housing has been a major issue front and center in many communities around the United States and the world. DOES BUILDING MORE HOUSES CREATE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES?</p></div>
641                      </div>
642        </div>
643              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17914200">
644
645                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17914200-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
646    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2024/08/15/un-recommends-biggest-polluters-in-the-world-have-more-children-"     itemprop="url">
647    <img
648        loading="lazy"        width="3400"
649        height="2400"
650        alt="UN Recommends Biggest Polluters in the World Have More Children."
651        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/cdabce33-a6e8-4944-86b4-1e0566e6f332.png"
652        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/91c135d3-6b20-4e15-8a19-eadacc64351d.png 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/3a10e3e3-7a93-4c44-b428-16ddd5250db4.png 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/f6e73c39-e6c3-499b-99ef-152b455f00dc.png 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/cdabce33-a6e8-4944-86b4-1e0566e6f332.png 3400w"
653        itemprop="image"
654                    >
655    </a>
656
657              <img loading="lazy"
658           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=jZjIAjz_AHE"
659           alt=""
660           width="1"
661           height="1"
662           class="hidden"
663      />
664      </div>
665          
666          <div class="news-article-details">
667            <div class="news-article-header">
668                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
669                  <span class="date-month">August</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">15</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2024</span>
670                </div>
671              
672                              <div class="news-article-title">
673                  <h5>
674                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2024/08/15/un-recommends-biggest-polluters-in-the-world-have-more-children-"     itemprop="url">
675                    UN Recommends Biggest Polluters in the World Have More Children.
676                    </a>
677                  </h5>
678                </div>
679              
680                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
681                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
682                </div>
683                          </div>
684
685                      </div>
686        </div>
687              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17796772">
688
689                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17796772-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
690    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2024/06/06/behind-every-cup-of-coffee-is-a-story"     itemprop="url">
691    <img
692        loading="lazy"        width="1430"
693        height="916"
694        alt="Behind Every Cup of Coffee is a Story"
695        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/1f6745e6-84c6-42eb-a800-b923d25b9cc4.png"
696        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/56660b73-02af-43c5-a6ce-42f37cec06fb.png 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/0a968f80-152f-4348-abca-3bbeae92753b.png 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/1f6745e6-84c6-42eb-a800-b923d25b9cc4.png 1430w"
697        itemprop="image"
698                    >
699    </a>
700
701              <img loading="lazy"
702           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=jZjIAjz_AHE"
703           alt=""
704           width="1"
705           height="1"
706           class="hidden"
707      />
708      </div>
709          
710          <div class="news-article-details">
711            <div class="news-article-header">
712                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
713                  <span class="date-month">June</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">6</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2024</span>
714                </div>
715              
716                              <div class="news-article-title">
717                  <h5>
718                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2024/06/06/behind-every-cup-of-coffee-is-a-story"     itemprop="url">
719                    Behind Every Cup of Coffee is a Story
720                    </a>
721                  </h5>
722                </div>
723              
724                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
725                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
726                </div>
727                          </div>
728
729                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Starbucks rolled out redesigned plastic cups to its US and Canada locations in April 2024. But does this initiative really make Starbucks any “greener” at the end of the day?</p></div>
730                      </div>
731        </div>
732              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17675423">
733
734          
735          <div class="news-article-details">
736            <div class="news-article-header">
737                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
738                  <span class="date-month">March</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">10</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2024</span>
739                </div>
740              
741                              <div class="news-article-title">
742                  <h5>
743                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2024/03/10/-you-cannot-lead-others-to-live-by-values-you-live-the-opposite-of-"     itemprop="url">
744                    &quot;You Cannot Lead Others to Live By Values You Live the Opposite Of&quot;
745                    </a>
746                  </h5>
747                </div>
748              
749                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
750                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
751                </div>
752                          </div>
753
754                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>The Daily Show's Grace Kuhlenschmidt recently interviewed Josh Spodek, a friend, colleague and Earth Overshoot supporter. We think you will find it highly entertaining and inspirational.</p></div>
755                      </div>
756        </div>
757              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17498275">
758
759                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17498275-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
760    <a href="https://6k86l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/mk/mr/sh/SMJz0ACyFvfrbij7buWbJY03uME7/io8FoGvvHkoU"     itemprop="url">
761    <img
762        loading="lazy"        width="1100"
763        height="492"
764        alt="NO NEED TO HOLD COP 29"
765        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/2e8238d5-ee9c-44df-916c-68f63cc0cbd5.jpeg"
766        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/508f3cff-a4f3-4a32-8437-88c4eb584299.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/2e8238d5-ee9c-44df-916c-68f63cc0cbd5.jpeg 1100w"
767        itemprop="image"
768                    >
769    </a>
770
771              <img loading="lazy"
772           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=jZjIAjz_AHE"
773           alt=""
774           width="1"
775           height="1"
776           class="hidden"
777      />
778      </div>
779          
780          <div class="news-article-details">
781            <div class="news-article-header">
782                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
783                  <span class="date-month">December</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">7</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2023</span>
784                </div>
785              
786                              <div class="news-article-title">
787                  <h5>
788                    <a href="https://6k86l.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/mk/mr/sh/SMJz0ACyFvfrbij7buWbJY03uME7/io8FoGvvHkoU"     itemprop="url">
789                    NO NEED TO HOLD COP 29
790                    </a>
791                  </h5>
792                </div>
793              
794                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
795                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
796                </div>
797                          </div>
798
799                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>COP 28, the United Nations' annual climate summit is happening right now in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These climate conferences have been taking place since 1995 and every year, save for temporary recessions, global emissions keep going up and up and up and up.</p>
800
801<p>If there was a solution that was actually working would the 70,000 attendees want to know about it?<br />
802Look no further than Japan.</p></div>
803                      </div>
804        </div>
805              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17476587">
806
807                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17476587-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
808    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/11/17/wealth-never-sleeps"     itemprop="url">
809    <img
810        loading="lazy"        width="3648"
811        height="5472"
812        alt="Wealth Never Sleeps"
813        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/4ec3a734-828a-4586-b9a5-bbba50847492.jpeg"
814        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/7ae992cc-646f-456e-8182-a254d254dfef.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/83f3c5f8-6851-4ea9-b457-977d9de5cec9.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/279e2c38-cc69-4f08-95fb-8b0ba34db2f2.jpeg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/4ec3a734-828a-4586-b9a5-bbba50847492.jpeg 3648w"
815        itemprop="image"
816                    >
817    </a>
818
819              <img loading="lazy"
820           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
821           alt=""
822           width="1"
823           height="1"
824           class="hidden"
825      />
826      </div>
827          
828          <div class="news-article-details">
829            <div class="news-article-header">
830                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
831                  <span class="date-month">November</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">17</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2023</span>
832                </div>
833              
834                              <div class="news-article-title">
835                  <h5>
836                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/11/17/wealth-never-sleeps"     itemprop="url">
837                    Wealth Never Sleeps
838                    </a>
839                  </h5>
840                </div>
841              
842                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
843                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Brad Meiklejohn</span>
844                </div>
845                          </div>
846
847                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Wishing away overconsumption without reducing population or affluence is a denial of math.</p></div>
848                      </div>
849        </div>
850              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17291726">
851
852                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17291726-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
853    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/09/10/it-s-gettin-hot-in-here-"     itemprop="url">
854    <img
855        loading="lazy"        width="640"
856        height="640"
857        alt="IT&#039;S GETTIN&#039; HOT IN HERE!"
858        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/f7df2e02-09d3-4398-a300-8734d963eee1.jpg"
859        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/97238b51-996d-427e-9c04-b1eec2f4144f.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/f7df2e02-09d3-4398-a300-8734d963eee1.jpg 640w"
860        itemprop="image"
861                    >
862    </a>
863
864              <img loading="lazy"
865           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
866           alt=""
867           width="1"
868           height="1"
869           class="hidden"
870      />
871      </div>
872          
873          <div class="news-article-details">
874            <div class="news-article-header">
875                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
876                  <span class="date-month">September</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">10</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2023</span>
877                </div>
878              
879                              <div class="news-article-title">
880                  <h5>
881                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/09/10/it-s-gettin-hot-in-here-"     itemprop="url">
882                    IT&#039;S GETTIN&#039; HOT IN HERE!
883                    </a>
884                  </h5>
885                </div>
886              
887                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
888                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
889                </div>
890                          </div>
891
892                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>2023 has been the hottest year on record. What does history teach us about what we can expect for the future?</p></div>
893                      </div>
894        </div>
895              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17140629">
896
897                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_17140629-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
898    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/06/28/are-low-birth-rates-the-beginning-of-human-extinction-"     itemprop="url">
899    <img
900        loading="lazy"        width="532"
901        height="360"
902        alt="Are Low Birth Rates the Beginning   of Human Extinction?"
903        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/f627e772-9375-4abb-99a9-413d7408c617.png"
904        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/f627e772-9375-4abb-99a9-413d7408c617.png 532w"
905        itemprop="image"
906                    >
907    </a>
908
909              <img loading="lazy"
910           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
911           alt=""
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914           class="hidden"
915      />
916      </div>
917          
918          <div class="news-article-details">
919            <div class="news-article-header">
920                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
921                  <span class="date-month">June</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">28</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2023</span>
922                </div>
923              
924                              <div class="news-article-title">
925                  <h5>
926                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/06/28/are-low-birth-rates-the-beginning-of-human-extinction-"     itemprop="url">
927                    Are Low Birth Rates the Beginning   of Human Extinction?
928                    </a>
929                  </h5>
930                </div>
931              
932                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
933                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Amy Tschudin</span>
934                </div>
935                          </div>
936
937                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Fearing low birth rates is like obsessing about cancer while playing blindfolded in traffic.</p></div>
938                      </div>
939        </div>
940              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16862628">
941
942                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16862628-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
943    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/03/15/rationing-the-american-dream" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
944    <img
945        loading="lazy"        width="4000"
946        height="1300"
947        alt="Rationing the American Dream"
948        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/0bb7ba78-8586-4038-9ca3-875ed12124f0.jpg"
949        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/b5dbac13-391d-4c57-b151-131dcc484064.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/b04f8c79-4609-411b-b41b-b82790defc61.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/b58cd943-0b89-4007-bac4-3b6b07285c32.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/0bb7ba78-8586-4038-9ca3-875ed12124f0.jpg 4000w"
950        itemprop="image"
951                    >
952    </a>
953
954              <img loading="lazy"
955           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
956           alt=""
957           width="1"
958           height="1"
959           class="hidden"
960      />
961      </div>
962          
963          <div class="news-article-details">
964            <div class="news-article-header">
965                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
966                  <span class="date-month">March</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">15</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2023</span>
967                </div>
968              
969                              <div class="news-article-title">
970                  <h5>
971                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/03/15/rationing-the-american-dream" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
972                    Rationing the American Dream
973                    </a>
974                  </h5>
975                </div>
976              
977                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
978                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
979                </div>
980                          </div>
981
982                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Treating the symptoms of overshoot like lack of affordable housing, whether with subsidies, cost controls or greater development may temporarily lessen the pain, but eventually the problems will resurface or metastasize to new places. We must address the problems that take into account the bigger picture problems of overconsumption and unsustainable population growth with solutions that improve quality of life if we are to maintain our quality of life and a healthy environment.</p></div>
983                      </div>
984        </div>
985              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16737147">
986
987                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16737147-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
988    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/01/23/breaking-the-cycle-of-denial-and-paralysis"     itemprop="url">
989    <img
990        loading="lazy"        width="242"
991        height="181"
992        alt="Breaking the Cycle of Denial and Paralysis"
993        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8c61e590-bf04-4e78-ac44-6d797b4d4131.jpeg"
994        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8c61e590-bf04-4e78-ac44-6d797b4d4131.jpeg 242w"
995        itemprop="image"
996                    >
997    </a>
998
999              <img loading="lazy"
1000           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
1001           alt=""
1002           width="1"
1003           height="1"
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1005      />
1006      </div>
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1008          <div class="news-article-details">
1009            <div class="news-article-header">
1010                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1011                  <span class="date-month">January</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">23</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2023</span>
1012                </div>
1013              
1014                              <div class="news-article-title">
1015                  <h5>
1016                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/01/23/breaking-the-cycle-of-denial-and-paralysis"     itemprop="url">
1017                    Breaking the Cycle of Denial and Paralysis
1018                    </a>
1019                  </h5>
1020                </div>
1021              
1022                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1023                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1024                </div>
1025                          </div>
1026
1027                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>As its first story of 2023, the iconic television news program "60 Minutes" featured the conclusions of several esteemed scientists who say that the Earth is suffering a crisis of mass extinction on a scale unseen since the dinosaurs. The cause of the destruction, as described succinctly by Professor Paul Ehrlich on the same "60 Minutes" segment: “too many people, too much consumption and growth mania.”</p></div>
1028                      </div>
1029        </div>
1030              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16724656">
1031
1032                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16724656-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1033    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/01/19/reframing-china-s-population-decline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
1034    <img
1035        loading="lazy"        width="800"
1036        height="530"
1037        alt="Reframing China&#039;s Population Decline"
1038        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/21ebfc30-a8cd-4193-b946-52821f92126d.jpeg"
1039        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8e6e3634-37c5-490e-bdbb-10b91865dc5d.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/21ebfc30-a8cd-4193-b946-52821f92126d.jpeg 800w"
1040        itemprop="image"
1041                    >
1042    </a>
1043
1044              <img loading="lazy"
1045           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
1046           alt=""
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1049           class="hidden"
1050      />
1051      </div>
1052          
1053          <div class="news-article-details">
1054            <div class="news-article-header">
1055                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1056                  <span class="date-month">January</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">19</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2023</span>
1057                </div>
1058              
1059                              <div class="news-article-title">
1060                  <h5>
1061                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2023/01/19/reframing-china-s-population-decline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
1062                    Reframing China&#039;s Population Decline
1063                    </a>
1064                  </h5>
1065                </div>
1066              
1067                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1068                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1069                </div>
1070                          </div>
1071
1072                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>The economic and social challenges tied to slowing birth rates are child's play compared to the ecological plights, societal and human health costs and national security perils any country will experience from unsustainable population growth.</p></div>
1073                      </div>
1074        </div>
1075              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16604600">
1076
1077                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16604600-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1078    <a href="#"     itemprop="url">
1079    <img
1080        loading="lazy"        width="5472"
1081        height="3648"
1082        alt="OVERCONSUMPTION:    Why Living on Less Is So Hard"
1083        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/c71db286-6a5c-4f1d-b3d6-6ff8b6cb289c.jpg"
1084        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/ec1c57e5-6149-4477-900f-89b9ed2e0094.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/458517f9-c10a-44c0-b693-fa2cc502bcd9.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/add1f8fd-3ad2-4336-91e7-aaf75c73ec4f.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/c71db286-6a5c-4f1d-b3d6-6ff8b6cb289c.jpg 5472w"
1085        itemprop="image"
1086                    >
1087    </a>
1088
1089              <img loading="lazy"
1090           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
1091           alt=""
1092           width="1"
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1094           class="hidden"
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1096      </div>
1097          
1098          <div class="news-article-details">
1099            <div class="news-article-header">
1100                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1101                  <span class="date-month">November</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">27</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2022</span>
1102                </div>
1103              
1104                              <div class="news-article-title">
1105                  <h5>
1106                    <a href="#"     itemprop="url">
1107                    OVERCONSUMPTION:    Why Living on Less Is So Hard
1108                    </a>
1109                  </h5>
1110                </div>
1111              
1112                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1113                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1114                </div>
1115                          </div>
1116
1117                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Filmmaker, environmental activist and Executive Director of Earth Overshoot  Terry Spahr was a recent guest on Population Media Center’s “Population Eight Billion” Podcast. During this revealing conversation with Host Veronika Perkova, Spahr unpacks the immutable and often overlooked connection between consumption and our financial system and its consequences.</p></div>
1118                      </div>
1119        </div>
1120              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16316861">
1121
1122                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16316861-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1123    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2022/08/02/the-lowdown-on-the-climate-act-"     itemprop="url">
1124    <img
1125        loading="lazy"        width="2460"
1126        height="1079"
1127        alt="THE LOWDOWN ON THE “CLIMATE ACT”"
1128        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/9436a1b4-d79a-4cfc-af6f-fe5833d5b61a.jpeg"
1129        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/aa60f0e7-42dc-46fb-8b89-0bc6489c82eb.jpeg 
1129600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/e87b6df6-d0fb-4816-930d-afe07e83e024.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/480742ad-c749-47f3-b74d-67c01e704963.jpeg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/9436a1b4-d79a-4cfc-af6f-fe5833d5b61a.jpeg 2460w"
1130        itemprop="image"
1131                    >
1132    </a>
1133
1134              <img loading="lazy"
1135           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=blOLCO2K4M0"
1136           alt=""
1137           width="1"
1138           height="1"
1139           class="hidden"
1140      />
1141      </div>
1142          
1143          <div class="news-article-details">
1144            <div class="news-article-header">
1145                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1146                  <span class="date-month">August</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">2</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2022</span>
1147                </div>
1148              
1149                              <div class="news-article-title">
1150                  <h5>
1151                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2022/08/02/the-lowdown-on-the-climate-act-"     itemprop="url">
1152                    THE LOWDOWN ON THE “CLIMATE ACT”
1153                    </a>
1154                  </h5>
1155                </div>
1156              
1157                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1158                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1159                </div>
1160                          </div>
1161
1162                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>This past week the media announced an historic climate legislation deal was struck in the Senate. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, ( a misleading title because the Act will do nothing to tame inflation) will allocate $370 billion in spending toward a “Green Energy” future.<br />
1163Where is the money going?</p></div>
1164                      </div>
1165        </div>
1166              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16098736">
1167
1168                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_16098736-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1169    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2022/05/02/what-to-do-when-encountering-a-climate-denier"     itemprop="url">
1170    <img
1171        loading="lazy"        width="2288"
1172        height="1520"
1173        alt="What to Do When Encountering a Climate Denier"
1174        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/a61a1a3c-5350-4e7b-8041-5b4252932d0d.jpeg"
1175        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/afa6e484-4660-4a4a-b1d9-85cdf3fb5360.jpeg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/6d78be3a-09fc-4f9e-a9f2-a71a92cac377.jpeg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/c3550fbe-a546-4d2c-8a04-fc879024effa.jpeg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/a61a1a3c-5350-4e7b-8041-5b4252932d0d.jpeg 2288w"
1176        itemprop="image"
1177                    >
1178    </a>
1179
1180              <img loading="lazy"
1181           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1182           alt=""
1183           width="1"
1184           height="1"
1185           class="hidden"
1186      />
1187      </div>
1188          
1189          <div class="news-article-details">
1190            <div class="news-article-header">
1191                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1192                  <span class="date-month">May</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">2</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2022</span>
1193                </div>
1194              
1195                              <div class="news-article-title">
1196                  <h5>
1197                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2022/05/02/what-to-do-when-encountering-a-climate-denier"     itemprop="url">
1198                    What to Do When Encountering a Climate Denier
1199                    </a>
1200                  </h5>
1201                </div>
1202              
1203                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1204                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Amy Tschudin</span>
1205                </div>
1206                          </div>
1207
1208                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>How do you educate someone who has wrapped part of their identity around scoffing at environmental concerns? You look for "softer targets" closer to home. Earth Overshoot volunteer Amy Tschudin explains.</p></div>
1209                      </div>
1210        </div>
1211              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15836378">
1212
1213                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15836378-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1214    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2022/01/27/is-humanity-the-end-of-the-manatee-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
1215    <img
1216        loading="lazy"        width="309"
1217        height="450"
1218        alt="Is Humanity the End of the Manatee?"
1219        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/3adc2c53-42e6-4b5d-9376-269bed60d140.jpg"
1220        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/3adc2c53-42e6-4b5d-9376-269bed60d140.jpg 309w"
1221        itemprop="image"
1222                    >
1223    </a>
1224
1225              <img loading="lazy"
1226           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1227           alt=""
1228           width="1"
1229           height="1"
1230           class="hidden"
1231      />
1232      </div>
1233          
1234          <div class="news-article-details">
1235            <div class="news-article-header">
1236                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1237                  <span class="date-month">January</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">27</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2022</span>
1238                </div>
1239              
1240                              <div class="news-article-title">
1241                  <h5>
1242                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2022/01/27/is-humanity-the-end-of-the-manatee-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
1243                    Is Humanity the End of the Manatee?
1244                    </a>
1245                  </h5>
1246                </div>
1247              
1248                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1249                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1250                </div>
1251                          </div>
1252
1253                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>If humanity ignores the true source of the manatee’s plight - our unsustainable growth in human numbers and consumption --  with band-aid solutions and "rescue" attempts, we will only delay the inevitable and ultimately drive them and many other creatures to extinction.</p></div>
1254                      </div>
1255        </div>
1256              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15622247">
1257
1258                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15622247-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1259    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/11/10/how-much-would-you-pay-to-address-climate-change-"     itemprop="url">
1260    <img
1261        loading="lazy"        width="960"
1262        height="640"
1263        alt="HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE?"
1264        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/320a6b57-b47b-4c31-8149-df6165a73d81.jpg"
1265        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/25fa768e-2630-47c4-93a0-56fbed9b8d42.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/320a6b57-b47b-4c31-8149-df6165a73d81.jpg 960w"
1266        itemprop="image"
1267                    >
1268    </a>
1269
1270              <img loading="lazy"
1271           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1272           alt=""
1273           width="1"
1274           height="1"
1275           class="hidden"
1276      />
1277      </div>
1278          
1279          <div class="news-article-details">
1280            <div class="news-article-header">
1281                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1282                  <span class="date-month">November</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">10</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2021</span>
1283                </div>
1284              
1285                              <div class="news-article-title">
1286                  <h5>
1287                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/11/10/how-much-would-you-pay-to-address-climate-change-"     itemprop="url">
1288                    HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE?
1289                    </a>
1290                  </h5>
1291                </div>
1292              
1293                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1294                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1295                </div>
1296                          </div>
1297
1298                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Joe Biden's desire for short-term economic prosperity undercuts his vision for long-term planetary health and serves as the perfect example of the dilemma presented by our reliance on fossil fuels in the face of unsustainable population growth.</p></div>
1299                      </div>
1300        </div>
1301              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15499995">
1302
1303                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15499995-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1304    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/09/25/the-bigger-picture-when-herculean-efforts-are-not-enough"     itemprop="url">
1305    <img
1306        loading="lazy"        width="982"
1307        height="726"
1308        alt="The Bigger Picture: When Herculean Efforts Are Not Enough"
1309        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/3dd275de-dc25-41a4-bec4-7aa24958a286.png"
1310        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/2b27ef38-ed20-4941-8b4c-361dcf34faa9.png 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/3dd275de-dc25-41a4-bec4-7aa24958a286.png 982w"
1311        itemprop="image"
1312                    >
1313    </a>
1314
1315              <img loading="lazy"
1316           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1317           alt=""
1318           width="1"
1319           height="1"
1320           class="hidden"
1321      />
1322      </div>
1323          
1324          <div class="news-article-details">
1325            <div class="news-article-header">
1326                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1327                  <span class="date-month">September</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">25</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2021</span>
1328                </div>
1329              
1330                              <div class="news-article-title">
1331                  <h5>
1332                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/09/25/the-bigger-picture-when-herculean-efforts-are-not-enough"     itemprop="url">
1333                    The Bigger Picture: When Herculean Efforts Are Not Enough
1334                    </a>
1335                  </h5>
1336                </div>
1337              
1338                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1339                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1340                </div>
1341                          </div>
1342
1343                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>If we are to ever have a sustainable planet, it will be by focusing on the bigger picture of unsustainable population growth and not the myriad of environmental, social and economic crises it creates.</p></div>
1344                      </div>
1345        </div>
1346              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15315346">
1347
1348                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15315346-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1349    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/07/23/the-earth-is-calling-your-account-is-overdrawn"     itemprop="url">
1350    <img
1351        loading="lazy"        width="650"
1352        height="813"
1353        alt="The Earth is Calling: Your Account is Overdrawn"
1354        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/efcdc717-690e-4747-8554-1eec306369f0.jpeg"
1355        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/81396aef-edd9-4c84-9f3b-9ece591282e2.jpeg 
1355600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/efcdc717-690e-4747-8554-1eec306369f0.jpeg 650w"
1356        itemprop="image"
1357                    >
1358    </a>
1359
1360              <img loading="lazy"
1361           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1362           alt=""
1363           width="1"
1364           height="1"
1365           class="hidden"
1366      />
1367      </div>
1368          
1369          <div class="news-article-details">
1370            <div class="news-article-header">
1371                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1372                  <span class="date-month">July</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">23</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2021</span>
1373                </div>
1374              
1375                              <div class="news-article-title">
1376                  <h5>
1377                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/07/23/the-earth-is-calling-your-account-is-overdrawn"     itemprop="url">
1378                    The Earth is Calling: Your Account is Overdrawn
1379                    </a>
1380                  </h5>
1381                </div>
1382              
1383                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1384                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1385                </div>
1386                          </div>
1387
1388                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Despite having an Earth Overshoot Day every year, Terry Spahr proposes we focus instead on the real work that must be done every day, including ending unsustainable population growth if we are to achieve a just, equitable and sustainable world.</p></div>
1389                      </div>
1390        </div>
1391              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15012397">
1392
1393                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_15012397-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1394    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/04/07/earth-overshoot-s-panel-a-new-paradigm-for-a-sustainable-planet-to-reach-millions-at-world-premiere-earth-day-live-events"     itemprop="url">
1395    <img
1396        loading="lazy"        width="940"
1397        height="788"
1398        alt="Earth Overshoot&#039;s Panel &quot;A New Paradigm for a Sustainable Planet&quot; To Reach Millions at World Premiere, Earth Day Live Events"
1399        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/fcc56d9c-6250-4dac-aa58-1e26b0b3a27f.png"
1400        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/5a5160ea-d221-49d8-b088-fc1f9d3358ae.png 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/fcc56d9c-6250-4dac-aa58-1e26b0b3a27f.png 940w"
1401        itemprop="image"
1402                    >
1403    </a>
1404
1405              <img loading="lazy"
1406           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1407           alt=""
1408           width="1"
1409           height="1"
1410           class="hidden"
1411      />
1412      </div>
1413          
1414          <div class="news-article-details">
1415            <div class="news-article-header">
1416                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1417                  <span class="date-month">April</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">7</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2021</span>
1418                </div>
1419              
1420                              <div class="news-article-title">
1421                  <h5>
1422                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/04/07/earth-overshoot-s-panel-a-new-paradigm-for-a-sustainable-planet-to-reach-millions-at-world-premiere-earth-day-live-events"     itemprop="url">
1423                    Earth Overshoot&#039;s Panel &quot;A New Paradigm for a Sustainable Planet&quot; To Reach Millions at World Premiere, Earth Day Live Events
1424                    </a>
1425                  </h5>
1426                </div>
1427              
1428                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1429                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1430                </div>
1431                          </div>
1432
1433                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Earth Overshoot's event will be live-streamed as part of EARTH DAY LIVE events April 22 to audiences around the world. Experts in conservation biology, gender justice and public health will discuss issues raised in the 8 Billion Angels documentary.</p></div>
1434                      </div>
1435        </div>
1436              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14906913">
1437
1438                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14906913-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1439    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/02/28/old-habits-die-hard-breaking-up-with-the-gdp"     itemprop="url">
1440    <img
1441        loading="lazy"        width="753"
1442        height="647"
1443        alt="Old Habits Die Hard: Breaking Up with the GDP"
1444        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/e594449c-2a29-4485-858f-d3292cf39ba4.png"
1445        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/165d00a1-a52f-482f-bddf-10027bed4df8.png 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/e594449c-2a29-4485-858f-d3292cf39ba4.png 753w"
1446        itemprop="image"
1447                    >
1448    </a>
1449
1450              <img loading="lazy"
1451           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1452           alt=""
1453           width="1"
1454           height="1"
1455           class="hidden"
1456      />
1457      </div>
1458          
1459          <div class="news-article-details">
1460            <div class="news-article-header">
1461                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1462                  <span class="date-month">February</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">28</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2021</span>
1463                </div>
1464              
1465                              <div class="news-article-title">
1466                  <h5>
1467                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/02/28/old-habits-die-hard-breaking-up-with-the-gdp"     itemprop="url">
1468                    Old Habits Die Hard: Breaking Up with the GDP
1469                    </a>
1470                  </h5>
1471                </div>
1472              
1473                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1474                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Amy Burkholder Tschudin</span>
1475                </div>
1476                          </div>
1477
1478                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>How do we actually break the habit of expecting GDP grow forever? How do we get our government, the financial community, the media, and ourselves trained onto new metrics for our economic and social prosperity? No metric will ever be perfect but there are alternatives to the GDP.</p></div>
1479                      </div>
1480        </div>
1481              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14793484">
1482
1483                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14793484-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1484    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/01/21/do-we-have-to-accept-a-ghastly-future-"     itemprop="url">
1485    <img
1486        loading="lazy"        width="725"
1487        height="599"
1488        alt="Do We Have to Accept a &#039;Ghastly Future?&#039;"
1489        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/92cf1c4e-6eb8-4752-b62b-5cdf77d20053.jpg"
1490        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/858f659b-ca9e-4a49-b442-115df5028c3a.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/92cf1c4e-6eb8-4752-b62b-5cdf77d20053.jpg 725w"
1491        itemprop="image"
1492                    >
1493    </a>
1494
1495              <img loading="lazy"
1496           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1497           alt=""
1498           width="1"
1499           height="1"
1500           class="hidden"
1501      />
1502      </div>
1503          
1504          <div class="news-article-details">
1505            <div class="news-article-header">
1506                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1507                  <span class="date-month">January</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">21</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2021</span>
1508                </div>
1509              
1510                              <div class="news-article-title">
1511                  <h5>
1512                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2021/01/21/do-we-have-to-accept-a-ghastly-future-"     itemprop="url">
1513                    Do We Have to Accept a &#039;Ghastly Future?&#039;
1514                    </a>
1515                  </h5>
1516                </div>
1517              
1518                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1519                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1520                </div>
1521                          </div>
1522
1523                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>A recent report issued by an international collaboration of 17 scientists warned that the world is treading towards a “ghastly future of mass extinction, declining health and climate-disruption upheavals.” Terry Spahr reports that what distinguishes this report says a lot about how far we have come in confronting our environmental crises but how far we still have to go.</p></div>
1524                      </div>
1525        </div>
1526              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14674614">
1527
1528                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14674614-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1529    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/12/08/dear-climate-czar"     itemprop="url">
1530    <img
1531        loading="lazy"        width="1218"
1532        height="729"
1533        alt="Dear Climate Czar"
1534        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/89b5970f-5f72-4397-89b9-3a17b5af53d2.png"
1535        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/62b9972b-2bc5-4b1a-b0a3-4c08b284f7c0.png 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/4143a241-1cca-4612-bf0e-fd9d090d5759.png 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/89b5970f-5f72-4397-89b9-3a17b5af53d2.png 1218w"
1536        itemprop="image"
1537                    >
1538    </a>
1539
1540              <img loading="lazy"
1541           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1542           alt=""
1543           width="1"
1544           height="1"
1545           class="hidden"
1546      />
1547      </div>
1548          
1549          <div class="news-article-details">
1550            <div class="news-article-header">
1551                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1552                  <span class="date-month">December</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">8</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1553                </div>
1554              
1555                              <div class="news-article-title">
1556                  <h5>
1557                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/12/08/dear-climate-czar"     itemprop="url">
1558                    Dear Climate Czar
1559                    </a>
1560                  </h5>
1561                </div>
1562              
1563                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1564                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1565                </div>
1566                          </div>
1567
1568                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>If the Biden Administration’s efforts to address our climate emergency headed by newly appointed Climate Czar John Kerry have any chance of succeeding they must break with the past and embrace a new strategy with vision and courage. Earth Overshoot's Terry Spahr offers a list of "must dos" for the new adminstration.</p></div>
1569                      </div>
1570        </div>
1571              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14558138">
1572
1573                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14558138-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1574    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/10/27/conservation-the-new-normal-is-the-road-less-traveled"     itemprop="url">
1575    <img
1576        loading="lazy"        width="1326"
1577        height="734"
1578        alt="Conservation: The New Normal is the Road Less Traveled"
1579        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/99ddfbe0-e9cc-4d10-a0d3-47f9fe79a0db.jpg"
1580        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/95a1d2b0-f06c-4aba-9d22-1131aaf0435d.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/c1f5edbd-bd5d-4027-acce-0767645ff20b.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/99ddfbe0-e9cc-4d10-a0d3-47f9fe79a0db.jpg 1326w"
1581        itemprop="image"
1582                    >
1583    </a>
1584
1585              <img loading="lazy"
1586           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1587           alt=""
1588           width="1"
1589           height="1"
1590           class="hidden"
1591      />
1592      </div>
1593          
1594          <div class="news-article-details">
1595            <div class="news-article-header">
1596                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1597                  <span class="date-month">October</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">27</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1598                </div>
1599              
1600                              <div class="news-article-title">
1601                  <h5>
1602                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/10/27/conservation-the-new-normal-is-the-road-less-traveled"     itemprop="url">
1603                    Conservation: The New Normal is the Road Less Traveled
1604                    </a>
1605                  </h5>
1606                </div>
1607              
1608                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1609                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Carolyn Copper</span>
1610                </div>
1611                          </div>
1612
1613                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>For climate change and sustainability, the road less traveled that we must now take, is our unsustainable global population growth.</p></div>
1614                      </div>
1615        </div>
1616              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14317852">
1617
1618                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_14317852-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1619    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/10/05/a-failure-in-leadership"     itemprop="url">
1620    <img
1621        loading="lazy"        width="2048"
1622        height="820"
1623        alt="A FAILURE IN LEADERSHIP"
1624        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/829c44bb-9be4-46ef-8923-484c329c9fc3.jpg"
1625        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/4ce2f8be-73fc-4f77-a7cb-92c6c12bf3c7.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/e946f61a-7af1-4bef-ab7c-803cf64aabe1.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/2c940202-5018-45a4-981b-58b7da42a78d.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/829c44bb-9be4-46ef-8923-484c329c9fc3.jpg 2048w"
1626        itemprop="image"
1627                    >
1628    </a>
1629
1630              <img loading="lazy"
1631           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1632           alt=""
1633           width="1"
1634           height="1"
1635           class="hidden"
1636      />
1637      </div>
1638          
1639          <div class="news-article-details">
1640            <div class="news-article-header">
1641                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1642                  <span class="date-month">October</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">5</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1643                </div>
1644              
1645                              <div class="news-article-title">
1646                  <h5>
1647                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/10/05/a-failure-in-leadership"     itemprop="url">
1648                    A FAILURE IN LEADERSHIP
1649                    </a>
1650                  </h5>
1651                </div>
1652              
1653                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1654                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1655                </div>
1656                          </div>
1657
1658                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Why do leaders on both sides of the political aisle fail to see, or fear to admit the true underlying cause of the West Coast wildfires with the public? Earth Overshoot Executive Director Terry Spahr writes about our tendency to reject what may be true but complex in favor of what is simply false.</p></div>
1659                      </div>
1660        </div>
1661              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_13466625">
1662
1663                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_13466625-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1664    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/08/02/going-going-gone-the-emptying-of-our-oceans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
1665    <img
1666        loading="lazy"        width="5312"
1667        height="2988"
1668        alt="Going, Going, Gone - The Emptying of Our Oceans"
1669        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/1c4d19fa-2ccb-43bb-8c93-1ec8dcba1559.jpg"
1670        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/af10d8f8-f7f6-49f8-8066-fc781fc660da.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/128c3bbe-3d5b-4ee2
1670-a5a0-489a96dfece2.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/b450354e-ab12-43e0-95c6-a1148dd74db8.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/1c4d19fa-2ccb-43bb-8c93-1ec8dcba1559.jpg 5312w"
1671        itemprop="image"
1672                    >
1673    </a>
1674
1675              <img loading="lazy"
1676           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1677           alt=""
1678           width="1"
1679           height="1"
1680           class="hidden"
1681      />
1682      </div>
1683          
1684          <div class="news-article-details">
1685            <div class="news-article-header">
1686                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1687                  <span class="date-month">August</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">2</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1688                </div>
1689              
1690                              <div class="news-article-title">
1691                  <h5>
1692                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/08/02/going-going-gone-the-emptying-of-our-oceans" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
1693                    Going, Going, Gone - The Emptying of Our Oceans
1694                    </a>
1695                  </h5>
1696                </div>
1697              
1698                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1699                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1700                </div>
1701                          </div>
1702
1703                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Although the plunging numbers of sea life might suggest we should focus on setting more catch limits or enforcing fishing moratoriams, the ever-increasing global population makes a consumption-based approach nothing more than a stop-gap measure. By taking a two-pronged approach that addresses BOTH the supply of marine life AND the demand we can increase our changes for creating a sustainable food source and a healthy ocean ecosystem dramatically.</p></div>
1704                      </div>
1705        </div>
1706              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_13165234">
1707
1708                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_13165234-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1709    <a href="https://pgap.fireside.fm/wpd"     itemprop="url">
1710    <img
1711        loading="lazy"        width="600"
1712        height="343"
1713        alt="World Population Day 2020 - What You Should Know"
1714        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8d680c29-b2c5-4b3c-8690-b707354999f2.jpg"
1715        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8d680c29-b2c5-4b3c-8690-b707354999f2.jpg 600w"
1716        itemprop="image"
1717                    >
1718    </a>
1719
1720              <img loading="lazy"
1721           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1722           alt=""
1723           width="1"
1724           height="1"
1725           class="hidden"
1726      />
1727      </div>
1728          
1729          <div class="news-article-details">
1730            <div class="news-article-header">
1731                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1732                  <span class="date-month">July</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">10</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1733                </div>
1734              
1735                              <div class="news-article-title">
1736                  <h5>
1737                    <a href="https://pgap.fireside.fm/wpd"     itemprop="url">
1738                    World Population Day 2020 - What You Should Know
1739                    </a>
1740                  </h5>
1741                </div>
1742              
1743                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1744                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1745                </div>
1746                          </div>
1747
1748                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>World Population Day (WPD), established by the United Nations Development Programme in 1989, falls on July 11th every year and focuses attention on the urgency and importance of population issues.</p>
1749
1750<p>Hopefully most of us can agree that empowerment of women, choice and agency in regards to family size and worldwide access to affordable family planning and contraception services is a moral imperative. Not only are they essential human rights but, once in place, they lead to smaller family sizes, which are better for families, communities and the planet.</p>
1751
1752<p>Listen in as Earth Overshoot's Terry Spahr discusses the global consequences of our human numbers and why fam
1752ily planning is an essential solution to many of the social and environmental problems we face on a global scale.  </p>
1753
1754<p>The 12-minute interview with Terry starts at minute 6 on the podcast.</p></div>
1755                      </div>
1756        </div>
1757              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_12918167">
1758
1759                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_12918167-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1760    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/06/22/a-message-to-a-new-graduate"     itemprop="url">
1761    <img
1762        loading="lazy"        width="960"
1763        height="640"
1764        alt="A Message to A New Graduate"
1765        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/bbe56fac-783b-4b37-85d4-13cf339eb450.jpg"
1766        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/39440066-3553-4f5f-a584-30d4acfc3756.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/bbe56fac-783b-4b37-85d4-13cf339eb450.jpg 960w"
1767        itemprop="image"
1768                    >
1769    </a>
1770
1771              <img loading="lazy"
1772           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1773           alt=""
1774           width="1"
1775           height="1"
1776           class="hidden"
1777      />
1778      </div>
1779          
1780          <div class="news-article-details">
1781            <div class="news-article-header">
1782                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1783                  <span class="date-month">June</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">22</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1784                </div>
1785              
1786                              <div class="news-article-title">
1787                  <h5>
1788                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/06/22/a-message-to-a-new-graduate"     itemprop="url">
1789                    A Message to A New Graduate
1790                    </a>
1791                  </h5>
1792                </div>
1793              
1794                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1795                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1796                </div>
1797                          </div>
1798
1799                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Earth Overshoot Executive Director Terry Spahr sent his youngest son off into the world with a personal message that reflects his feelings about nature, sustainability and the changing nature of "normal." What lies ahead for the Class of 2020?</p></div>
1800                      </div>
1801        </div>
1802              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_12420755">
1803
1804                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_12420755-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1805    <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-48-rex-weyler-on-the-double-bind-of-the-pandemic/"     itemprop="url">
1806    <img
1807        loading="lazy"        width="759"
1808        height="856"
1809        alt="Rex Weyler On The Double Bind Of The Pandemic"
1810        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/3bc6a367-a7e4-4a37-bb9d-81d9c3ceaf69.jpg"
1811        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8850f594-19d5-48d1-980c-d7b3283f0b03.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/3bc6a367-a7e4-4a37-bb9d-81d9c3ceaf69.jpg 759w"
1812        itemprop="image"
1813                    >
1814    </a>
1815
1816              <img loading="lazy"
1817           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1818           alt=""
1819           width="1"
1820           height="1"
1821           class="hidden"
1822      />
1823      </div>
1824          
1825          <div class="news-article-details">
1826            <div class="news-article-header">
1827                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1828                  <span class="date-month">May</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">19</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1829                </div>
1830              
1831                              <div class="news-article-title">
1832                  <h5>
1833                    <a href="https://rewilding.org/episode-48-rex-weyler-on-the-double-bind-of-the-pandemic/"     itemprop="url">
1834                    Rex Weyler On The Double Bind Of The Pandemic
1835                    </a>
1836                  </h5>
1837                </div>
1838              
1839                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1840                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Rex Weyler, Author &amp; Greenpeace International Co-Founder</span>
1841                </div>
1842                          </div>
1843
1844                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Greenpeace International Co-Founder Rex Weyler gets real on climate change, sustainability and overshoot.</p>
1845
1846<p>Enjoy this interview, courtesy of our friends at Rewilding Earth, with the straight talk Weyler is known for including the one solution that most environmentalists refuse to tackle as well as his hope for the future of humanity and nature.</p></div>
1847                      </div>
1848        </div>
1849              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_11995338">
1850
1851                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_11995338-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1852    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/04/22/-a-planet-of-3-billion-is-3-the-magic-number-"     itemprop="url">
1853    <img
1854        loading="lazy"        width="907"
1855        height="1360"
1856        alt="&quot;A Planet of 3 Billion&quot; - Is 3 the magic number?"
1857        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/b6067a37-07d3-48be-8684-9b7ca93868d3.jpg"
1858        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/7d0224e8-ba4c-4dab-972c-b22859aa4710.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/b6067a37-07d3-48be-8684-9b7ca93868d3.jpg 907w"
1859        itemprop="image"
1860                    >
1861    </a>
1862
1863              <img loading="lazy"
1864           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1865           alt=""
1866           width="1"
1867           height="1"
1868           class="hidden"
1869      />
1870      </div>
1871          
1872          <div class="news-article-details">
1873            <div class="news-article-header">
1874                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1875                  <span class="date-month">April</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">22</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1876                </div>
1877              
1878                              <div class="news-article-title">
1879                  <h5>
1880                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/04/22/-a-planet-of-3-billion-is-3-the-magic-number-"     itemprop="url">
1881                    &quot;A Planet of 3 Billion&quot; - Is 3 the magic number?
1882                    </a>
1883                  </h5>
1884                </div>
1885              
1886                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1887                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1888                </div>
1889                          </div>
1890
1891                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Earth Overshoot Executive Director Terry Spahr reviews the book, "Planet of 3 Billion" by Chris Tucker, which details the role our human numbers play in the global environmental and societal problems currently facing the planet.</p></div>
1892                      </div>
1893        </div>
1894              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_11405291">
1895
1896                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_11405291-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1897    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/03/16/it-takes-a-virus"     itemprop="url">
1898    <img
1899        loading="lazy"        width="1538"
1900        height="1392"
1901        alt="IT TAKES A VIRUS"
1902        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/2c19528d-00b5-4557-89ca-9065a05f0451.png"
1903        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8f2eb011-2f8f-47b6-80d9-dbeb12b20b67.png 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/c5371293-f4f7-4bc4-80e0-dfb78e0d8e31.png 1200w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/2c19528d-00b5-4557-89ca-9065a05f0451.png 1538w"
1904        itemprop="image"
1905                    >
1906    </a>
1907
1908              <img loading="lazy"
1909           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1910           alt=""
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1915      </div>
1916          
1917          <div class="news-article-details">
1918            <div class="news-article-header">
1919                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1920                  <span class="date-month">March</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">16</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1921                </div>
1922              
1923                              <div class="news-article-title">
1924                  <h5>
1925                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/03/16/it-takes-a-virus"     itemprop="url">
1926                    IT TAKES A VIRUS
1927                    </a>
1928                  </h5>
1929                </div>
1930              
1931                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1932                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1933                </div>
1934                          </div>
1935
1936                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Does it take a deadly virus to make a global population of almost 8 billion people reduce their consumption? Terry Spahr, founder of Earth Overshoot explains what 57 years of record keeping tells us.</p></div>
1937                      </div>
1938        </div>
1939              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_10865187">
1940
1941                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_10865187-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1942    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/02/12/viral-population-growth-and-viruses-a-perfect-match"     itemprop="url">
1943    <img
1944        loading="lazy"        width="780"
1945        height="590"
1946        alt="Viral Population Growth and Viruses: A Perfect Match"
1947        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/77640c40-9f7c-4e1c-b8b8-86552ebbfce1.jpg"
1948        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/8f2eca81-9b19-4e1b-b981-e7312f2eb4b9.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/77640c40-9f7c-4e1c-b8b8-86552ebbfce1.jpg 780w"
1949        itemprop="image"
1950                    >
1951    </a>
1952
1953              <img loading="lazy"
1954           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
1955           alt=""
1956           width="1"
1957           height="1"
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1959      />
1960      </div>
1961          
1962          <div class="news-article-details">
1963            <div class="news-article-header">
1964                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
1965                  <span class="date-month">February</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">12</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
1966                </div>
1967              
1968                              <div class="news-article-title">
1969                  <h5>
1970                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/02/12/viral-population-growth-and-viruses-a-perfect-match"     itemprop="url">
1971                    Viral Population Growth and Viruses: A Perfect Match
1972                    </a>
1973                  </h5>
1974                </div>
1975              
1976                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
1977                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
1978                </div>
1979                          </div>
1980
1981                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Terry Spahr explains how our ability to both spread and combat pandemics and other disease outbreaks is connected to our fossil fuel addiction</p></div>
1982                      </div>
1983        </div>
1984              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_10459511">
1985
1986                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_10459511-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
1987    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/01/16/the-overpopulation-podcast-a-conversation-with-earth-overshoot-s-terry-spahr"     itemprop="url">
1988    <img
1989        loading="lazy"        width="1200"
1990        height="630"
1991        alt="The Overpopulation Podcast: A Conversation with Earth Overshoot&#039;s Terry Spahr"
1992        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/24e82b9e-96bf-486f-8e41-aa3ba05862bf.jpg"
1993        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/ea4df888-f334-40bf-ad9b-4c4f2351d6d4.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/24e82b9e-96bf-486f-8e41-aa3ba05862bf.jpg 1200w"
1994        itemprop="image"
1995                    >
1996    </a>
1997
1998              <img loading="lazy"
1999           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
2000           alt=""
2001           width="1"
2002           height="1"
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2004      />
2005      </div>
2006          
2007          <div class="news-article-details">
2008            <div class="news-article-header">
2009                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
2010                  <span class="date-month">January</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">16</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2020</span>
2011                </div>
2012              
2013                              <div class="news-article-title">
2014                  <h5>
2015                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2020/01/16/the-overpopulation-podcast-a-conversation-with-earth-overshoot-s-terry-spahr"     itemprop="url">
2016                    The Overpopulation Podcast: A Conversation with Earth Overshoot&#039;s Terry Spahr
2017                    </a>
2018                  </h5>
2019                </div>
2020              
2021                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2022                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
2023                </div>
2024                          </div>
2025
2026                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Covered in this discussion: the population versus consumption debate, and the obstacles to recognizing overpopulation as the root cause of climate change, fresh water shortages, and environmental degradation.</p></div>
2027                      </div>
2028        </div>
2029              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_9988856">
2030
2031                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_9988856-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
2032    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/12/16/earth-overshoot-wishes-you-the-happiest-of-holidays-and-a-hopeful-new-year-"     itemprop="url">
2033    <img
2034        loading="lazy"        width="950"
2035        height="381"
2036        alt="Earth Overshoot Wishes You The Happiest of Holidays and a Hopeful New Year!"
2037        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/9597fce2-48b4-432a-b72c-46af4af050cd.jpg"
2038        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/5cecc287-c267-42e5-b6e1-85d4de4fe993.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/9597fce2-48b4-432a-b72c-46af4af050cd.jpg 950w"
2039        itemprop="image"
2040                    >
2041    </a>
2042
2043              <img loading="lazy"
2044           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
2045           alt=""
2046           width="1"
2047           height="1"
2048           class="hidden"
2049      />
2050      </div>
2051          
2052          <div class="news-article-details">
2053            <div class="news-article-header">
2054                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
2055                  <span class="date-month">December</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">16</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2019</span>
2056                </div>
2057              
2058                              <div class="news-article-title">
2059                  <h5>
2060                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/12/16/earth-overshoot-wishes-you-the-happiest-of-holidays-and-a-hopeful-new-year-"     itemprop="url">
2061                    Earth Overshoot Wishes You The Happiest of Holidays and a Hopeful New Year!
2062                    </a>
2063                  </h5>
2064                </div>
2065              
2066                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2067                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Earth Overshoot &amp; 8 Billion Angels</span>
2068                </div>
2069                          </div>
2070
2071                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>2019 has been a year of tremendous growth and change for Earth Overshoot. With your support, we look forward to accomplishing much in 2020 as we strive to bring sustainability to our world.</p></div>
2072                      </div>
2073        </div>
2074              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_9975033">
2075
2076                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_9975033-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
2077    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/12/15/when-bad-news-is-a-good-thing"     itemprop="url">
2078    <img
2079        loading="lazy"        width="1023"
2080        height="682"
2081        alt="When Bad News is a Good Thing"
2082        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/58884afa-86cf-4f47-a879-6d597ed8c7c4.jpg"
2083        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/4e7ed138-b03c-4ce8-bba5-1f65375b2824.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/58884afa-86cf-4f47-a879-6d597ed8c7c4.jpg 1023w"
2084        itemprop="image"
2085                    >
2086    </a>
2087
2088              <img loading="lazy"
2089           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
2090           alt=""
2091           width="1"
2092           height="1"
2093           class="hidden"
2094      />
2095      </div>
2096          
2097          <div class="news-article-details">
2098            <div class="news-article-header">
2099                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
2100                  <span class="date-month">December</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">15</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2019</span>
2101                </div>
2102              
2103                              <div class="news-article-title">
2104                  <h5>
2105                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/12/15/when-bad-news-is-a-good-thing"     itemprop="url">
2106                    When Bad News is a Good Thing
2107                    </a>
2108                  </h5>
2109                </div>
2110              
2111                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2112                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
2113                </div>
2114                          </div>
2115
2116                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Unsustainable population growth is being increasingly acknowledged around the world as the primary driver of environmental degradation as the public becomes frustrated with the lack of progress that is being and can be made merely by addressing the symptoms including climate change. Earth Overshoot will continue to work to change social norms that result in a healthier planet for all.</p></div>
2117                      </div>
2118        </div>
2119              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_9314341">
2120
2121          
2122          <div class="news-article-details">
2123            <div class="news-article-header">
2124                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
2125                  <span class="date-month">November</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">1</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2019</span>
2126                </div>
2127              
2128                              <div class="news-article-title">
2129                  <h5>
2130                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/file_download/68ce2c38-9e7f-46bb-87a9-5fd0f9105a10" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "  class="firespring_log_download"  itemprop="url">
2131                    Bird&#039;s Eye View
2132                    </a>
2133                  </h5>
2134                </div>
2135              
2136                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2137                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
2138                </div>
2139                          </div>
2140
2141                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Climate change is blamed for seemingly every environmental emergency, but the catastrophic decline in the bird population points to a more fundamental problem. Learn more here.</p></div>
2142                      </div>
2143        </div>
2144              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_8430709">
2145
2146                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_8430709-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
2147    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/09/02/technology-the-illusory-holy-grail-of-sustainability" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
2148    <img
2149        loading="lazy"        width="1024"
2150        height="683"
2151        alt="Technology: The Illusory Holy Grail of Sustainability"
2152        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/cb12caac-35a2-4fc0-9cf7-b86f84edc71d.jpg"
2153        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/b1b6f473-5590-4f0c-8416-381b138f7a5a.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/cb12caac-35a2-4fc0-9cf7-b86f84edc71d.jpg 1024w"
2154        itemprop="image"
2155                    >
2156    </a>
2157
2158              <img loading="lazy"
2159           src="https://views.unsplash.com/v?app_id=162996&amp;photo_id=KYTT8L5JLDs"
2160           alt=""
2161           width="1"
2162           height="1"
2163           class="hidden"
2164      />
2165      </div>
2166          
2167          <div class="news-article-details">
2168            <div class="news-article-header">
2169                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--date">
2170                  <span class="date-month">September</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">2</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2019</span>
2171                </div>
2172              
2173                              <div class="news-article-title">
2174                  <h5>
2175                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/09/02/technology-the-illusory-holy-grail-of-sustainability" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
2176                    Technology: The Illusory Holy Grail of Sustainability
2177                    </a>
2178                  </h5>
2179                </div>
2180              
2181                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2182                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
2183                </div>
2184                          </div>
2185
2186                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Earth Overshoot Executive Director dispels the concept of technology as the holy grail of environmental salvation.</p></div>
2187                      </div>
2188        </div>
2189              <div class="news-article" id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_8320047">
2190
2191                      <div id="content_1c89c108e3490fdcc851f5befeeffda1_article_8320047-thumbnail"  class="news-article-image image">
2192    <a href="https://www.postcarbon.org/why-climate-change-isnt-our-biggest-environmental-problem-and-why-technology-wont-save-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
2193    <img
2194        loading="lazy"        width="800"
2195        height="533"
2196        alt="Why Climate Change Isn’t Our Biggest Environmental Problem, and Why Technology Won’t Save Us"
2197        src="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/e7cb34e9-4ec1-44e9-8c1f-23606e2fe590.jpg"
2198        srcset="https://cdn.firespring.com/images/6ac48922-85f8-410d-9ebf-7d6340c9aa45.jpg 600w, https://cdn.firespring.com/images/e7cb34e9-4ec1-44e9-8c1f-23606e2fe590.jpg 800w"
2199        itemprop="image"
2200                    >
2201    </a>
2202
2203              <img loading="lazy"
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2215                  <span class="date-month">August</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">8</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2019</span>
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2217              
2218                              <div class="news-article-title">
2219                  <h5>
2220                    <a href="https://www.postcarbon.org/why-climate-change-isnt-our-biggest-environmental-problem-and-why-technology-wont-save-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
2221                    Why Climate Change Isn’t Our Biggest Environmental Problem, and Why Technology Won’t Save Us
2222                    </a>
2223                  </h5>
2224                </div>
2225              
2226                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2227                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Richard Heinberg</span>
2228                </div>
2229                          </div>
2230
2231                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Our core ecological problem is not climate change. It is overshoot, of which global warming is a symptom. Overshoot is a systemic issue. In recent decades, as climate change has come to dominate environmental concerns, there has been a significant shift in the discussion. Our failure to see climate change in context may be our undoing.</p>
2232
2233<p>Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, skillfully explains why systemic change driven by a moral awakening, and not technology, is our only hope to solve our biggest environmental problem. Reposted from EcoWatch.</p></div>
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2262                  <span class="date-month">June</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">27</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2019</span>
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2266                  <h5>
2267                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/06/27/the-price-of-freedom-abundance-is-smaller-families" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
2268                    The Price of Freedom &amp; Abundance Is Smaller Families
2269                    </a>
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2272              
2273                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2274                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
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2277
2278                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>Earth Overshoot Executive Director Terry Spahr explains how promoting smaller families can ensure our individual freedoms in the form of sustainability, prosperity and peace.</p></div>
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2311                  <h5>
2312                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/05/14/will-we-waste-the-next-25-years-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
2313                    Will We Waste the Next 25 Years?
2314                    </a>
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2317              
2318                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2319                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
2320                </div>
2321                          </div>
2322
2323                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>A report issued by the United Nations last week states that up to 1 million plant and animal species are on the verge of extinction with devastating implications for human survival. How did we get to this point?</p></div>
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2332        height="573"
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2352                  <span class="date-month">February</span><span class="separator"> </span><span class="date-day">25</span><span class="separator">, </span><span class="date-year">2019</span>
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2356                  <h5>
2357                    <a href="https://www.earthovershoot.org/news-events/blog.html/article/2019/02/25/the-red-pill-or-the-blue-one-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer "    itemprop="url">
2358                    The Red Pill or The Blue One?
2359                    </a>
2360                  </h5>
2361                </div>
2362              
2363                              <div class="news-article-meta news-article-meta--author">
2364                  <span class="prefix">by</span><span class="author-name">Terry Spahr</span>
2365                </div>
2366                          </div>
2367
2368                          <div class="news-article-description"><p>In the movie, The Matrix, Keanu Reeves' character, Neo, observes his current life and senses foreboding, a palpable feeling that something else is unfolding around him to which he and everyone else is oblivious.</p></div>
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