Depending on who's counting, the planet's human population either just hit seven billion or will some time soon (my desktop gadget says 6,925,052,273). Glenn, at Be Bold, Be Gentle, passes along a quote from Dupont VP Jim Borel: "This month, the global population reached 7 billion. Each year, the world population grows by about 78 …
Category: Population
Futurology
I always find books and articles about the future to be fascinating. Here are some quotes from Futurologist Richard Watson's 2050 vision: goodbye Belgium, hello brain transplants in the Telegraph. [T]he environment will remain vitally important, but climate change won't be the only game in town - the approach of peak oil, peak coal, peak …