Vanessa Baird on why, when it comes to human numbers, nothing sells like fear.
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Population
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Is the world's population really a timebomb?
The UN estimates there will be seven billion of us on this planet by the end of October. But talk of a ‘population explosion’ is alarmist, says Nick Harvey
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- Nick Harvey
- October 31, 2011
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Seven billion - the no-nonsense guide to population growth
The world’s population is about to hit seven billion - should we panic?
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- Vanessa Baird
- October 26, 2011
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West Bengal bans strikes in call centres
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- Asian Labour Update
- May 2, 2005
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Currents
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- May 5, 2000
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The powerboat and the planet
The NI looks back over the brief but vibrant history of the environmental movement.
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- January 1, 1999
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