Books

Call #: TD 345 .S55 1998
Author: Paul Simon
Title: Tapped Out: The Coming World Crisis in Water and What We Can Do About It
Place of Publication: Welcome Rain Publishers
Date of Publication: 1998
Summary: It may have nothing to do with the government, but water conservation is a big topic when it comes to overpopulation. If there are too many of us there can’t be enough water for us all when the population reaches 8 billion or so.

Call #: 363.91 ZEA (Marion/Salem)
Author: John Zeaman
Title: Overpopulation
Place of Publication: Franklin Watts
Date of Publication: 2002
Summary: This book covers very relevant issues such as overcrowding, how we got to the state we are in and where we’re going, and how we won’t be able to sustain the bare necessities of life if overpopulation continues. It also has further information about organizations, articles, and websites dedicated to the topic of overpopulation.

Call #: 338.9 EHR (Carbondale)
Author: Professor Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H Ehrlich
Title: One with Nineveh: politics, consumption, and the human future
Place of Publication: Island Press
Date of Publication: 05/2004
Summary: This is more of a personal opinion kind of thing, but it’s all relevant to me. These two authors explore how overpopulation, over consumption and political and economic inequality are shaping today’s politics and our future as humans.

Call #: 304.62 STE (Freeburg)
Author: Philip Steele
Title: Population Growth
Place of Publication: Franklin Watts
Date of Publication: 2003
Summary: This author examines how Earth is ever changing and that humans are all apart of that. He investigates the long and short term effects that we have on the planet and what can be done to ensure and more sustainable future.

Call #: HD9000.5.B724 1994 (John A. Logan)
Author: Lester Russell Brown, Hal Kane
Title: Full house: Reassessing the Earth's Population Carrying Capacity
Place of Publication: W.W. Norton & Co.
Date of Publication: 1994
Summary: These authors explore the link between how food supply and population growth are closely related. They explore long-term population policies and argue that effective one’s are needed immediately in order to sustain food supply.

Call #: 303 TAK (Sparta)
Author: James E. Harf, Mark Owen Lombardi
Title: Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Global Issues
Place of Publication: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Date of Publication: 2006
Summary: When reading the summary on the Internet, this book seems to address and tries to answer many of the questions not related to government, but it seem packed with useful info. It is also by a well know publisher which makes it more accurate in my mind.

News Articles

Author: Robert Engelman
Title: Zero Growth; A population activist argues that birth control is the solution to the Earth's woes.
Title of Periodical: The Washington Post
Vol. or Issue # and Date: June 22, 2008
Pages Covered by the Article: 968 words
Info and questions: intelligence bureau

Author: Alan MacKenzie
Title: Population Dangers
Title of Periodical: The Herald (Glasgow)
Vol. or Issue # and Date: December 11, 2007
Pages Covered by the Article: 283 words
Info and questions:

Author: Martin Samuel
Title: Five kids, Ken? Shouldn't there be a green tax on that?
Title of Periodical: The Times (London)
Vol. or Issue # and Date: April 11, 2008
Pages Covered by the Article: Pg19, 1058 words
Info and questions: This article gives a bunch of stats about different parts of the world and there consumption and how the government is ignoring the issue.

Author: Jeff Jacoby
Title: The Coming Population Bust
Title of Periodical: The Boston Globe
Vol. or Issue # and Date: Third Edition June 18, 2008
Pages Covered by the Article: PgA15 752 words
Info and questions: This article examines whether population growth is a good thing or a bad thing. It’s stance is that fewer people equals fewer mouths to feed, but also it means that fewer people equals fewer minds to solve human problems.

Author: Ellen Jameson
Title: World’s Population Must Be Controlled
Title of Periodical: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Vol. or Issue # and Date: Suncoast Edition may 7, 2008
Pages Covered by the Article: Pg10A 1330 Words
Info and questions: This article says a lot about current political figures and their stance on overpopulation. Finally, something on the government. It also says some things about the CIA.

Author: Johann Hari
Title: Are there just too many people in the world?
Title of Periodical: The Independent (London)
Vol. or Issue # and Date: First Edition May 15, 2008
Pages Covered by the Article: Pg32 1188 words
Info and questions: This article is written by someone how actually is opposed to hearing about overpopulation and thinks it is an “ugly” subject. I just think that it’s really interesting that someone so opposed to the topic is actually coming around to the possibility.

Author: Cheryl Wetzstein
Title: How kids factor in world’s future
Title of Periodical: The Washington Times
Vol. or Issue # and Date: July 20, 2008
Pages Covered by the Article: PgM15 674 words
Info and questions: This is another article examining the question “Are children good for the future or not?” I think this is a very intriguing point and a good base point.


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