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Human Activity Ushers in New Anthropocene Epoch

Sarah "Steve" Mosko Anthropocene, epoch, geologic, geological, population growth, resource consumption

The Anthropocene epoch (since 1950) is marked by an unprecedented rate of global environmental change caused by population growth, technological development & resource consumption.

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Linking Population Growth and Global Warming

Roddy Scheer contraception, family, girls, global warming, growth, human, planning, population, population growth, women

No doubt human population growth is a major contributor to global warming, given that humans use fossil fuels to power their increasingly mechanized lifestyles.

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