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WASHINGTON -- GLOBAL WARMING is “unequivocal,” according to the just-released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The most likely culprits are people — all of us. Yet, apart from insightful comments by former Vice President Al Gore, there has never been much public discussion about the role of human population growth in global warming. Prof. Tim Dyson, of the London School of Economics indicates that a 40 percent cut by 2050 in per-capita carbon emissions in the developed world could be completely cancelled by population growth. It’s time to open a “second front” in the battle against global...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (NZ Catholic) – A director of a Catholic family group has called a proposal to limit families to two children "almost laughable." The suggestion, from Sustainable Wellington Net, was one of several from “green” groups that want to ensure natural resources are used responsibly. Lynn Hill, co-director of the Passionist Family Group Movement in the North Island, said it would be sad for parents to lose the right to decide how many children they have. "Mothers and fathers of large families, or those who have grown up in large families, know it is a very rich way...