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[05 Sep 2011|06:31pm] |
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| Terra Nova |
[29 Jun 2011|08:35pm] |
Has anyone seen the trailers for this new tv show? Humanity destroys the earth, so build a time travel machine to go back into the dinosaur ages and destroy the earth then too.
Good grief. I'm tired of these movies and shows where the moral of the story is that we're destroying earth... but it's okay, keep doing it anyway!
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[25 Feb 2011|02:25pm] |
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net
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| Global Population Speak Out |
[05 Jan 2011|06:17am] |
Each February, Global Population Speak Out participants raise awareness of human population density. The idea is to create a media buzz by concentrating our efforts into one month. Any form of speaking out is welcome: blogs or comments on blogs, letters to editors, status update or LJ entry, calls to radio talk shows, or whatever forum is available.
To pledge your support for GPSO 2011, just sign up at http://www.populationspeakout.org/pledge-now
Les
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| "...$5 to $10 for a year of contraception." requiring no medical training |
[28 Sep 2010|05:42pm] |
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/opinion/26kristof.html
http://www.bugmenot.com/ for a login.
"One is a vaginal ring that releases hormones.... She said that women found it easy to insert the ring themselves, which is crucial in poor countries where there are few health workers.... cost in developing countries would eventually be $5 to $10 for a year of contraception."
"Sino-implant (II), a tiny pair of rods inserted just under the skin (typically in the arm) to release hormones. Other implants are widely used, but one great advantage of the Sino-implant is that it can last four or five years and costs $3 a year or less.... 100,000 units were distributed last year — with no safety issues so far."
"reversible [male] sterilization. It’s an injection that hardens to create a plug in the duct carrying sperm. To reverse it, a health worker injects a solvent that dissolves the plug. The plan is to introduce this on a broad scale in the next few years."
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[23 Aug 2010|12:42pm] |
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[08 Aug 2010|11:59am] |
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Very happy to see this movement here on LJ!
I'm Angel, a hermaphrodite, and cannot reproduce, but if I could I would not!
I have been bothered by increased senseless breeding for a long time. Nice to see others are bothered by it as well!
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| Why is this a bad thing? |
[12 Jul 2010|03:28pm] |
www.naturalnews.com/029185_male_infertility_spem_count.html"
Widespread male infertility sweeping the globe
Monday, July 12, 2010 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
(NaturalNews) Nearly 20 years ago, Danish scientists first broke the news to the world that men from Western countries seem to be slowly becoming infertile. Recent research seems to back this up as well, with average sperm counts having dropped to half of what they were 50 years ago.
According to reports, nearly 20 percent of men between the ages of 18 and 25 have sperm counts that are abnormally low. To put this in perspective, consider the fact that in the 1940s, men had an average of about 100 million sperm cells per millimeter of semen (m/ml). Today, the average is around 60m/ml. Those among the 20 percent with abnormal levels have less than 20m/ml.
So what is the cause behind decreasing sperm counts? Realistically, there is probably more than just one cause. Environmental toxins, synthetic food and water additives, and estrogenic substances in food are all likely culprits.
"It's most likely a reflection of the fact that many environmental and lifestyle changes over the past 50 years are inherently detrimental to sperm production," explained Professor Richard Sharpe, a fertility research expert at the Medical Research Council, in a U.K. report.
But what scientists believe may be the biggest cause of poor semen quality in men has more to do with what their mothers were exposed to during pregnancy, than what the men themselves are exposed to throughout their lifetimes.
A case in point is the disastrous chemical accident that occurred in 1976 in Seveso, Italy. The incident caused the highest known human exposure to toxic chemical dioxins. It was later revealed that pregnant women who were exposed to the chemical during that time bore male children who ended up having poor sperm counts.
Other studies also seem to lend credence to the idea that lifelong sperm counts are determined during the early stages of male fetal development. Interference with the Sertoli cells, which are responsible for proper sperm development during fetal development, can lead to lifelong sperm production problems in males.
"Maternal-lifestyle factors in pregnancy can have quite substantial effects on sperm counts in sons in adulthood, and the most logical mechanism by which this could occur is via reducing the number of Sertoli cells," explained Professor Sharpe.
In other words, prenatal exposure to toxic chemicals is a serious threat to male health, which ultimately threatens the existence of mankind.
Sources for this story include:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/out-for-the-count-why-levels-of-sperm-in-men-are-falling-1954149.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso_disaster
[I invite people to comment on this; I know I am.]
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| Just Introducting myself... |
[02 Apr 2010|02:15pm] |
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Hey-lo!
I am a 19 year old soon-to-be Funeral Director here in craphole-SaintJohn New Brunswick, Canda. I was quite happy to see the amount of people interested in the Voulentary Human Extinction Movement, as I am proud to say I am childless and will always be as a result of a current conciousness.
I can't wait to meet you all!
Here is a link to my journal where I wrote a little rant on the whole population mess..
http://andicantsayido.livejournal.com/271.html
Have a good one!
~TL
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| Hooked on Growth: Our Misguided Quest for Prosperity |
[16 Mar 2010|06:31pm] |
This is the most current (2010) trailer for Hooked on Growth, a documentary examining the superstitions and addictions we need to leave behind in order to become a sustainable civilization. Scheduled for completion late in 2010. Join the global grass roots network helping to fund, produce, distribute and spread the word about this non-profit project at www.growthbusters.com
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| VHEMT in the Guardian |
[13 Feb 2010|05:47am] |
A thorough article about the sacred cow in our living room includes VHEMT favorably.
Climate change: calling planet birth. Family size has become the great unmentionable of the campaign for more environmentally friendly lifestyles. Oliver Burkeman The Guardian
http://is.gd/8hldj
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| VHEMT presentation near Cleveland, Ohio |
[06 Feb 2010|11:46am] |
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I will give a talk at Oberlin College and Conservatory on February 16, 2010. I'll be presenting the philosophy and science behind the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, suggest ways we might improve conditions for all life in Earth’s biosphere, and follow with a Question and Answer session. Free and open to the public. For details: http://vhemt.org/oar.htm
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| Rolling Stone reporter doing article about VHEMT |
[01 Feb 2010|10:55pm] |
I've been in touch with a reporter who's doing an article about VHEMT and shopping it to Rolling Stone. His name is Alex Vadukul and his e-mail is Alex.Vadukul at rollingstone.com
Anyone who wants to speak their mind should get in touch with him!
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