http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/ Should humanity phase itself out? Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:56:55 GMT Michael (Frish) Frishberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3952 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3952 In late August, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that U.S. life expectancy had reached an all-time high, climbing to 77.9 years in Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:13:40 GMT Michael (Frish) Frishberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3951 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3951 http://www.economist.com/printedition/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=14744915 Yes, the rate at which people, worldwide, are having offspring is declining. Articles Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:49:42 GMT augie1015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3950 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3950 Going Green Means Having Fewer Kids By Emily Badger, Miller-McCune.com October 19, 2009 http://www.alternet.org/story/143342/why_babies_must_be_stopped Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:47:46 GMT augie1015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3949 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3949 Should Patriotic Americans Stop at 2 Kids? [Take our poll!] Leading population scientists say the real root of climate change is overpopulation. By Emily Main Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:52:25 GMT Michael (Frish) Frishberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3948 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3948 Got a pretty horrendous email today from a friend who felt the need to share pics of the holocaust with me "so we shouldn't forget". Just another reason I Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:16:38 GMT augie1015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3947 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3947 Can Condoms Save Us from Climate Change? By Tara Lohan, AlterNet September 19, 2009 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:10:04 GMT augie1015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3946 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3946 World Population Growing Faster Than Expected By Dan Shapley 9.21.2009 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:41:52 GMT augie1015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3945 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3945 Contraception Five Times Less Expensive Than Low-Carbon Technology in Combating Climate Change by Matthew McDermott, New York, NY 09.10.09 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:45:50 GMT augie1015 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3944 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3944 Big families by Umbra Fisk 8 Sep 2009 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-09-04-ask-umbra-big-families Q. Dear Umbra, I have recently become a grandmother. (Eek! Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:03:35 GMT 999ott@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3943 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3943 In my argument posted a few days ago, I suggested that VHEMT's entire program is misconceived because of two problems.  First, since there can be no Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:26:05 GMT Michael (Frish) Frishberg http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3942 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3942 From this article: http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14350129 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:47:56 GMT 999ott@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3941 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3941 Historically, Pagan culture regarded nature as capable of having interests and rights which could be enforced against humans, and which could legitimately Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:52:10 GMT jonas_freed http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3940 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3940 ... Yes it will. This is why I'm not going to convince you, and you're not going to convince me. So, maybe you don't really need to read all of last night's Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:51:57 GMT Les Knight http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3939 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3939 Jonas, I'm replying to your August 30th message. Awareness can indeed be overwhelming, and defense mechanisms like denial, apathy, and cynicism help most Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:00:58 GMT jonas_freed http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3938 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Why_VHEMT/message/3938 ... Forgive the stream of consciousness, it's the only thing that matters. Please do read it all if you plan to respond. Focus especially on those passages