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Published: 07/15/10

Childless? Heck No -- Child Free!

By Bonnie Erbé - Politics Daily

I, like my colleague Donna Trussell, have chosen not to have children. But unlike Donna, I abhor the word, "childless," which she uses to describe herself. I am a deliriously happy child-free individual. The very term, childless, makes one sound something lesser than. The word makes it seem as if every woman over 40 without kids is infertile, forlorn and stares covetously at the local sperm bank. Or maybe she's the type who chases strollers inhabited by Gerber babies just for the chance to coo over a perfect child if only for a mere ten seconds. I remember as a thirty-something, newly ...

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Published: 07/9/10

While We Debate Climate Change, the Rest of the Planet Prepares for Mass Migration

By Bonnie Erbé - Politics Daily

While we here in the good old U.S. of A. are still debating climate change (whether it exists, whether it is man-made) the rest of the planet not only agrees it is real, but is planning for its impact on mankind. One such change has generated a term hardly ever heard in the United States but well known to the rest of the globe: environmental refugee. We let ourselves be held back by those who refuse to admit sea temperatures are rising due to human activity. Meanwhile, the rest of the world is busily planning how to handle the fallout when larger portions of the globe become uninhabitable. ...

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Published: 03/24/10

To Save Endangered Species, Wear a Condom

By Bonnie Erbé - Politics Daily

Want a good laugh while learning a bit about human overpopulation, a not very funny topic? I highly recommend Dave Gardner's video on Endangered Species Condoms. Using a light touch to lay out a serious issue, Gardner stops people on the street to chat about the dangers of overpopulation -- particularly how it is crowding out the rest of the animal kingdom -- and to hand out condoms with a message: Save an endangered species by checking human procreation. He is acting in conjunction with the Center for Biological Diversity, which last month began distributing 100,000 packages of free condoms ...

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