Articles by Lisa Hymas
Lisa Hymas is director of the climate and energy program at Media Matters for America. She was previously a senior editor at Grist.
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7 billion, unpacked — a comic
The world population is hitting 7 billion. But what does that really mean? In this comic, we unpack some of the numbers and nuances. Click the image below to view […]
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Who you gonna call? GrowthBusters! [VIDEO]
The new documentary "GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth" explores why our economy and footprint and population can't keep on expanding forever.
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Are Americans more worried about population than climate change?
A recent poll found 29 percent of Americans listing "overpopulation" as a major environmental challenge, while just 27 percent named global warming.
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Remember when Americans used to care about population? [VIDEO]
These days, when people go out of their way to avoid mention of the P word, it's almost hard to believe that population used to be a mainstream issue.
