regional news

News RSS News Email News Podcast

on:

NCPR is supported by:

From NCPR Blogs:

Looking for progress on the birth control front

Sometimes I get the feeling that hardly anyone under 50 reads some of these posts. In that sense, talking about birth control might seem sort of, well, theoretical for this crowd. (Really important back in the day, less so now, hmm?) But...

North Country population slips downward

New US Census data released last week shows many counties in the North Country taking another significant hit to their population. The drops aren’t precipitous, but the latest numbers continue a trend that many local government leaders have...

New NASA photos of Earth at night

Just for fun, check out these cool photos of the earth at night, courtesy of NASA. It’s been getting a lot of press, so perhaps you’ve seen it already. Pretty as they are, do you feel pleased or alarmed that human population (as revealed...

Big growth for Adirondack Park’s biggest community

One of the fiercest debates in the Adirondacks — and here on the In Box — is the direction and momentum of population change in the Park. We reported March 25th on overall population trends in the North Country. Now Saranac Lake...

News stories tagged with "population"

2000 Census Shows Lower Population in Vermont than Reported

by Jody Tosti

Apr 18, 2003 — Revised figures from the 2000 Census show Vermont has a lower population than reported. Jody Tosti has more. Go to full article

Global Population Doubles in Four Decades

by The Environment Report

Jan 01, 2002 — A recent United Nations report indicates the earth's population has doubled since 1960. The report says the result of that growth is that humans are altering the planet on an unprecedented scale. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham has the details. Go to full article

These aren't the droids you're looking for...