I will be adding more links as I find them, so check back here occasionally.

Hunger, Agriculture, and the End of Cheap Oil- by Eric Squire

Limits to Growth = human overpopulation, crash, and die-off - a cogent analysis of the food/energy equation. Many similar articles are available in Jay Hanson's dieoff archives.

How Much Food?- by Revelle & Revelle, from The Global Environment. A nice analysis of agricultural systems, especially the use of fertilizers, and how these impact food supply

Constraints on the Expansion of the Global Food Supply - by Kindall and Pimentel

Conquering Markets - from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

a) Population




What is the population of the world today?

Human Population and the Environment

Under Pressure: Political Attacks Threaten the Hard-Won International Consensus On Stabilizing World Population- political issues surrounding the population question. An article from The Environment Magazine

Paul Ehrlich and The Population Bomb- A PBS documentary

A Glossary of Population-Related Terms- from a site supporting the PBS documentary, The Population Bomb

Global trends in population and human development- many revealing graphs and tables from the World Resources Institute

World Population Growth from Year 0 to 2050-1998 United Nations Population Estimates and Projections

Population Division Department of Economic and Social Affairs United Nations Long-Range World Population Projections: Based on the 1998 Revision

Population: Articles and Links - from the Worldwatch Institute

REFLECTIONS ON SUSTAINABILITY, POPULATION GROWTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT- by Alfred A. Bartlett

WAY TOO MANY FOR US- by Hillel J. Hoffmann

If we keep doing what we're doing, we'll end up where we're headed by Denis Hayes

Global Population Concerns - Ottawa

The International Society of Malthus

A Special Moment in History

Death and Population Growth Statistics- a short presentation of exponential growth vs. stability at or near carrying capacity

The History of World Human Population

Earth on Edge of a Precipice - summary of UN Population Report for 2001

b) Hunger

Hunger Facts- from the Hunger Site (visit the front page for an online map on which countries blink each time someone dies of hunger)

6 Myths and Facts about Hunger

World Hunger Notes-news, in-depth articles, and links

"Freedom to Trade Vs. Freedom From Hunger Food Security in the Age of Economic Globalization" by Anuradha Mittal

"Food Security: does it conflict with globalization?" by Tim Lang

New Internationalist Magazine, Issue no. 267: Hunger - this online issue of NI includes 4 articles on poverty. Be sure to take a look at "Hunger: The Facts".

The Hunger Project- look at the "Reports" section for useful information

FoodFirst - The Institute for Food and Development Policy better known as Food First--is a member-supported, nonprofit 'peoples' think tank and education-for-action center. Our work highlights root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.

c) Agriculture

The Past 25 Years: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned in Feeding the World - a brief history of the Green Revolution

Int'l Forum on Food & Agriculture - resources for those interested in the global industrialization of agriculture (read The Vancouver Statement On the Globalization and Industrialization of Agriculture for an overview of this issue)

Sustainable Agriculture, Landlessness and Food Security- by Francisco Pascual

THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION: A Guide for Environmentalists- read Part 5: Agriculture

Food Primers: "Feeding the Village First" & "Let's Stop 'Feeding the World'" - two excellent articles about the globalization of agriculture and food supply

Why Urban Agriculture?- Published by City Farmer, Canada's Office of Urban Agriculture

Factory Farming - the truth behind that slab of meat on your plate

d) Energy


Historical and projected levels of oil production: the world's oil supply will soon reach peak production (from Duncan & Youngquist, The World Petroleum Life-Cycle)

"Energy and Human Evolution" by David Price - a difficult article, perhaps, but one of the best available on this important topic

Energy Plug:Privatization and the Globalization of Energy Markets

Power Surge: Energy Use and Emissions Continue to Rise

Renewable Energy: Economic and Environmental Issues by David Pimentel, G. Rodrigues, T. Wane, R. Abrams, K. Goldberg, H. Staecker, E. Ma, L. Brueckner, L. Trovato, C. Chow, U. Govindarajulu, and S. Boerke - a nice overview of renewable energy sources which might eventually replace oil, although it can get a bit technical at times....

GreenPeace International Nuclear Campaign Site-the hub of the NO NUKES campaign

Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) Web Site -very, very thorough

Alternative Fuels - links to sites focussing on biomass and other alternative energy sources (alternatives to oil, that is)

Special issue of The Ecologist devoted to nuclear energy -

The Alternative-fuel Vehicle Directory - links to companies and organizations committed to finding alternatives to gasoline/diesel vehicles

ITER - proposed experimental nuclear fusion plant