What is also notable is the article boldly claims the global human population is increasing by 200,000 people a day. The world’s population is a guesstimate, so how can they know it is increasing by that number? The truth is they don’t.
It simply isn’t possible to be sure exactly how many people there are on the Earth at any one time. If it is uncertain how many people there are, it is even less certain by how many people the population is increasing, if indeed it is increasing.
The Guardian was publicising a report by a group of “experts” who had written a declaration of a ‘Warning of a Climate Emergency’ in 2020 for “scientists” worldwide to sign. Their recent report was designed to solicit additional signatories.
How did The Guardian’s journalist miss that the “expert’s” report was merely activism? The article was written by a 20-year environmental reporting veteran who won this year’s press award for his “agenda-setting journalism on the climate crisis.” He didn’t overlook the activism; he was helping to set the agenda....<<<Read More>>>...
