Population growth

14 May 2008 -- With senior ministers gathered in New York for high-level talks on sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called today for a “second green revolution” that would embrace innovative agricultural methods, produce enough food to feed the burgeoning global population, and promote eco-friendly urban and rural development, especially in Africa.    » read more »

Washington, D.C.—Growth in the human population abounds despite falling fertility rates, and where it heads in the future will continue to confound demographers, according to the latest Vital Sign Update from the Worldwatch Institute. With the number of women of childbearing age growing and future fertility trends unpredictable, closing the “gender gap”—the difference between women’s health, economic, educational, and political status relative to men—may be one key to slowing population growth.    » read more »

Census Challenges Produce $77 Million for New York in Federal Funds; New York City Achieves New Population Record of 8.25 Million People

November 20, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that the City's population has reached an all-time high of 8,250,567.    » read more »

Nov. 19, 2007 -- The number of resident births exceeded 100,000 for the first time in Arizona’s history last year, according to a new report by the Arizona Department of Health Services.

The Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics report for 2006 said the number of resident births doubled to 102,042 in 2006 from 50,049 in 1980.    » read more »

Salt Lake City, Utah - Utah's population reached 2,699,554 persons in 2007, according to the Utah Population Estimates Committee. This 3.2 percent increase from 2006 represents a record increase of 84,425 persons, approximately the population of Ogden, Utah.    » read more »

DuPont Science Addressing Increased Demand for Food, Feed, Fuel, Materials

DES MOINES, Iowa, August 15, 2007 - DuPont Chairman and CEO Charles O. Holliday, Jr. , Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer Thomas M. Connelly , and Group Vice President – DuPont Agriculture & Nutrition J. Erik Fyrwald today updated investors on DuPont businesses serving the agriculture and biofuels markets.    » read more »

August 13, 2007 -- MADISON – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced today that Wisconsin’s population grew again in 2007 – growing every year since the 2000 Census – more than many Midwest neighbors. The estimates released by the Department of Administration today show a 5.3 percent increase in Wisconsin’s population since the 2000 U.S. Census. An addition of 283,285 new residents, the report illustrates steady growth throughout Wisconsin and continued in-migration to the state.    » read more »