INTRODUCTION

There’s a kind of doomsday feel to things right now - have you noticed? It’s not just that the Mayan calendar runs out on December 21st of next year. It’s not even the plethora of new warnings from astrophysicists, doctors and geologists about the possibly catastrophic events that are now known to be on the not-too-distant horizon. It has more to do with the zeitgeist, an undifferentiated sense that things can’t go on like they are forever.
And, of course, there are clues. Almost daily, items half-buried in news reports point to the Doom scenarios just lurking around the corner. Maybe you are too busy or too trapped in denial to notice them all, so this blog is here to help you keep track.

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Something to Worry About Today:

The Pill may be killing men off, a new study reports.

Researchers in a Toronto medical centre have identified a link between the widespread use of oral contraceptives and the incidence of mortality from prostate cancer. This is especially true in developed countries, where the Pill is used by large numbers of women.

Scientists have known for some time that oestrogen leakage from contraceptives has caused unusual effects in the environment. Fish with two sets of genitalia, sexually deformed otters and even penis shrinkage in Florida alligators are all blamed upon the increase of loose oestrogen in rivers. To worsen the problem, certain industrial by-products, such as a compound used for coating aluminium drink cans, have also been shown to produce oestrogen-like chemicals.

Is all life on Earth gradually becoming female?

See our chapter on Gender Erosion in The Coffee Table Book of Doom. Click on the cover for more information.
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