Look at these numbers and don’t simply think in terms of space, think in terms of each person’s ecological footprint. That includes all resources, energy, waste, space, etc that each of us use.
Year-------------Human Population
0 A.D.----------300 MILLION
1500------------500 Million
1776------------750 Million
1830------------1 BILLION (That's just 176 years ago!!!)
1930------------2 Billion
1960------------3 Billion
1974------------4 Billion
1987------------5 Billion
1999------------6 Billion
Today----------6.5 Billion
2013------------7 Billion
2030------------8 Billion
2050----------- 9 Billion (that’s just 44 years from now and 3 Billion more people)
2100------------11+ Billion
Three most populous countries –
1)—China
2)—India
3)—United States
Solutions —
1)—Have no more than 2 children; 1 is better; zero is best. Large families over 2 children is socially irresponsible and morally wrong.
2)—Have children later in life to spread out the time between generations. This will slow growth.
3)—Educate others. Most people don’t even recognize the overpopulation problem, much less understand its impact on everything.
2006-08-09
05:06:19
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