India grows by 11 million net gain on its way to 1.6
billion in 38 years. Has anyone questioned their environmental and human toll?
America's
prospects with added 138 million people
"If you look around the world, water quality is
deteriorating, and water quantity is declining," said Ned Breslin of Water for
People. Arizona, California, Nevada,
Colorado, Georgia, Texas and Florida all face water shortages.
What I find it fascinating that reporters like NBC's Ann
Thompson will report on March 2012 being overwhelmed with the hottest days on
record in America, but she never made one mention of humans burning 84 million barrels of oil daily. She said nothing about the US burning 2.2
billion tons of coal annually. Thompson
doesn't question that burn rate makes an impact on our biosphere. Nobody does!
Richard Heinberg wrote Peak Everything: Facing a Century
of Declines. He said, "We
have reached peak everything as to resources and because economic growth
depends on natural resources and the Earth's ability to process our wastes,
this growth simply cannot continue."
Can California support its projected 20 million additional population within 30 years? How about Florida, Arizona and Colorado doubling their populations? Anyone excited about that? Californian writer Joe Guzzardi said, "In 1940, California was the nation's fifth-largest state. As California approaches 40 million people, it's the most populated and the most adversely impacted by sprawl and pollution. According to Forbes Magazine, California has four of the top five dirtiest cities in America."
The United States represents a 5'10" 300 pound obese
guy endlessly eating more ice cream to reach 400 pounds. He suffers clogged
arteries (much like our cities' gridlocked traffic), he can hardly walk and he's
suffering from diabetes. He keeps eating
because he doesn't have a plan for living.
The United States continues its obesity-growth path without a plan,
either. Ultimately, this civilization
will collapse whether we like it or not, plan for it or not, understand it or
not.
Will we change our future or will we continue doing the same thing just like the monkeys? I write these clear and logical columns in order for you to become part of the change for a viable future. We need to stabilize population in order to provide future generations with a viable civilization.
On a brighter note, please
enjoy my new website: How to Live a Life of Adventure: The Art of
Exploring the World by Frosty Wooldridge, click this live link: http://www.HowToLiveALifeOfAdventure.com
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