...democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience
and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world,
the value of life not only declines, it disappears. It doesn't matter if someone
dies. The more people there are, the less one individual matters. |
is the greater danger - nuclear warfare or the population explosion? The latter
absolutely! To bring about nuclear war, someone has to DO something; someone has
to press a button. To bring about destruction by overcrowding, mass starvation,
anarchy, the destruction of our most cherished values-there is no need to do anything.
We need only do nothing except what comes naturally - and breed. And how easy
it is to do nothing."
of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, maybe we should
control the population to ensure the survival of our environment.
you think of any problem in any area of human endeavor on any scale, from microscopic
to global, whose long-term solution is in any demonstrable way aided, assisted,
or advanced by further increases in population, locally, nationally, or globally?"
-- Dr. Albert A. Bartlett, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Colorado;
World Population Balance Board of Advisors
growth' destroys the environment. 'Dumb growth' destroys the environment. The
only difference is that 'smart growth' does it with good taste. It's like booking
passage on the Titanic. Whether you go first-class or steerage, the result is
--Dr. Albert A. Bartlett, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University
of Colorado; World Population Balance Board of Advisors
point of population stabilization is to reduce or minimize misery."
Bengston, founding board member, World Population Balance
We must alert and organise the world's people to pressure world leaders to take
specific steps to solve the two root causes of our environmental crises - exploding
population growth and wasteful consumption of irreplaceable resources. Overconsumption
and overpopulation underlie every environmental problem we face today.
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