Desrochers and Szurmak’s book are a reminder of humanity’s “can do” instincts and problem-solving ability.
Is overpopulation a problem? Are we running out of resources? Where did the concern over population growth and resource depletion come from? How accurate were the past predictions of gloom by people who were concerned about the two issues? Will we manage to combine rising numbers of people and higher standards of living with decent stewardship of the planet in the future?
These are just some of the questions answered in Population Bombed: Exploding the link Between Overpopulation and Climate Change, an extensively researched, well-written and concise new book published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation.
The book comes out exactly 50 years after Paul R. Ehrlich published The Population Bomb, in which the Stanford University biology professor famously claimed that population growth would result in resource depletion and the starvation of hundreds…
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I’ll have you know, I am not a believer in the overpopulation theory.
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Nor I Kenneth. It has its roots, as you’d no doubt know, in the depopulation / eugenics movement. I hope to write more on this topic in coming months. No time just currently. The lie’s so well entrenched it’s now the accepted norm.
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The Georgia Guidestones talking about keeping the population below 500000000 doesn’t help.
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Well it’s an interesting kind of statement to be making isn’t it? Whoever wrote it up there of course hasn’t the intestinal fortitude to come forth & tell us who they are. That doesn’t help either.
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Honestly, I’m not sure what to make of it. I really don’t give it much thought.
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I am most concerned with these 2 items: First, the over fishing of the oceans that may leave them largely lifeless of fish over the next several decades. We need to conserve the resources of the oceans. Secondly, loss of habitat in much of the world for many species of wildlife. This loss of habitat is caused by expanding human populations and related increased human activities on the planet.
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Have you had a listen/read re Kevin Cahill’s research? He’s on YT also but also written a couple of books on land and who owns it. Very interesting man. I’m concerned the overfishing is industrial … the people who used to take what they needed only are the losers in all of that. I hear your other points. I hope to write more on this overpop topic in the months to come when I have more time.
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