It is not too early or too late to begin a discussion on where do we want our United States of America to stand on the issue of Overpopulation.
Some see the intrusion of the Government in reproduction rights, others say that sooner or later, once Global Warming brings up the Methane from the ocean, it will be too late! All the children lovingly brought into the world will begin to bake, not at the final 846 Deg. Fahrenheit, but starvation, when most people will not be able to grow enough food.
OK, this is not going to happen in the next 20 years and after that I will be dead, so if you plan to have children that will be around by 2080, you may want to consider a voluntary target family size.
The ballot every four years could inform us on the average family life preference. Nothing mandatory just a word from fellow voters.
The smaller the average family, the longer your children shall live, until they bake at a temperature comparable to that in a Auschwitz Oven
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Population grows the fastest in Muslim nations.
Population is the strongest factor in accelerating Global Warming.
We can fight Global Warming by limiting total populations or limiting total Carbon Emissions.
In time, others shall see that, at first, it is irresponsible and, later, it is criminal to kill the Entire Human Race.
Once the Carbon Dioxide is in the air, its Greenhouse effect only increases, it will never decrease. Got it? CO2 IS FOREVER!!!
I see few think there is a direct link between Global Warming and populations, few dare use the term "Family Size" because of Religious implications they follow. But, how about those from other religions? Must everyone follow whatever they wish about average population size or, did China show us that when the food supply is low enough, the State has to take drastic measures. Do I like or approve of what they do? NO! But, the only choice they had was either watching people starve to death or try to limit family size. At least, they did not consider limiting longevity, on that I agree with them, killing is killing.
Here, in the USA, some states allow helping anyone, preferably the elderly, die. But, since we don't think about it, it affects nobody, right?
Perhaps, a clever huckster can replace the term "family size" with a "New Order to Maintain our Quality of Life". Would that be better?
Do you know any Hollywood publicity firm that would push this idea, or are they all so religious none of them would sell their soul for a buck?
This is beginning to look unpopular.
The idea that people cause Global Warming but
more people will not accelerate Global Warming
is hard to discuss.
Many religions are reluctant to talk about Global Warming and whether a candle in a church has an impact on Global Warming (yes).
Perhaps, it is too early now, perhaps we need a tsunami tha kills thousands, rising waters in Bangladesh, loss of 75 percent of thewater in the 4th largest lake, opening of the Northwest Passage, etc.
The fact is too many think they are from the "show me state" and are willing to wait and do nothing until they can see some tangible effect where they live, not in New Orleans, Galveston, Houston, etc.
They can come out with arguments to dismiss each of them.
What would you call someone unable to learn from books? Go ahead, ignore the problem and, incredibly, I hope you are right. Best Wishes.
Global temperatures WILL rise, they WILL also fall at some point, then either fall a little more or go up again. The planet has been doing this for millions of years.
Not only is warming less immediately problematic than cooling, mass human death is more likely to come from another super volcano eruption, an object hitting the planet, or nuclear war.
Clinton administration cited global overpopulation as a threat to this nation. GOP laughed at him. The Oct 1999 National Geographic and a more recent episode of Nova cited a nations economic health directly correlates to it's family size and makeup. Big familys are harder to feed and find jobs for than small families such as in India. Obama did a good first step by restoring foreign aid funding to family planning clinics that Bush eliminated cause of his wierd belief that birth control or even education about birth control is wrong.
Is it possible that the new ommission standards are actually releasing more bad emmissions by causing us to use more gasoline then cars would get without the present emmssion standards?
Reliable global population estimates are already regularly being done, as well as future predictions. With great probability, the population will peak in approximately 40 years at approximately 9-10 billion people, then it will decline.
There is more than sufficient capacity to produce food for this number, as well as energy resources.
Voting down as unneeded.
In Ohio at least, it has been the coldest year of late, with highs still unseasonably cold on some days.
Why is it that scientists, politicians accept that radical climate change has occurred NATURALLY in the past but not now?
The world's climate is not static, it fluctuates with every revolution around the sun.
Global warming is all about gaining power through fear mongering. The panic level speaking from the administration is so alarmist on the matter it makes the actor-scientist from "The day after tomorrow" look calm and level headed.
Global warming treaties surrender US freedom and but international bureaucrats over the private sector. Cap-and-trade crushes private incentive and will greatly increase the cost of living.
China restricts children because it is totalitarian.
Oh, and one volcanic eruption puts out more greenhouse gas than mankind has since the beginning of time.