Earth's carrying capacity?

[Tom]

Less than what we are now!!

http://dieoff.org/page112.htm Paul Ehrlich wrote Population Bomb in 1970, when we had the first Earth Day and I'm old enough to remember what it was like back then. Here's a relevent quote from that article,
"The rapid depletion of these essential resources, coupled with a worldwide degradation of land (Jacobs 1991, Myers 1984, Postel 1989) and atmospheric quality (Jones and Wigley 1989, Schneider 1990), indicate that the human enterprise has not only exceeded its current social carrying capacity, but it is actually reducing future potential biophysical carrying capacities by depleting essential nautral capital stocks. [1]" That's pretty clear, a scientist, respected in the field, and he gives a reference, to many people, not enough land.

 

[Horn Seeker]

Definitely.

 

[Erik in AK]

Thats why we have war, disease and famine--to check the population of a predator-less species--us


drop bombs, not food

 

[Washington Hunter]

The U.S. needs to stop giving food, money, medical care, etc. to other countries. All we're doing is allowing them to maintain or continue to increase their populations when they are already too high.

 

[snake river rufus]

What the U.S. really needs to do is provide long term birth control along with the aid that we send

 

[cjcj]

We give "billions" to ignorant third world breeders.... and their leaders keep most of the money for themselves.... but we the UN/U.S.A. are afraid to call them out .. on their corruption and fraud... because old Jessie and the other civil right pimps will scream RACISM... I say its not our problem .. let GOD thin the herd. hump

I remember when the first week that Uganda got their Foriegn aid.. their president bought a new Lear jet. :MAD