tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post7222850099015636214..comments2024-03-01T03:16:14.116+00:00Comments on Another Green World: Mean and Green?Derek Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05462511891409913195noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-63395105153860384922009-11-25T17:32:55.112+00:002009-11-25T17:32:55.112+00:00Not an expert on this, but : isn't one of the ...Not an expert on this, but : isn't one of the most effective contraceptives people's belief that they have long-term economic security and reliable health care, so that they are confident they will be cared for in old age without needing to have lots of children to do the caring, and that they don't need to produce lots of children to ensure that a couple of them survive into Dick Wolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09111414869380445624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-23330761603069483682009-11-23T14:21:58.916+00:002009-11-23T14:21:58.916+00:00Tim, whether or not we are able to produce enough ...Tim, whether or not we are able to produce enough food to feed everyone in the world today is irrelevant to whether or not we are over carrying capacity.<br /><br />The reason is that the methods we are using to produce this amount of food are unsustainable. Please re-check the definition of carrying capacity. We are destroying the long-term ability of the land to generate food, with the short Chris Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305747866146613339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-33389230464248649482009-11-23T06:38:08.123+00:002009-11-23T06:38:08.123+00:00Actually, Canada Guy, we are not 'over the car...Actually, Canada Guy, we are not 'over the carrying capacity'. Population scare mongering serves the interest of the few who benefit from this ecologically disastrous and inhumane system we call 'capitalism'. Population growth peaked in the 1960s and has been on the decline ever since. There is more than enough food today to make everyone on the planet unhealthily overweight. It timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-35173069929511177482009-11-21T23:10:32.920+00:002009-11-21T23:10:32.920+00:00"And blaming population easily turns into an ..."And blaming population easily turns into an authoritarian move, I would be more sympathetic if the likes of David Attenborough posted contraceptives to bankers rather than lecturing people in developing countries."<br /><br />Excellent!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25556312.post-63395305623404081762009-11-21T17:31:27.075+00:002009-11-21T17:31:27.075+00:00I think the focus on overpopulation can sometimes ...I think the focus on overpopulation can sometimes be inappropriate, or be used for a racist agenda. Nevertheless, we are over the carrying capacity of the planet, so we need to do something to address the problem:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.selfdestructivebastards.com/2009/11/carrying-capacity.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.selfdestructivebastards.com/2009/11/carrying-capacity.html</a><br />Chris Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305747866146613339noreply@blogger.com