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April 9, 2011 12:53 pm PDT
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CWA: Population isn't the problem, consumption is the problem
"As we get women access to education and birth control, as there's a focus on human rights, the birth rate is leveling out. It's a great success story, actually. Sustainability is about consumption, not population. Indonesia has a high birth rate, but Indonesia is not going to push the world into runaway global warming. Not unless they all start consuming the way we do." — Ted Nace, author and environmental activist, during a Conference on World Affairs panel that asked, "Can Science Feed the Growing Global Population?"...Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/I8gYH9GV738/cwa-population-isnt.html
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