As an FYI, ZPG (Zero Population Growth) changed its name to Population Connection.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Woolsey <[log in to unmask]>
To: IOWA-TOPICS <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sun, Jun 2, 2013 3:46 pm
Subject: Re: population


#1 Problem for planet earth...Population.   Two billion people when I was born, 
7 billion now.  We know the problem and have for a long time.  When I T.A.ed 
Natural Environment and Man over 30 yrs ago at UofI, I did a segment on 
population.  I had all the kids come down front and sit shoulder to shoulder at 
the front of the auditorium.  I had two rats on an overhead projector (cool one) 
that provided additonal entertainment regarding adaptation.  I then gave the 
stats on population demographics.  It was very clear then we were over shooting 
the carrying capacity of the planet.
I had a lot of comments on my teaching method. ;)

  Absolutely no one wants to hear this issue, even my friends eyes glaze and 
they turn on the ball game on TV.

Barring a comet, development of a new bug, the loss of honeybees, or something 
similiar, I continue to believe our only hope is to educate young girls...and 
wait for the old geezers to die.  Once educated, women take control of their 
reproduction and decide to have fewer children.   I believe this is the only 
politically viable pathway to a much lower density planet.  There are a lot of 
factors working against this pathway...another books worth...but show me another 
politically viable path.

Sierra club should be up front and loud, working with ZPG and elevating the 
issue. imo
Ed


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