Overpopulation :: Papers

Overpopulation The twentieth century has drawn to a close and civilization faces the dilemma of supporting an overpopulated earthly concern. Through out time, mankind has lived as though there were no consequences for his legal actions. But now, as people of the future, we limit what is happening to the world we live in. Despite our knowledge, these straightforward problems are lull being ignored. Our actions in the past have dictated the present, and our actions now go forth determine our future, and generations to come. We caused the overpopulation problems we are now facing so we must likewise be the ones to solve the problems. The link between population growth and environmental impact seems obvious. More people, consume much resources, damage more of the earth, and give in more waste. In the book Earth Odyssey, by Mark Hertzgaard, he quoted Paul Ehrlichs statement, The United States is the most overpopulated country in the world (197). Todays children are likely to see a multiply of the global population within their lifetimes unless, solutions emerge decreasing population growth. Hertzgaard points out the worlds population will stabilize at more than less than eight billion people, and an eventual total of ten or twelve billion is quite possible (220). We must take action to save our planet.One crisis the earth and its inhabitants fear today is lack of resources ascribable to the increasing number of people. Justifications for our path of destruction are destroy trees for more farmland excessive consumption of food sources by over harvest-festival and overgrazing causing barren wastelands continued use of fossil fuels and chemicals needed for transportation, debut of electricity, and heating our homes and more people means more homes will be built again forests and natural habitats of animals.