It seems life is really about choices. Red or blue? Mashed or Stove top? But unfortunately some choices are harder than others and we have hit a real tough spot. How do we combat our need for fuel and still protect our home? Do we rape and pillage the future or do we start making hard decisions?
So here is the deal. This planet has about 7 billion people on it. Those people want food, homes, warm clothing, and a future for their children. If we are going to accomplish this I see only one choice. The choice is to combat overpopulation. We need to dramatically decrease the birth rate. The planet cannot sustain this kind of growth. The Chinese have it right. One child per family. If we can't see fit to start decreasing the population, oil is going to be the least of our worries. Food will eventually come into short supply and so will drinkable water. It is simple math and all the technology in the world is not going to be able to compensate.
I know what I am saying is a foreign concept to many people. Many religions scorn my point of view. That is fine. All I ask is people start doing the math. Start figuring out how much food and water are needed to support a single person and then start looking at available water supplies and farm land. It does not take a genius to see where you will eventually wind up- back at square one. This is the number one most important environmental fight of all time and we are losing folks. Changing your light bulbs out and driving electric cars is all well and good, but if you want to get serious about saving the planet this is where the conversation inevitably takes you.
I send this out into the void.
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