Group Calls For Population Control To Stop Global Warming

[jack]

Group Calls for Population Control to Stop Global Warming
By Monisha Bansal
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
April 18, 2007

(CNSNews.com) - Ahead of Earth Day on Sunday, an advocacy group warned that the United States is ignoring "the most crucial factor in reducing global warming" -- population control.

"Human population growth is the paramount environmental issue," Ric Oberlink, a spokesman for Californians for Population Stabilization, told Cybercast News Service.

"Global warming is a very serious problem, but it is a subset of the overpopulation problem," he said.

Oberlink argued that an increase in the emission of "greenhouse gases" -- carbon dioxide and other gases blamed for climate change -- is a result of human activity, "like most environmental problems."

Although one part of the equation is what people do, he said, the other part is how many there are.

"If we had half as many people, we wouldn't have much of a climatic warming problem," argued Oberlink.

"Many have noted the disproportionate impact of America on greenhouse emissions and rightly called for reduced emissions. But it's hypocritical to say that the problem is that Americans consume too much and then say it doesn't matter how many Americans there are."

According to the population group, Americans are "by far the most voracious consumers and the greatest producers of greenhouse gases per capita of any nation on earth."

And the U.S. population, it says, "has been doubling every 40 years and is headed for one billion before the end of this century."

"No matter how clever and inventive human technology can be, it will be overwhelmed by the explosive multiplication of unrelenting population growth," asserted Randy Alcorn, a senior writing fellow at Californians for Population Stabilization.

"While it may be beneficial to replace incandescent light bulbs with fluorescent light bulbs, it would be more effective towards salvaging the planet to turn on light bulbs in minds darkened by political expediency and religious dogma," he said.

"Those who surrender reason to religious and political doctrine and push the rubble of their misguided convictions into the path of prudent population reduction policies are complicit in condemning an entire planet to doom," said Alcorn.

Oberlink criticized environmental groups for not addressing population growth.

"Today, major environmental groups seldom discuss population growth," he said. "They have become increasingly politically correct and increasingly ineffective in protecting the environment.

"It's easier to single out targets like Big Oil and Big Detroit instead of calling for changes in personal behavior or taking on a tough issue like population growth with its concomitant connection to volatile issues like immigration or access to birth control," Oberlink said.

Environmental Defense, the World Resources Institute and the Union of Concerned Scientists did not respond to invitations to react to the criticism of green campaign groups.

But pro-family organizations take issue with the population control arguments.

"While there is growing consensus that the earth is warming slightly, there is no consensus that humans are the main cause," the Family Research Council said in a statement.

"Those pushing global warming are proposing a radical agenda as the solution to a problem that is not yet fully understood," it said.

"In part, this solution calls for population control, which is code for abortions, condom distribution and mass sterilization," said the FRC.

[SerialExpLain]

Jack, then tell me why them mofo's continue to breath! They should stand by their beliefs and immediately kill themselves. Since they do not place value on life at all, why do they even continue.

Here me Oberlink, whoever the fuck you are --- go off yourself you prick.

(Jack teach me how to change my board name---I will now become CerealExpLain) Damn F*wads...don't eat, don't drink, don't breath....Oberlinks are out to GET YOU!!)

Have a nice dance around the Georgia Guidestones Oberlink, join hands with Pianka (which means scum in Polish, by-the-by). 12 Monkeys sickos. And the government is looking for terrorists, you know they are not serious or these conspirators to commit GENOCIDE would be in prison!

[jack]

Quote:Jack, then tell me why them mofo's continue to breath! They should stand by their beliefs and immediately kill themselves. Since they do not place value on life at all, why do they even continue.

yeah, they never include themselves in the euginic picture, it's always someone else.

[metal-gear-solid]

Well there is a lot of space. Even if the US pop reaches a billion people. We could fit all those people in Texas and have a population density less than NYC.
What this is is nothing but fear mongering. Sorry that is the truth. Who says in 100yrs we wont be able to bio engineer food or have fuel that is limitless?

[Shinobi]

Quote:Jack, then tell me why them mofo's continue to breath! They should stand by their beliefs and immediately kill themselves. Since they do not place value on life at all, why do they even continue.

YeahBaby! and whilst they are at it let them nuke all their enviro-fascist groups and pals too
these people clearly see themselves as above all else because they 'belong' to a fake cause
if that isnt total stupidity and disrespect for other human life then i'll personally strap an atomic
bomb to my gonads and blow up some truth seed over these retarded global boring shit eaters.

[Shinobi]

I cant wait for when they tell us that the entire Earth is starting to shrink
Bring it on you crappers! You total enviro-fascist freako's!

[SerialExpLain]

Quote:I cant wait for when they tell us that the entire Earth is starting to shrink
Bring it on you crappers! You total enviro-fascist freako's!

LOL... :biggrin:

[MC David]

Quote:I cant wait for when they tell us that the entire Earth is starting to shrink
Bring it on you crappers! You total enviro-fascist freako's!

Right on man, quotes like that are why I love Con Cen :biggrin:

[triplesix]

I understand everyone's immediate gut reaction to calls for population control and I don't see how it could be done in any way other than a purely fascist manner but do you all not think that human population is going to get out of control?

We have state of the art medical technology, hygiene and nutrition and people are living longer than ever. If you look at current population growth rates and draw that line out over a couple hundred years, the numbers get out of control.

I'm not advocating population control, it's just not "free" enough, but there will be a time when the Earth can't support us all, and all the have nots of the world will start to die off in huge numbers.

What's the more humane thing to do? Try to convince people to reproduce less on their own or wait for the famine to strike like it does when deer or rabbit populations get out of control?

It seems like right wing people are all for culling deer herds and think enviro-nuts are idiots when they want to stop the "killing" of over-sized deer populations but then go all up in arms when they make a comparison to our own out of control numbers.

It's a shitty situation but seriously, we're headed for a time of severe over-population in a world with diminishing resoures including the very real devestation of the oceans, perhaps the largest food source for the entire world. I just don't know what people are going to do in a hundred years.

Oh, right, that's a non-issue because Jesus will come save us before that happens.

[SerialExpLain]

Quote:Oh, right, that's a non-issue because Jesus will come save us before that happens.

Or from the wrap it up by 2012 crowd, take your pick.

[bando]

Basically in the article, from what I read, he wasn't calling for "population termination", like that other nut I read about on here. But truth be told, he is right. Earth will not likely be able to support human population at its current growth rate bar some miraculous discovery. Basically here's some solutions: Keep it in your pants(i know this is isn't really practical, being a male myself^^); use protection; abortion; get your fucking shit fixed. I know some people have to have kids to keep our species alive, but surely we all can't at this rate. If you absolutely must, try and limit yourself to one. PLEASE!!! For your child(ren)'s sake. I myself have decided to not have any for the reason that it would be wrong to bring a child into this place knowing our resources are limited and declining. Peace.

[SerialExpLain]

Oberlink said:

Quote:If we had half as many people, we wouldn't have much of a climatic warming problem," argued Oberlink

Bando said:

Quote:Basically in the article, from what I read, he wasn't calling for "population termination

I reiterate, anyone or group publically making such statements and holding such convictions should do the rest of the world a favor and off themselves as they have no respect for the living here on the planet.

Didn't anyone even ask this clown what he considered were some solutions to half the world's population being extraneous and not to his fascist liking or was he only speaking to a bunch of head nodding butt-munchers like Dr. Pianka's infamous audience? Amazing, how these people get away with that bullshit. Just try that tonight at a Town Hall meeting and see who calls who on you. Tell me this clown isn't backed by some BIG!!! Same goes for Pianka. Its just sickening is what it is.:angry: