Do you believe that we are now or will soon be overpopulated?

[sealybobo]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

 

[westwall]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

 

[charwin95]

You get it. I see your next post. You understand overpopulation is real. Especially in cities like Baltimore.

Overpopulation is a problem, but not because we are running out of resources. Overpopulation impacts other species living on the planet, and 11 billion people on this planet is just plain too many. A reasonable number would be 2.5 billion.

This is where your brother Adolf come handy.

"My brother Adolph?" How does noting that the world is over populated make you a Nazi?

You are a special kind of douchebag.

Truth hurts?

But it's not the truth.

So, are you saying that you want the status quo to continue? You want poor uneducated people to keep having 4 or 5 kids? So what do you want to do about it? If you are like me and bripat9643, all we want to do is cut them off foodstamps, welfare, school lunches and Obamacare. In other words all the things that make it possible for a poor person to have 4 or 5 kids. We should be discouraging not encouraging them to have more kids.

The only thing Hitlerish in my plan is that I would tell a woman who wants foodstamps for her 2nd mistake that she has to get fixed or she will not get any additional funds for that second mistake. If she gets fixed she can have the 2nd child and get the foodstamps and Obamacare.

And if she chooses not to get fixed that's ok with us because we aren't paying for the 2nd mistake. Have as many kids as you want as long as you aren't asking for financial help raising them.

Bullshit. Where did I say I support any of that?

The only reason I’m telling your girl friend here Bri ...... Truth Hurts is how he denied Trump is not a racist.

 

[charwin95]

You get it. I see your next post. You understand overpopulation is real. Especially in cities like Baltimore.

Overpopulation is a problem, but not because we are running out of resources. Overpopulation impacts other species living on the planet, and 11 billion people on this planet is just plain too many. A reasonable number would be 2.5 billion.

This is where your brother Adolf come handy.

"My brother Adolph?" How does noting that the world is over populated make you a Nazi?

You are a special kind of douchebag.

Truth hurts?

But it's not the truth.

1. So, are you saying that you want the status quo to continue? You want poor uneducated people to keep having 4 or 5 kids? So what do you want to do about it? If you are like me and bripat9643, all we want to do is cut them off foodstamps, welfare, school lunches and Obamacare. In other words all the things that make it possible for a poor person to have 4 or 5 kids. We should be discouraging not encouraging them to have more kids.

2. The only thing Hitlerish in my plan is that I would tell a woman who wants foodstamps for her 2nd mistake that she has to get fixed or she will not get any additional funds for that second mistake. If she gets fixed she can have the 2nd child and get the foodstamps and Obamacare.

And if she chooses not to get fixed that's ok with us because we aren't paying for the 2nd mistake. Have as many kids as you want as long as you aren't asking for financial help raising them.

1. Explain to me. What is your proposal to solve this problem? Except rounding these poor people and force them to do what you want.
If this is so easy. Don’t you think we could have fixed this a long time ago? Even Bri himself could have fixed this.

You want to cut off food stamps and welfare because they have 4 or 5 kids? Really? Where do you think they will end up? We already have homeless crisis. You want to add more to the problem? Or you are part of the problem?

So Please explain to me how are you going to fix this very simple problem.

2. There’s no 2nd mistakes with Hitler. They just eliminate the minorities. With inhumane cruelties like some of the people i know here.

 

[bripat9643]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

 

[westwall]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

It's really not. Every person in the world would fit into Rhode Island.

 

[Unkotare]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

Not even close, but you are welcome to make room for one more if you have the courage of your convictions.

 

[bripat9643]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

Not even close, but you are welcome to make room for one more if you have the courage of your convictions.

My convictions don't require me to commit suicide. That just require the public to use birth control.

 

[Unkotare]

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

Not even close, but you are welcome to make room for one more if you have the courage of your convictions.

My convictions don't require me to commit suicide. That just require the public to use birth control.

Start with yourself.

 

[bripat9643]

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

Not even close, but you are welcome to make room for one more if you have the courage of your convictions.

My convictions don't require me to commit suicide. That just require the public to use birth control.

Start with yourself.

Start using birth control? I always have.

 

[Unkotare]

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

Not even close, but you are welcome to make room for one more if you have the courage of your convictions.

My convictions don't require me to commit suicide. That just require the public to use birth control.

Start with yourself.

Start using birth control? I always have.

 

[sealybobo]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

Good! I don't believe it but GOOD!

 

[sealybobo]

Overpopulation is a problem, but not because we are running out of resources. Overpopulation impacts other species living on the planet, and 11 billion people on this planet is just plain too many. A reasonable number would be 2.5 billion.

This is where your brother Adolf come handy.

"My brother Adolph?" How does noting that the world is over populated make you a Nazi?

You are a special kind of douchebag.

Truth hurts?

But it's not the truth.

1. So, are you saying that you want the status quo to continue? You want poor uneducated people to keep having 4 or 5 kids? So what do you want to do about it? If you are like me and bripat9643, all we want to do is cut them off foodstamps, welfare, school lunches and Obamacare. In other words all the things that make it possible for a poor person to have 4 or 5 kids. We should be discouraging not encouraging them to have more kids.

2. The only thing Hitlerish in my plan is that I would tell a woman who wants foodstamps for her 2nd mistake that she has to get fixed or she will not get any additional funds for that second mistake. If she gets fixed she can have the 2nd child and get the foodstamps and Obamacare.

And if she chooses not to get fixed that's ok with us because we aren't paying for the 2nd mistake. Have as many kids as you want as long as you aren't asking for financial help raising them.

1. Explain to me. What is your proposal to solve this problem? Except rounding these poor people and force them to do what you want.
If this is so easy. Don’t you think we could have fixed this a long time ago? Even Bri himself could have fixed this.

You want to cut off food stamps and welfare because they have 4 or 5 kids? Really? Where do you think they will end up? We already have homeless crisis. You want to add more to the problem? Or you are part of the problem?

So Please explain to me how are you going to fix this very simple problem.

2. There’s no 2nd mistakes with Hitler. They just eliminate the minorities. With inhumane cruelties like some of the people i know here.

Simple solution. If you have one kid you can't afford, come get your food stamps. If you have a second mistake and want double the food stamps ok, but first you have to fix yourself so we know you won't have a 3rd mistake. If you don't fix yourself then you will continue to only get food stamps for 1 kid.

We already see Republican policies where they cut down on how much you get in food stamps is working to lower the number of "mistakes" poor women have. If they aren't going to get more money for their 2nd and 3rd mistake, guess what they do? They don't have the 2nd and 3rd mistake.

I like the idea of just giving them staples. Bread, peanut butter, eggs, milk, spagetti. No more giving them a charge card where they can go to the store and buy steaks and lobster. Fuck that. Here is some shit so you won't starve but I'll be damned if you are going to buy twinkees with your food stamp money.

In other words, food stamps and welfare benefits make poor women not worry about making those mistakes.

You think they'll starve and be homeless if we don't give them food stamps? They won't.

I say they won't make the mistakes if they don't have the social safety nets under them.

The one thing I love that Republicans want to do is make food stamp recipients work 10 hours a week for those benefits. Most of the women won't do the work and will figure it out on their own, rather than work the 10 hours. But right now, all they have to do is go in and fill out a form and they get it. With no plan of how they're going to get off of it. They have no plan to get off of it. So, we have an entire generation of people who are taking advantage.

 

[sealybobo]

A couple of hundred gorillas.

A couple of hundred tigers.

A couple of hundred rhinos.

Seven billion humans.

No problem.

Correct. It truly is no problem. The carrying capacity of the planet is quite high. Far higher than the biomass it is currently supporting.

Incorrect.

As of July 29th humans have used more resources than Planet Earth can regenerate in a year

If Earth's resources were a bank account, today would mark the date we'd officially be in the red.

As of July 29, humanity has officially used up more ecological resources this year than the Earth can regenerate by the end of the year. The occasion even has a name: Earth Overshoot Day.
The Global Footprint Network, a sustainability organization which calculates the day, says humanity is currently consuming nature 1.75 times faster than the planet can regenerate.
That means we're overspending our natural capital, compromising resources in the future as a result and leading to things like deforestation and carbon dioxide buildup in the atmosphere.


And more carbon dioxide brings ever increasing climate change, the network says.
It's getting worse, too.
The date has moved up two months over the past 20 years, and July 29 marks the earliest the date has ever landed.
"We have only got one Earth -- this is the ultimately defining context for human existence. We can't use 1.75 without destructive consequences," said Mathis Wackernagel, founder of Global Footprint Network, in a statement.
The data comes months after a grim UN report
The United States is one of the worst culprits.

This is a completely laughable assertion promulgated by a anti science group pushing for dictatorial rule of the globe. The carrying capacity of the planet as it sits now, is 12 billion people. With proper usage of resources, and no waste it go's up to 15 billion. Theoretically, with perfect management, and just a little more technological improvement the capacity increases to 40 billion.

However, it doesn't matter. The human population is already leveling off. Demographers now estimate the population to top out at 9 billion, and then drop back to between 6 and 7 billion as the economic situation of the worlds poor improves.

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

It's really not. Every person in the world would fit into Rhode Island.

Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals – study
This article is more than 1 year old
Groundbreaking assessment of all life on Earth reveals humanity’s surprisingly tiny part in it as well as our disproportionate impact


The world’s 7.6 billion people represent just 0.01% of all living things, according to the study. Yet since the dawn of civilisation, humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of plants, while livestock kept by humans abounds.

The new work is the first comprehensive estimate of the weight of every class of living creature and overturns some long-held assumptions. Bacteria are indeed a major life form – 13% of everything – but plants overshadow everything, representing 82% of all living matter. All other creatures, from insects to fungi, to fish and animals, make up just 5% of the world’s biomass.

The transformation of the planet by human activity has led scientists to the brink of declaring a new geological era – the Anthropocene. One suggested marker for this change are the bones of the domestic chicken, now ubiquitous across the globe.

The new work reveals that farmed poultry today makes up 70% of all birds on the planet, with just 30% being wild. The picture is even more stark for mammals – 60% of all mammals on Earth are livestock, mostly cattle and pigs, 36% are human and just 4% are wild animals.

The destruction of wild habitat for farming, logging and development has resulted in the start of what many scientists consider the sixth mass extinction of life to occur in the Earth’s four billion year history. About half the Earth’s animals are thought to have been lost in the last 50 years.

But comparison of the new estimates with those for the time before humans became farmers and the industrial revolution began reveal the full extent of the huge decline. Just one-sixth of wild mammals, from mice to elephants, remain, surprising even the scientists. In the oceans, three centuries of whaling has left just a fifth of marine mammals in the oceans.

Anyone who doesn't think we are overpopulated is stupid, blind and ignorant.

 

[sealybobo]

I sure hope so. The Earth is already too crowded.

Not even close, but you are welcome to make room for one more if you have the courage of your convictions.

My convictions don't require me to commit suicide. That just require the public to use birth control.

Start with yourself.

Start using birth control? I always have.

Your birth control is that no one will fuck you.

Last night I met another girl on my boat. Actually she owns the dog grooming place I take my dog.

Man that boat is a chick magnet. I was with 3 women I used to work with and she comes out asking how I have three hotties on my boat. I tell her that they are just friends and suddenly she's flirting with me and flat out said, "How come we don't hang out more?"

So next week I will be taking her out on the boat. Luckily I only hang out with my 27 year old girlfriend 1-3 times a week. I can easily juggle the two.

 

[Unkotare]

....
Last night I met another girl on my boat. Actually she owns the dog grooming place I take my dog.

Man that boat is a chick magnet. ....

What a sad closet case...

 

[percysunshine]

Simple question before I head out to work. Do you believe in overpopulation, do you think it's a current problem or a very near future one, and what label would you use to identify yourself overall?

Overpopulation is not a belief system. Either there is enough food to feed everyone, or there is not.

 

[Unkotare]

Simple question before I head out to work. Do you believe in overpopulation, do you think it's a current problem or a very near future one, and what label would you use to identify yourself overall?

Overpopulation is not a belief system. Either there is enough food to feed everyone, or there is not.

There is.

 

[Unkotare]

......

Anyone who doesn't think we are overpopulated ........

Understands numbers and demographics.

 

[percysunshine]

Simple question before I head out to work. Do you believe in overpopulation, do you think it's a current problem or a very near future one, and what label would you use to identify yourself overall?

Overpopulation is not a belief system. Either there is enough food to feed everyone, or there is not.

There is.

John Deere tractors are awesome.