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Cut world population and redistribute resources, expert urges (Says Stanford Prof. Paul Ehrlich)
The Guardian ^
| 04/26/2012
| John Vidal
Posted on 04/26/2012 12:06:28 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The world's most renowned population analyst has called for a massive reduction in the number of humans and for natural resources to be redistributed from the rich to the poor.
Paul Ehrlich, Bing professor of population studies at Stanford University in California and author of the best-selling Population Bomb book in 1968, goes much further than the Royal Society in London which this morning said that physical numbers were as important as the amount of natural resources consumed.The optimum population of Earth enough to guarantee the minimal physical ingredients of a decent life to everyone was 1.5 to 2 billion people rather than the 7 billion who are alive today or the 9 billion expected in 2050, said Ehrlich in an interview with the Guardian.
"How many you support depends on lifestyles. We came up with 1.5 to 2 billion because you can have big active cities and wilderness. If you want a battery chicken world where everyone has minimum space and food and everyone is kept just about alive you might be able to support in the long term about 4 or 5 billion people. But you already have 7 billion. So we have to humanely and as rapidly as possible move to population shrinkage."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: lifehate; overpopulation; paulehrlich; population; populationcontrol; redistribution
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To: SeekAndFind
I was tempted to post a smarta$$ call for volunteers to begin depopulation at Stanford, but I think maybe God will take care of excess people. I can’t enable space travel, for example, but He can, if that’s what’s needed.
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posted on
04/26/2012 2:06:27 PM PDT
by
Grampa3711
(Some people bring happiness wherever thet go; others, whenever.)
To: al baby
I would ask all those who are truly worried that the Earth is over-populated to sacrifice themselves to save the planet.
For those of us who believe that Earth was created for us, we and our progeny will continue to live and thrive.
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posted on
04/26/2012 2:27:23 PM PDT
by
tiki
To: C210N
Easy how this fascist says : Cut the world’s population.
What a terrifying man.
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posted on
04/26/2012 2:36:07 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)
To: kalee
And who decides which people are unnecessary? Why, the people who are smart enough to recognize there is a crisis, of course. And that you're causing it.
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posted on
04/26/2012 2:45:35 PM PDT
by
okie01
To: Chickensoup
In a nutshell he is saying we must kill 5 billion to save 2 billion in a worthwhile living environment. Oh and the 2 billion are going to be the least educated, least experienced. Basically a majority of ignorant peasants fit for slave labor and breeding more slaves.
To: okie01
Exactly, which is why we should demand they answer the questions.
Who are these unnecessary people and who decides? Make them spell it out.
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posted on
04/26/2012 3:39:23 PM PDT
by
kalee
(The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
To: SeekAndFind
"Most of the predictions [in Population Bomb] have proved correct. ..."
I'd really like to see an
honest scorecard on that point. I don't recall that any of his predicted disasters actually occurred.
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posted on
04/26/2012 3:48:59 PM PDT
by
Bob
To: Bob
-—” I’d really like to see an honest scorecard on that point. I don’t recall that any of his predicted disasters actually occurred——
Julian Simon whipped Enrich’s sorry butt.
That’s why the media ignores Simon’s work.
To: Bob
-—” I’d really like to see an honest scorecard on that point. I don’t recall that any of his predicted disasters actually occurred——
Julian Simon whipped Enrich’s sorry butt.
That’s why the media ignores Simon’s work.
To: al baby
OK Egghead—Just how you going to do that? Even brutal efforts tried in the past have failed. Anything attempting such things would be worse than Hitler, Stalin, Mao and Castro all put together—Toss in Gengis Khan as well. Sounds go on a class room full of mush headed students—but its all just hate speech.
To: SeekAndFind
If Paul supports less people on this earth, he can live what he believes by jumping off the Mackinac Bridge.
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posted on
04/26/2012 4:41:38 PM PDT
by
Darren McCarty
(The Republican Party is bigger than the presidency.)
To: SeekAndFind
80 he will be on May 29....sounds like he may be entering that stage where precious medical resources may be needed to keep him going. I am sure he will refuse all that given what he believes./sarc
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posted on
04/26/2012 4:52:57 PM PDT
by
xp38
To: Forward the Light Brigade
Hey Jackwagon who crapped in your cereal today?
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posted on
04/26/2012 5:19:50 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: SeekAndFind
Hang Paul Ehrlich and all the other treasonous reds, seys Sarajohnson.
To: SeekAndFind
Hey Paul, why don’t you and the staff at Stanford go first. And while you’re at it, perhaps you can convince the people at Berkley to go too in solidarity.
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posted on
04/26/2012 7:17:30 PM PDT
by
metalurgist
( Want your country back? It'll take guns and rope. Marxists won't give up peaceably.)
Paul Erhlich / Population Bomb keywords, newest to oldest:
- The sixth mass extinction on Earth has officially begun and could threaten humanity's existence [2015]
- Sixth mass extinction is here: US study [2015]
- Mankind will be extinct in 100 years because of climate change, warns expert [2015]
- Whatever Happened to the "Population Bomb"? [2015]
- Einstein Memorial Refutes White House Environmentalist [2015]
- Epic Fail: Seven Big Failed Environmentalist Predictions [2015]
- Sixth extinction, rivaling that of the dinosaurs, should join the big five, scientists say [2015]
- Obama's Science and Tech Adviser, Holdren, laid foundation for understanding environmental probs [2014]
- NYT had 0 right-leaning books on its top 100 list -- here are 15 bestsellers they could've included [2014]
- It seems The End is to come. (We'll all be extinct by 2030) [2014]
- Paul Ehrlich, of 'Population Bomb' infamy, now predicts we will be eating our dead [2014]
- Movie for a Sunday afternoon: "Kiss The Girls And Make Them Die"(1966) [2014]
- Alarmist Population Controller Paul Ehrlich Suggests Cannibalism to Control "Overpopulation" [2014]
- Alarmist Paul Ehrlich Predicts Need to 'Eat the Bodies of Your Dead' [2014]
- Paul Ehrlich: "Nobody Has The Right to Have 12 Children -- Or Even 3" [2013]
- Cut world population and redistribute resources, expert urges (Says Stanford Prof. Paul Ehrlich) [2012]
- Obama Adviser: 'References to Size, Power or Sexual Potency... Could be Banned From Automobile [2012]
- Population control: the rich controlling the poor? [2011]
- With 7 billion on earth, a huge task before us [2011]
- White House Science Czar Says He Would Use 'Free Market' to 'De-Develop the United States' [2011]
- Prince Charles warns of human extinction [2011]
- LA TIMES: The world's biggest problem? Too many people. [2011]
- Agenda 21 -- What Is It? Apparently is is a plan to reduce the population [2011]
- The War Against Girls (Unintended Consequences of Abortion) [2011]
- Report Offers Surprises on Muslims' Growth (We Are Doomed) [2011]
- Population bomb still a fizzer 40 years on [2010]
- Loaf of wheat bread may soon cost $23 due to skyrocketing food price inflation. [2010]
- The -- Population Bomb -- Has Fizzled [2010]
- Global food prices plummet, UN reports [ 3 June 2010 ] [2010]
- Taiwan: Birth rate continues to decline (Birth Rate of 1.03) [2010]
- Climate of fear [2010]
- Paul "Population Bomb" Ehrlich: Fight the Climate Skeptic Conspiracy! [2010]
- E-mails from National Academy of Sciences plot attacks on AGW skeptics [2010]
- Failed "Scientist" Paul Ehrlich Among AGW Alarmists Swiping at Skeptics [2010]
- Boxer, Holdren Defend Motley CRU [2009]
- Cap And trade For Babies: One Child Policy Coming to USA? (Limbaugh/IBD) [2009]
- Cap-And-Trade For Babies? Holdren, Cal Your Office) [2009]
- The New Scientist? (30 years after losing the bet to Julian Simon, Paul Ehrlich is at it again) [2009]
- Get Green, Go Sterile? [2009]
- Obama's Science Czar Said a Born Baby 'Will Ultimately Develop Into a Human Being' [2009]
- Obama's Science Czar Considered Forced Abortions, Sterilization as Population Growth Solutions [2009]
- Czar 54, Who Are You? [2009]
- Obama's Science Czar: Traditional family is obsolete, punish large families [2009]
- 1970s The Population Bomb ... 2009 Global Warming. Settled Science Then and Now? [2009]
- John Holdren, Obama's Science Czar: Forced abortions and mass sterilization needed to save planet [2009]
- Obama's Science Czar: Forced abortions and mass sterilization needed to save the planet [2009]
- Global Crisis 'to Strike by 2030' [2009]
- Obama's Science Advisor [2008]
- MSM Shuns Embarrassing 'The Population Bomb' Anniversary [2008]
- The coming population bust [The Malthusian Overpopulation Hysteria] [2008]
- Overpopulation [2008]
- Population Implosion [2007]
- Don Feder: How to Take the Chill Out of Demographic Winter [2007]
- The Population Time-Bomb Fizzles [2007]
- COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE WITH FEWER BABIES -- OPT REPORT [2007]
- The Left's Global Warming Solution: No More Children! (Ben Shapiro: Leftist Eco-Nazism Alert) [2007]
- The Don Imuses of Environmentalism [2007]
- Alarm sounds on US population boom [2006]
- Overselling Climate Change [2006]
- Wager between Julian Simon and Paul Ehrlich [2005]
- Population as a resource, not a bomb [Paul Ehrlich was wrong. Julian Simon was right.] [2005]
- Aliens Cause Global Warming (MUST READ) [2004]
- Feeding the World Man behind 'Green Revolution' turns 90 [2004]
- Exploring the 'Singularity' [2003]
- Tampa Bay tapped as new source of drinking water [2003]
- Please Freep my amazon.com review of Bjorn Lomborg's book "The Skeptical Environmentalist." [2002]
- Bono is Deaf on Africa (If not for Marxism, Africa would be the world's breadbasket) [2002]
- Bjorn Lomborg's critics have ignored 95% of his book, "The Skeptical Environmentalist." [2002]
- PAT Answers -- It's time to stop taking the likes of Paul Erlich seriously. [2002]
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posted on
06/20/2015 11:01:28 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Note: this topic is from 4/26/2012. Thanks SeekAndFind. I put a list of topics about the demagogue Paul Erhlich.
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posted on
06/20/2015 11:02:16 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: SeekAndFind
The world's most renowned population analyst has called for a massive reduction in the number of humans Lead by example Paul, lead by example.
Go down to the zoo and throw your self into the tiger cage.
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posted on
06/20/2015 11:04:25 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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