07-09-2009, 12:22 PM
Quote:While I agree that the world is over populated, I am not so heartless as to want to see the excess ones starve and freeze until we reach the new bearing population.The world is not overpopulated (especially regarding energy needs), and many people are starving and freezing already. 10% of the total population require 10 times (or more) as much space as others, remember?
To put things into perspective, a recent investigation suggests that wind-generated energy alone could take care of our current electricity consumption. At 20% capacity...
http://www.pnas.org/content/106/27/10933