tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post2010751570872474364..comments2024-03-10T05:30:05.145-04:00Comments on Environmental Ramblings: Family Planning: The Cheapest Way To Prevent Climate Disaster?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post-104088036504627332010-12-07T08:08:25.735-05:002010-12-07T08:08:25.735-05:00Though there may be some places that more children...Though there may be some places that more children means more workers for the farm, to take care of the other kids, etc. We don't live in a society like this anymore, so to see people in the U.S. with so many children is disappointing. I believe that the population has slowed somewhat over the last few years, due to what I am unaware, however as a country who wants to be number one in everything, I think there should be some incentives for couples to wait to have children or to stop them at 1 or 2 kids. The more people here the less there is for everyone. There aren't many good arguments to having loads of children and though it seems like a violation of "freedoms" it's just common sense and we can't implement anything more than incentives without people really causing a fuss.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884639477026821135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post-32906535744821750482010-10-24T19:50:21.591-04:002010-10-24T19:50:21.591-04:00I do agree that population growth is a huge contri...I do agree that population growth is a huge contributor to environmental degradation, and reducing the population is necessary. However, the method to implement such change needs not be ethnocentric nor anthropocentric. For example, forcing a family in Ecuador that lives off of potatoes and local produce to downsize not only fails to understand their culture and work from within, but is completely hypocritical of Western countries that overtly consume processed/imported foods. Social change needs to come people and education, and not dictated by those who are not shining examples.Jeffrey Wolpertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post-75456781028262826742010-10-02T22:59:43.156-04:002010-10-02T22:59:43.156-04:00First, I was a little surprised that this was publ...First, I was a little surprised that this was published, but I am so happy that it was. I'm assuming that a good percentage of the readers of National Geographic did not appreciate this article, but the truth must be known, and spread. The simple fact ("Each U.S. $7 spent on basic family planning over the next four decades would reduce global CO2 emissions by more than a tonne (2,200 pounds)...To achieve the same result with low-carbon technologies would cost a minimum of $32") is simply astounding and the impact of this is just tremendous.<br />I now, as an older young women, understand a great deal more about our American culture as well as others around the globe. I have always respected other country's rules and regulations, as long as they did/do not infringe on basic human rights as in the document (U.N), and now I respect China's one child rule a great deal more (even though it is letting up). Although not all politicians have the countries they reside over best interests in mind, a lot of people did notice the high population and stood behind this law. When it's all said and done and the controversy aside, China has it right. I mean, I do not like to tell others what to do, but what's the point of having 12 children when they won't be able to survive in a horrendous environment filled with pollution and inadequate resources? It's ludicrous to believe technology will accomplish and defeat all odds.Sarah Dumont!!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post-55712013648012335892010-09-27T22:23:00.364-04:002010-09-27T22:23:00.364-04:00Derek Venezia
I agree with this article because a...Derek Venezia<br /><br />I agree with this article because almost every environmental issue society faces today stems from our overpopulation. In simplest terms, the greater the human population the greater strain we place on the Earths limited supply of resources. If potential parents did a better job planning families and used contraception effectively population growth would slow considerably. Introducing effective contraception to underdeveloped and poverty stricken countries would prove more effective as they tend to have the highest birth rates and population growth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post-68374966567117119012010-09-27T16:41:36.348-04:002010-09-27T16:41:36.348-04:00Matt Shatel
Leaders should look into controllin...Matt Shatel<br /><br /> Leaders should look into controlling population because WE are the cause of the abusing of natural resources and the rate at which we are going only soon will it hit us hard that we didnt take control when it was on the rise. Controlling population will help save resources and give us more time to think and create sufficient ideas to save the environment. - MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post-66047666760652115782010-09-23T12:09:10.669-04:002010-09-23T12:09:10.669-04:00In theory, there is a limit to how large our popul...In theory, there is a limit to how large our population can reach, but thanks to technology and synthetic resources, we are able to grow substantially larger than that limit. People would have to overcome certain hard-wired biological and evolutionary desires to reproduce and spread our genetic code. China implemented a strategy to try and curb this dilemma, but in doing so may have caused another social problem. The desire in most cultures to have a son is because of certain cultural beliefs of inheritance and lineage. There needs to be a change in these beliefs and certain laws regarding this in order to start making an impact, while at the same time curbing the reproduction rate globally. Sons and daughters, both carry the bloodline, and both should be entitled to the inheritance,(as well as adopted children) not just the sons, or in an even more classical sense, the eldest son.Cody Clement-Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901425301089862985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22484305.post-4966888733514310182010-09-21T16:25:32.015-04:002010-09-21T16:25:32.015-04:00I agree with this article because the more the pop...I agree with this article because the more the population grows the more we eat into the amount of natural resources we have and of course they are not replaceable. I people did begin to family plan the population wouldn't increase. There is only a certain amount of people the earth can hold because of the amount of natural resources we carry are limited and we are abusing them.kdatinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615023661047268987noreply@blogger.com