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[Goldstein1984]

It isn't the population of the United States that's the problem, it's our per capita consumption and energy inefficiency.

We're 5% of the world population, but we consume 25% of the world's fossil fuels and produce 25% of it's pollution.

What's good to see, though, is someone finally identifying population, rather than secondary effects of overpopulation, as the root cause of the overall impact we have on the planet.

I saw this article in the China Daily, but didn't have time to post it.

Thanks! Great topic! I hope it starts a good discussion.