The Population Explosion: why should we care and what should we do about it.
Paul R. Ehrlich & Anne H. Ehrlich
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China, India and the United States are countries with the most population in the world. Ehrlich talks about why we over population is a problem and it's affect on the environment.
The misconception of over population in America is that people often think that there is no link between the size of human population and environmental problems. But societies most damaging day to day activities are mobilizing and use of energy at high levels such as lighting and heating.
These changes are worldwide and are human caused. Ehrlich lists a few human cause changes that are damaging to the environment; widespread habitat destruction, alteration of the composition and geochemical processes of the atmosphere, overdrafts of ground water, soil erosion, water pollution and the list goes on. Although there are poorer nations that can rival with the population of the United States, their impact on the environment is not as problematic.
Ehrlich thinks that in order to solve the increasing population in third world countries family planning programs should be offered and safe abortion information should be given. Ehrlich believes this can help because in most of the third world countries, male dominance and female dependence is common. We can only try to stop over consumption, but it will difficult.
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