User talk:By George

What will it take for you to remove template? Melissa

More clean up-By George

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Thanks-By George

Toxic Waste[edit]

Why did you delete

It can also relate to waste.Yeast die from the waste they produce (alcohol). Humans also die when their numbers produce too mush waste.

By George

Hi. I deleted this contribution to "overpopulation":

It can also relate to waste.Yeast die from the waste they produce (alcohol). Humans also die when their numbers produce too mush waste.

because I have never heard of an instance of humans dying due to excess waste caused by overpopulation. I suppose we could argue that since overpopulation is a function of the carrying capacity of the local environment, anytime that carrying capacity is exceeded then overpopulation has resulted, but that would be an original argument. Original arguments and especially original research are banned on Wikipedia. OTOH, if there have been prior discussions of this aspect of overpopulation by noteworthy people then let's include it. But without any source, or indication of why you'd added it, it just seemed like something that you'd thought up. I'd be happy to add more if we can find a source that for a reference. Cheers, -Willmcw 08:00, 22 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Good response. I'll work on it--By George

Overpopulation

Please see below. Does it support my position that overpopulation and pollution are related?

Impacts September 23, 2005

Impacts Overview Global Warming Methane Air Pollution Pollution Water Oceans Species Extinction Too Much Nitrogen Desertification Food & Water Shortages Overcrowding Genetically Modified Food Disease & Health Hazards News

The one process ongoing ... that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendents are least likely to forgive us. . . . .E.O. Wilson

The Earth's Life-support System is in Peril - a Global Crisis. Our planet is changing and many environmental indicators have moved outside their range of the past half-million years. If we cannot develop policies to cope with this, the consequences may be huge. We have made progress. Life expectancy and standards of living have increased for many, but the population has grown to six billion, and continues to grow.

The global economy has increased 15-fold since 1950 and this progress has begun to affect the planet and how it functions. For example, the increase in CO2 is 100 PPM and growing. During the 1990's, the average area of tropical forest cleared each year was equivalent to half the area of England. The impacts of global change are complex, as they combine with regional environmental stresses. Coral reefs, which were under stress from fishing, tourism and pollutants, are now under pressure from carbonate chemistry in ocean surface waters from the increase in CO2. The wildfires that hit the world last year were a result of land management, ignition sources and extreme local weather probably linked to climate change. Poor access to fresh water is expected to nearly double with population growth. Biodiversity losses, will be exacerbated by climate change. Beyond 2050, regional climate change, could have huge consequences. The Earth has entered the Anthropocene Era in which humans are a dominating environmental force. Global environmental change challenges the political decision-making process and will have to be based on risks that events will happen, or scenarios will unfold. Global environmental change is often gradual until critical thresholds are passed. Some rapid changes such as the melting of the Greenland ice sheet would be irreversible in any meaningful timescale, while other changes may be unstoppable. We know that there are risks of rapid and irreversible changes to which it would be difficult to adapt. Incremental change will not prevent climate change, water depletion, deforestation or biodiversity loss. Breakthroughs in technologies and resource management that will affect economic sectors and lifestyles are required. International frameworks are essential for addressing global change. Never before has a multilateral system been more necessary. Will we accept the challenge or wait until a catastrophic, irreversible change is upon us? No mention of the success that voluntary family planning has been, and how meeting the unmet need for contraception and reducing maternal and infant mortality is vitally important for reducing population growth fast enough. January 20, 2004 Herald, The (UK)

--By George