Do we have a population problem?
One of the prevailing theories about how climate change has gotten as bad as it is, is because of overpopulation. It is true that this is the highest population that the earth has ever seen and that the population is growing at a faster rate than ever. However, the problem is more about distribution than overpopulation. Our planet has the resources to support our current population, and then some. The problem is that some of the methods to get these resources are very harmful to the environment. For example, our “ farming” methods deplete the earth of nutrients and cause chemicals to leach into the earth and atmosphere. What if instead of chemically synthesized nitrogen-based fertilizer, we used compost from foods that were already being produced? This would eliminate a lot of food waste and the runoff that comes off of commercial farms. Most Americans live at a higher convenience level than a lot of other people in the world. When we want something, we have the ...