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Sunday, August 2, 2015

Population of the Earth: How to fix it

          The last two posts went over the problems of overpopulation and what overpopulation is in general. Now this is the post that you have all been waiting for. How on Earth do we fix all this? No pun intended.
          The first problem was a lack of resources, or a lack of sustainable resources. Some possible solutions include:

  • Cut down on meat products due to the fact that it is an extremely inefficient source of food. We give pigs, cattle, chickens, etc way more food than we get out of them.
  • Use forms of sustainable energy like solar and wind energy, and make them as efficient as possible. Also, using more forms of sustainable energy, such as burning trash. 
  • Be less wasteful. Sure some things just become unusable at times, but most of the things we throw away could still have use or could have been recycled. That chip bag can carry more than chips, just clip it closed, that wrapper can be used as a quick note card or can wrap something else in a pinch, and that diaper you can, well, that you should probably throw away.
          The next problem that was brought up was the lack of space and killing nature. Some possible solutions for that include:

  • Just stop dumping all of our trash into other places. Again, we can burn a lot of the trash for energy anyway in a way that is less pollutant than coal.
  • Just stop wanting more space. First, we do not need to take up more surface area on the the Earth, we can just build up, build our buildings taller.the only place this may be an issue is in a location that has frequent Second, we have plenty of space to begin with, people just need  to be more efficient with the space we have been given by the Earth.
  • Especially stop taking land from endangered species. This does not mean taking land from ANY species is good, but taking territory from an endangered one could drive t to extinction.
          The last problem was uncontrollable things, assuming the Earth becomes overpopulated such as war, disease and famine. Some possible solutions are:
  • Hope science is advanced enough to create new vaccines and medicines for new diseases.
  • Force everyone to go vegetarian in order to maximize food efficiency. This also means wasting food would be illegal.
  • Hope that everyone decides to work together instead of resorting to panic. Panic and anger are what starts war, without panic and replacing it with cooperation will minimize war possibilities.
          Keep in mind, these are not the only solutions, these are just some. If you all would like to google these topics yourself feel free to do so, but don't worry to much. It will be decades until we REALLY need to find a solution to overpopulation, but it is never to late to start.
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