Last week there was a meeting in the Village - "Launch of Low Carbon Village ans Sustainability Project". As someone who has followed the theories of global warming and the problems that it will bring from before it was more that a small paragraph in New Scientist, I have a great interest in any proposals that will help mitigate the problem. I did hear a dinosaur leaving the meeting complaining that the counter argument that Global Warming did not exist was not put. Considering the work done by many universities, notable UEA, it really isn't worth commenting on this rubbish. One thought I had was that, while we sat there, the world population had increased by about 25,000 (yes that's the rate of increase). Without world governments, and other influential organisations including religious leaders, tackling the real problem, all we can do is glow at the righteousness of our efforts.
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) had already cottoned on to the problem when he said:
Thomas Malthus (1766-1834) had already cottoned on to the problem when he said:
"The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human race. The vices of mankind are active and able ministers of depopulation. They are the precursors in the great army of destruction, and often finish the dreadful work themselves. But should they fail in this war of extermination, sickly seasons, epidemics, pestilence, and plague advance in terrific array, and sweep off their thousands and tens of thousands. Should success be still incomplete, gigantic inevitable famine stalks in the rear, and with one mighty blow levels the population with the food of the world."
