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CONNECTING THE DOTS 05-31-2013 Frosty Wooldridge |
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Part 7: Series on overpopulation in America"endless population growth insures the Four Horsemen
Part 1:
Quotes that make impact on America and around the world, human starvation
equates to human misery
The green revolution arrived as a result of the efforts of Norman Borlaug, who, while
accepting the Nobel peace prize in 1970, said:
"The green
revolution has won a temporary success in man's war against hunger and
deprivation; it has given humanity a breathing space. If fully implemented, the
revolution can provide sufficient food for sustenance during the next three
decades. But the frightening power of human reproduction must also be curbed;
otherwise the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral only."
Ironically, Borlaug, not only foresaw mass human starvation, he
unwittingly contributed to it. While his great experimenting with crops
yielded greater gains per acre, he facilitated massive population growth that
exploded the world from 2.5 billion at the beginning of the last century to our
enormously hungry and thirsty 7.1 billion humans in the 21st
century. He unwittingly created even greater human starvation levels into
the billions when the ax finally falls as to water, arable land and energy
availability. This fact remains: the ax will fall upon humanity in this
century.
Dreadful, miserable and deadly! Today, we humans seem to
think we can outsmart Mother Nature. We can vanquish her! As you
see in this graphic series, at this point, we seem to be winning. Not for
much longer!
(One of the world's biggest refugee camps lies on Kenya's
border with Somalia. The Dadaab camp, designed to hold 90,000
refugees, now gives shelter to more than three times that number. Over 1.5
billion human beings cannot secure a clean glass of water daily.) Photo:
BBC
For millions of years, Mother Nature culled any species that
overwhelmed its carrying capacity of water, food and resources.
When we humans came onto the scene, our cleverness allowed us a small niche
which became a larger niche and today, homo erectus meaning “clever ape”, rages
across the planet with a self-evident arrogance that we can brutalize nature in
any way we choose. We think we can poison the air, water and land without
harm to ourselves. We think we can encroach on the rest of the natural
world and kill off endless species"yet remain unharmed and untouched by our
folly.
Think again!
Today in America, one out of six citizens suffers hunger.
Source: www.FeedingAmerica.org
Poverty in America: In
2011, 46.2 million people (15.0 percent) were in poverty.
In
2011, 9.5 million (11.8 percent) families were in poverty.
In
2011, 26.5 million (13.7 percent) of people ages 18-64 were in poverty.
In
2011, 16.1 million (22.0 percent) children under the age of 18 were in
poverty.
In
2011, 3.6 million (9.0 percent) seniors 65 and older were in poverty.
Food Insecurity and Very Low Food
Security In
2011, 50.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, 33.5
million adults and 16.7 million children.
These figures sober any American, but they do not begin to tell
the story of 21st century world starvation dynamics. With our
paltry 316 million human population, we also suffer the highest obesity rates
in the world with over half of our citizens fat, overweight and suffering from
heart disease, diabetes and other overweight medical health issues. But
we also feature 40 + million Americans subsisting in food kitchens and food
banks. An astounding 47 million of them live off food stamps.
Ironically, 10 million children starve to death around the world
annually according to the World Health Organization www.WHO.org
. Another eight million adult humans starve to death annually around the
world from their sheer poverty. (Source: Time Magazine)
(In Africa, India and many other countries, women walk three miles
for their daily water and must line up to fill their jugs. Then, they
must carry them back three miles. As water becomes scarcer as Africa’s
population grows from 1 billion to 3 billion at the end of this century and
India’s races from 1.2 billion to 1.6 billion, all living hell will break out
for Africans and Indians scooped up in the Four Horsemen of the
Apocalypse.) Photography by www.WorldHunger.org
“Children
are the most visible victims of under-nutrition. Children who are poorly
nourished suffer up to 160 days of illness each year. Poor nutrition plays a
role in at least half of the 10.9 million child deaths each year--five million
deaths.” (www.worldhunger.org)
With all those realities, we humans continue our Kentucky Derby
gallop toward the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. An average of 57
million humans die every year from all causes. We replace them with 57
million new babies and an extra 80 million more to equal 137 million babies
annually. We cannot water them, feed them or begin to educate them, but
we continue birthing them around the globe. As a clever species, we prove
dumber than an emu.
In America, we gallop toward an added 138 million people by 2050"a
scant 37 years from now. Beyond reason and without thinking, we appear to
believe we can outsmart Mother Nature. We face a rude and vicious awakening
long before 2050 as Peak Oil rips gasoline out of our tractors and slams us for
$10 up to $20 per gallon.
(Americans lining up at a food bank in Miami. A mind-numbing 47
million Americans cannot feed themselves on their wages. They subsist on
taxpayer funded food stamps. They line up at food banks and soup kitchens
to eat some food. If America continues its raging gallop toward adding
the projected 138 million by 2050"a scant 37 years from now, the ability to
feed our poor will become impossible.) Photography by www.bread.blog.org
How will
our civilization survive the raging Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse? At
the moment, we charge right into their cross hairs. First, we need a
national discussion-debate. We need to throw “population overload” onto
the table. We need to come up with an “American Population Policy” of two
children or less per female. We need to stop mass immigration. We
need to encourage one-child families to overcome “population momentum” now
eating up India and China. We need to be realistic and rational instead
of emotional and religious. We cannot hope for good to ensue, we must act
in order to create a viable civilization. This series applies to Canada,
UK, Europe, Australia and most other countries of the world.
Without
our immediate actions, we most certainly will become victims of the Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse. As Borlaug said, “But the frightening power of human reproduction must also
be curbed; otherwise the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral
only."
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If you would like to make a difference, please join these
organizations for the most effective collective action you can take: www.CapsWeb.org ; www.NumbersUSA.org ; www.TheSocialContract.com ; www.Fairus.org
Join me, Frosty
Wooldridge, with Dave Chaffin, host of the Morning Zone at 650 AM, www.KGAB.com, Cheyenne, Wyoming every Monday 7:00
a.m. to 8:00 a.m., as we discuss my latest commentaries about issues facing
America. You may stream the show on your computer. You may call in at:
1-888-503-6500.
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In a five minute astoundingly simple yet brilliant video, “Immigration, Poverty, and Gum Balls”,
Roy Beck, director of www.numbersusa.ORG,
graphically illustrates the impact of overpopulation. Take five minutes
to see for yourself:
“Immigration by the
numbers"off the chart” by Roy
Beck
This 10 minute demonstration shows Americans the results of
unending mass immigration on the quality of life and sustainability for future
generations: in a few words, “Mind boggling!” www.NumbersUSA.org
This is the best website to start: www.numbersusa.org ; watch Roy Beck’s
“Immigration by the Numbers” at 14 minutes. Bi-partisan and very effective.
Become a faxer of pre-written letters to your reps to make positive
change.
Visit www.TheSocialContract.com
for the best information on what we face as a civilization as to
overpopulation, energy, immigration and much more.
Canada www.immigrationwatchcanada.org
; in Australia www.population.org.au
andPublicPopForum@yahoogroups.com;
in Great Britain www.populationmatters.org
; and dozens of other sites accessed at www.frostywooldridge.com.
In Florida, www.flimen.org .
Must see DVD: "Blind Spot" www.snagfilms.com/films/title/blind_spot/
, This movie illustrates America's future without oil, water and other
resources to keep this civilization functioning. It's a brilliant educational
movie! www.blindspotdoc.com
Must see: Rapid Population Decline, seven minute video by
Dr. Jack Alpert-
Dave Gardner, President, Citizen-Powered Media ; Producing
the Documentary, GROWTH BUSTERS; presents Hooked on Growth: Our
Misguided Quest for Prosperity, Join the cause at www.growthbusters.org ; Trailer to his
latest movie on overpopulation: http://youtu.be/KLWxWOcUrVc
Check out this link with Wooldridge on bicycle and Lester
Brown and panel discussion:
Tomorrow's Americaproject on www.youtube.com/contemporarylearning.
Producer: GEORGE A. COLBURNwww.tomorrowsamerica.com
DC: 202-258-4887
Email: gac@starbrightmc.com
Link to www.tomorrowsamerica.com
for more discussions on America's predicament.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alexandra Paul talks about human overpopulation and saving
our world by all women having 1 child only:
One planet, one child:
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We must come to terms with birth control and stabilizing
human population. This three minute video brings the terror of India’s
predicament up close and personal by Paul Winn of Australia:
This film will rock you: MOTHER: CARING FOR 7 BILLION
Dr. Jack Alpert , www.skil.org
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Important
books to read and educate yourself:
Life
on the Brink: Environmentalists Confront Overpopulation, edited by
Philip Cafaro and Eileen Crist, 2012
The
World Without Us,
Alan Weisman 2007 A scholarly research on how the Earth will fare
after Homo sapiens are gone.
Man
Swarm, and the Killing of Wildlife, Dave Foreman 2011 Mankind as
locusts.
Take
Conservation Back, Dave Foreman, 2013
The
Long Emergency
by James Howard Kunstler, what America faces when oil runs out.
Overshoot by William
Catton
Collapse:
How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
Peak
Everything: Facing a century of Declines by Richard Heinberg
Plan
B, 4.0, Saving Civilization by Lester Brown
The
Population Fix
by Edward C. Hartman
America
on the Brink: The Next Added 100 Million Americans by Frosty
Wooldridge
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Frosty Wooldridge has bicycled across six
continents - from the Arctic to the South Pole - as well as eight times across
the USA, coast to coast and border to border. In 2005, he bicycled from the
Arctic Circle, Norway to Athens, Greece. In 2012, he bicycled coast to coast
across America. He presents “The Coming Population Crisis facing America:
what to do about it.” www.frostywooldridge.com . His latest book is: How to Live a Life of
Adventure: The Art of Exploring the World by Frosty Wooldridge, copies at 1 888
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Live well, laugh often, celebrate daily and enjoy the ride,
Frosty Wooldridge
Golden, Colorado
6 Continent world bicycle traveler
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