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"From global warming to rain forest destruction, famine, and air and water pollution--why overpopulation is our #1 environmental problem"--Jacket subtitle. No library descriptions found.
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Published in 1991, this book is not always up to date, but its premise is valid and more relevant than ever. Things have only gotten worse—the planet has added a billion and a half more people since then. Have the authors’ predictions come true? They are in progress.
The population explosion was “the most important, astounding, and far-reaching event of the twentieth century,” say the Ehrlichs. It threatens the very habitability of the planet. Why has there been so little discussion of it? They call for a mass movement to forestall global catastrophe, and discuss in detail what needs to be done.
Highly recommended to anyone who still thinks that population is not a problem. ( )