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Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
3 November 2000 - 12:00pm

Can the U.S. sustain a population of 500 million -- or a even a billion -- by 2100?

"Population activism, still a small movement around the world, tends to focus--laudably--on global growth. After all, no country can "solve" population problems on its own. But nation-states have no business lecturing the world if they haven't made progress on the home front, and the United States is a prime offender. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the United States should get ready for a dramatic doubling of its population by 2100. "

Full Story: Balancing Act
Source: E-The Environmental Magazine, November 1, 2000
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