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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:00 AM

Nine billion or bust!

Andrew Leonard

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  • Tuesday, December 12, 2006 09:17 PM

    The problem isn't the population explosion, it's the consumption explosion

    Gandhi said, "The earth supplies enough for man's need, but not enough for man's greed."

    But this problem can be solved. If the world has (say) an oil supply that'll last 108 years at current consumption rates, if we reduce consumption at a consistent 1% a year every year, then the supply will never run out.

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