THE POPULATION EXPLOSION
U.S. POPULATION
1950 152 MILLION
1960 179
1970 204
1980 226
1990 252
2000 278
2010 306 *DOUBLED
2020 355
2030 362
2040 388
2050 414
2060 440 *TRIPLED
2070 470
2080 502
USA VS CHINA
USA CHINA
FOOD/GRAIN 152 LBS 592
VEGETABLES 246 450
FRUIT 139 24
MEAT & FISH 227 55
DAIRY PRODUCTS 583 7
EGGS 33 13
FATS & OILS 62 13
SUGAR 145 13
TOTAL 1587 1128
FEED GRAINS 1762 141
GRAND TOTAL 3349 1269
LBS LBS
LAND (ACRES)
CROPLAND 1.5 0.2
PASTURE 3.2 0.7
FOREST 3.2 .02
TOTAL 7.9 1.1
WATER (GALL) 661 122
OIL 2,114 GAL 109 GAL
TONS OF WOOD 15 0.03
CENTRAL AMERICA (IN THOUSANDS)
1950 1975 1990 2000 2025
COSTA RICA 862 1968 3016 3711 5250 *500%
EL SALVADOR 1940 4085 5251 6739 11299
900%
GUATEMALA 2969 6022 9197 12221 21688
HONDURAS 1401 3081 5138 6846 11510
NICARAGUA 1098 2408 3872 5261 9219
PANAMA 893 1748 2419 2893 3862
CENTRAL AMERICAN 9163 19312 28893 37671 62808
600%
CURRENTLY WE NEED 1.5 BILLION HECTARES TO FEED THE CURRENT POPULATION
BY THE YEAR 2000 WE WILL NEED 25% MORE CULTIVATED LAND
BY THE YEAR 2020 WE WILL NEED TO DOUBLE THE CULTIVATED LAND AVAILABLE ???? NOT POSSIBLE
DUE TO POLLUTION OCEAN FISH POPULATION HAS DECLINED
BLUE FIN TUNE POPULATION (WESTERN ATLANTIC)
IN 1972 160,000
IN 1990 20,000
OZONE - DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER WILL HAVE LONG TERM EFFECTS THAT ARE UNKNOWN
CFC POLLUTION LASTS AN AVERAGE OF 90-100 YEARS.
REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO ARIZONA CACTUS - SUNBURNED AND DIEING, WORLD WIDE DEPLETION OF FROG POPULATION, STORIES OF HUMANS SUFFERING SUNBURNS IN THE ANTARCTIC DUE TO HOLE IN OZONE.
IF HOLE SPREADS OVER POPULATED AREAS ???
WATER POLLUTION OF GROUND WATER BUILDS OVER TIME AND EFFECTS DRINKING SUPPLY FOR DECADES.
1. WATER POLLUTION CHEMICAL AND SENTIMENT
2. AIR POLLUTION
PUBLIC POLICY TOWARD POLLUTION
1. DIRECT REGULATION
2. EFFLUENT FEES
3. EMISSIONS PERMITS
4. TAX CREDITS
IS ZERO POLLUTION DESIRABLE??
WHILE IT SEEMS DESIRABLE THE SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL COSTS ARE ASTRONOMICAL FOR A POLLUTION FREE ENVIRONMENT