Save The Planet

Ok...More "Save The Planet" talk...

In my opinion the world is drastically overpopulated and driving us to the brink of extinction...I am all for a 2/3 reduction in the populace.  Of course, I do not want anyone I know in the 'reduction' but from a purely theoretical perspective, a 2/3 reduction would allow the remaining 1/3 to potentially thrive and monitor their collective growth for the betterment of the planet.

Since our species cannot get along for the betterment of all...or even avoid war for long stretches, it seems that dear old Mother Nature will have to do it for us...or alas...we put ourselves on the extinction list.

Humans are the leading cause of habitat destruction, animal species endangerment and extinction...tell me...how do we stop us from killing ourselves if we kill everything else?

54% of the animals have become over the past 40 years.  We are causing extinction rates at levels of 1,000 percent whereas the natural extinction rate is between 0.01 and 0.10 percent.  The math does not work.  Under the most conservative estimate possible, development, disappearing habitats and climate change will exterminate all animal species within just three human lifetimes.

Call it natural, cyclical, or whatever you like.  I prefer we call it was it is...mass suicide on a global scale.

What would I do to stop it?  We'll I would start with a couple of things...

1.  Limit each person/couple to one child only...worldwide.  Penalties for breaching this would have to be substantive.  Probably to the point I would rather not think about.  This would remain in place until we reached a population number that can be supported but allows all species to thrive.

2.  Eliminate fossil fuel based vehicles.  Batteries only.  Service stations become battery change stations.

3.  Each state, country, etc. would dedicate 50% of its land mass back to a natural state.  No urban sprawl.  Parks and such would become 50% of a state's area for example.  We would have to live in the 50% designated as metropolitan.

4.  Recycling.  Mandated.  Everything that can be recycled IS.

Here's just one article that is appropriate:

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2015/06/19/75-percent-of-animal-species-to-be-wiped-out-in-sixth-mass-extinction

I already know it is too late for us to fix.  I hope we try as a group but I for one...am not counting on it.  Say your prayers...