Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970212054114.0073cb78@ilhawaii.net> Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 05:41:16 -1000 From: "Jay Hanson mailto:mailto:j@qmail.com" <j@QMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: the Population MYTH...until when???????? To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
At 08:43 PM 2/11/97 -0500, Steve Eskow wrote:>Mr. Hanson still quotes him, as in these words, typical of Ehrlich's
>insensitive style:
>
><< "The relatively small population of rich people therefore
> accounts for roughly two-thirds of global environmental
> destruction, as measured by energy use. From this
> perspective, the most important population problem is
> overpopulation in the industrialized nations." >>
It is unfortunate that Steve is unable to understand Ehrlich's message because of his style. Neverthless, the content in the above statement can not be disputed.
>Mr. Hanson has threatened me with a lawsuit over my statements regarding
>Ehrlich and starvation.
You slandered Ehrlich when you said:
>As you know, Ehrlich has in the past advocated mass starvation as the only
>practical way to return the world's population to levels he has advocated .
>Some of our well known environmental organizations have also suggested such
>"solutions."
Jay