Everyone seems to have excuses and everyone likes to blame others. I guess being in the upper echelons of society means having to have a lot of fingers pointing at you. In my postings of the ‘Core’ issue, overpopulation it has been said many times it’s not just about (individual) activity but a combined activity which puts residents of this country especially at fault (including me). The basic formula, which few seem to know is I=PAT (Impact equals Population times Activity times Technology). It seems the biggest offender for our amnesia is our economic model of constant growth. Corporations push the idea that without growth we will not survive and the biggest sin that the über wealthy commit is to promote that dangerous ideology. ”Capitalism thrives on overpopulation: the more people, the more competition for work, meaning cheaper wages and more profit. Governments want more people, as more people equals a higher GDP”

The rest of us are at fault for refusing to understand sheer numbers do matter especially in developing countries. ”Air is naturally clear and should always be safe to breathe. But visit Bogota, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Johannesburg, Mexico City, Karachi, Dhaka, Bangkok, and Los Angeles to meet the billions of people who live with air that is opaque, that burns the eyes, that is a foul brew of choking smog. Residents of Beijing cried when they saw blue sky for the first time in their lives during a brief pandemic lull that also allowed people in Delhi to see the Himalaya and Kilimanjaro to be visible from Nairobi. But then things returned to “normal”, and the pall closed back over their lives. Aside from pigeons and rats, most wild animals move out of cities in search of a better life.”