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Letter: Earth just can't sustain ever more consumption (2)

Published 28 October 2020

From Ronald Gibson, Irvine, California, US

Your article continues the head-in-the-sand approach of virtually all publications. The pandemic and global warming are just two manifestations of the real problem: overpopulation. As our numbers continue their out-of-control growth and the attendant problems get ever worse, I ponder: are people really this stupid?

The editor writes:

See page 36 for economists’ take on the post covid-19 future. We plan to look at population in the coming weeks.

Issue no. 3306 published 31 October 2020

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