Re[2]: 6 Billion People Resolution

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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 10:37 -0500
From: "Shannon Shurick" <http://www.PATHFIND.ORG/~SShurick>
To: "robert" <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>

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Subject: Re: 6 Billion People Resolution
Author:  http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert) at INTERNET
Date:    9/27/99 9:11 AM

Sorry if this may be a repeat mailing...

 > From: Karen Gaia Kempster <http://www.calweb.com/~gaia>
 > Date: Fri  Sep 24,  9:54pm
 >
 > A group of us in Sacramento got together a resolution about population -=
 hopi
ng
 > that we get plenty of signatures to get big time media attention. Maybe =
this
can
 > even be taken to the next Capitol Hill days to our lawmakers! Several ot=
her
 > groups have joined the bandwagon in gathering signatures, so this thing =
may
 > catch hold.
 >
 > Anyway, if you want to sign, just delete the state of Ca - if yo=
u are
 > not in Ca, or leave it in and remove the brackets if you are in
 > Ca, and then follow the instructions at the bottom.
 >
 > If you are participating in a Y6B event, don't hesitate to make a copy o=
f thi
s
 > resolution, and get signatures! My address is below. Email me if you wan=
t
 > instructions for a nice-looking paper copy.
 >
 > Karen Kempster Pitts
 > ------------------------
 >
 >                On the commemoration of October 12, 1999
 >                which marks the world population reaching
 >
 >                          6 Billion People,
 >
 >                 we make the following resolution:
 >
 >          Whereas it took 123 years to add the second billion people,
 >           but only 12 years to increase from 5 billion to 6 billion,
 >
 >           Whereas a billion people require billions of acres of land,
 >          and displace an equivalent biomass of billions of animals,
 >
 >    Whereas the world will increase by another billion in the next 12 yea=
rs,
 >                 the U.S. will exceed half a billion by 2060
 >            [ and Ca will double to 60 million in 50 years, ]
 >
 >   Whereas the consequences of this growth will stress all natural resour=
ces,

 >        drinkable water, clean air, farmland with topsoil and fossil fuel
 >            increasing carbon emissions, pollution, deforestation,
 >  causing further decline in ocean fisheries, accelerating ozone layer de=
pleti
on,
 >                 wildlife habitat loss and species extinction
 >          and degrading the quality of human existence for billions,
 >
 >      We urge governments of all localities to put population stabilizati=
on
 >                     as a top priority on their agenda.
 >
 >            We also urge rich countries to help the poor countries
 >                fund their unmet needs for family planning.
 >
 >                  We urge population stabilization efforts
 >          to prevent deterioration of the quality of life everywhere,
 >                to preserve wildlife habitat and bio-diversity,
 >                          and most importantly
 >               to sustain our biosphere for future generations.
 >
 >     Additionally , because of humanity=C6s dependence on the environment=
,
 >  we urge governments everywhere to incorporate metrics of ecosystems hea=
lth
 >   into the performance measurements of the economy and of public health.
 >
 >       Signed:
 >
 > Details -
 >
 > To sign, please add your name, title or association (optional), and U.S.=
 stat
e
 > of residence under 'Signed' above, and forward it to http://www.calweb.com/~gaia.
 >
 > Alternatively, print it out from your browser, at
 > www.overpopulation.org/Y6Bresolution.html, sign it, and mail it to:
 > World Overpopulation Awareness, box 1541, Rancho Cordova CA 95741.
 >
 > Statistics are from:
 >
 > United Nations - http://www.popin.org/pop1998/
 > U.S. Census Bureau -
 > http://www.census.gov/population/projections/nation/npaltsrs.txt
 > Ca Dept. of Finance - http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/Demograp/Proj_a=
ge.ht
m
 >
 > This resolution is at www.overpopulation.org, and will appear on website=
s in
at
 > least two other states: Colorado and Georgia.

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