Land, Water and Energy Versus the Ideal U.S. Population

    Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version Scientific evidence is mounting concerning rapid population growth in the United States that is causing the deterioration of life supporting environmental resources (Bartlett and Lytwak, 1995; Grant, 2000, 2003; Pimentel and Pimentel, 2003; Sachs, 2004). Genuine concerns are expressed about future food security, prosperity, quality of human life, and maintaining the personal …

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    Land, Energy and Water: The Constraints Governing Ideal U.S. Population Size

    An NPG Forum Paper by David and Marcia Pimentel January 1990 Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version David Pimentel and Marcia PimentelDavid Pimentel is a professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. He has published extensively and has chaired panels dealing with food, energy, population and natural resources, for the National Academy of …

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