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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

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 …

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