enviromental issues
...y and do not have sufficient food. As population grows all resources become in shorter supply. The United States with only 5% of the worlds people, uses 35% of the worlds raw materials and the same amount of the worlds energy. Worldwide agricultural land is lost at a rate of 15 to 17 million acres per year. Half of all tropical mature forests have been cleared to make way for other accom world, now increasing by approximately three million people per year. At this rate, the population will double too more than a half a billion within the next 60 years. Population growth reduces self sufficiency in food, availability of vital natural resources, and standard of living. Consider that 36 million Americans now live in poverty and do not have sufficient food. As population grows all resources become in shorter supply. The United States with only 5% of the worlds people, uses 35% of the worlds raw materials and the same amount of the worlds energy. Worldwide agricultural land is lost at a rate of 15 to 17 million acres per year. Half of all tropical mature forests have been cleared to world, now increasing by approximately three million people per year. At this rate, the population will ...