No, like most other childfree people, I didn't choose to not have children simply because of overpopulation. However, I must agree with Rodney Shaw, president of Populations Communication International, "The decisions concerning the future of our world are being made in a billion bedrooms around the world every night." And, "The best gift anyone can give to humankind is to remain birth-free." -- Richard M. Bowers, Director of Globally Responsible Birthing.
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Recommended Reading:
The Human Volcano -- Population Growth as Geologic Force
Jon Erickson, 1995
Various environmental problems we face related to human population growth.
How Many People Can the Earth Support?
Joel Cohen W.W. Norton 1995
An honest factual look at natural limits on population
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