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George Monbiot

George Monbiot is a British journalist, columnist, author, academic, and environmental and political activist. He writes a weekly column for The Guardian newspaper. Several of his books have been best sellers. http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2000/06/09/about-george-monbiot/

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The Population Myth

by George Monbiot

London (United Kingdom) | 10 October 2009

People who claim that population growth is the big environmental issue are shifting the blame from the rich to the poor. People breed less as they become richer, but they don’t consume less; they consume more.