but most of all, this planet can not sustain world
wide industrialization.
jon mann

I agree the world would be a sorry place if it could
be done at all 
given current technology.
But there are levels of technology--not ruled out by
science--that 
could sustain world wide "industrialization."
The problem is to get there before there is a disaster
or three.
I can go into detail if you like.
Keith Henson

i would be very interested to know what levels of
technology the planet could support.  i assume you
mean clean technology and renewable sources of energy.
 
i am not a luddite and since technology is responsible
for much of the pollution from industrialization, it
would certainly be appropriate if technology could
solve problems of waste and pollution.
i have heard estimates that the planet could support
two or three times the present population.  i assume
the consequence would be additional  extinction of
plant and animal species.
what worries me is that the food chain is already
showing serious signs of strain, such as the
disappearance of bees and the spread of toxic algae in
the southern hemisphere.
jon mann

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