Random discovery

I just ran across an offering (from NewsMax http://www.newsmax.com/putnam/world_population/2007/10/25/43942.html ) by conservative commentator George Putnam. Interestingly he sounds the alarm about population growth and cites some alarming statistics from his source:

Anson offers an example: “If this is Friday, by next Monday, the planet becomes home to 600,000 additional people.”

Anson cites this fact: “Ecosystems can absorb a certain amount of stress without noticeable effect, but once a critical level is reached, the disruption can be cataclysmic.”

Putnam then uses that epiphany to launch into an Tancredoesque anti-immigrant screed but at least his readers now know there is a problem.