Killing moths

[Roger Kuhlman]

Stabilizing US population and in the long run naturally decreasing it to a 
much lower level say a 150 or a 100 million people would do much to preserve 
butterflies and the habitats upon which they depend. Several environmental 
organizations advocate this demographic policy.

Also I think it is incorrect to say that mainstream environmental 
organizations are not concerned with over-consumption in terms of things 
like gas-guzzling SUV's and Hummer and starter castles in the suburbs.

Roger Kuhlman

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu [SMTP:owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu] On 
>Behalf Of Paul Cherubini
> > Sent:	Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:02 PM
> > To:	LEPS-L at lists.yale.edu
> > Subject:	Re: Killing moths
> >
> > Ken Philip wrote:
> >
> > > As far as "the waste of beautiful life" goes, a very rough
> > > estimate of the number of butterflies killed each year
> > > in the U.S by cars and trucks is of the order of 10 billion.
> > > The number _collected_ each year is an insignificant
> > > fraction of that...
> >
> > And ironically, none of the big bird and butterfly
> > conservation societies favor:
> >
> > a) Reinstating the national speed limit of 55 MPH
> > because countless millions of lives of butterflies
> > and birds could be saved by limiting speeds to
> > 55 MPH plus sizable savings in fuel and
> > greenhouse emissions.
> >
> >  b) Requiring vehicles to be downsized
> > to the sizes of the late 70's / early 80's  to save
> > additional millions of lives of butterflies and birds,
> > help relieve traffic congestion and reduce the need
> > to build more and wider roads.
> >
> > c) Requiring the physical sizes of new homes
> > to be considerably smaller than those of today in order to
> > conserve open space and habitat for
> > additional millions of lives of butterflies and birds.
> >
> > Thus we end up with a society where the members
> > of bird and butterfly conservation societies feel no shame
> > in killing massive numbers of butterflies and birds by
> > driving 75 MPH in large, comfortable vehicles to large,
> > comfortable homes, and who proudly buy their
> > kids a set of binoculars instead of a net in order to instill
> > a sense of sensitivity and respect for wildlife and the
> > environment.
> >
> > Paul Cherubini
> >
> >
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