There are 2.73 people born every second. The human population is now fast approaching six billion. That’s six billion people to feed, clothe, house, and provide health care for. The strain this is putting on the earth’s resources is showing.

Instead of using the best available technology, low-income nations are seeking to advance using the same dirty technology that industrialized countries have used. They are opting for coal-fired power plants, gas guzzling cars, and inefficient factories. Much of this technology was sold to low-income nations by the U.S. and other industrialized nations, so rich nations bear part of the blame. But Exxon and other U.S. companies complain about low-income nations’ pollution while they continue to hawk dirty, inefficient technology in the developing world.

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