So Much For “Mother” Earth

You might be surprised to learn that the latest threat to the planet isn’t global warming or climate change—it’s your kids. At least that’s what a group of radical environmentalists are saying. A new paper by Optimum Population Trust claims that children are “bad for the planet.” The group says that if couples had one less child, they could seriously reduce CO2 emissions. In a May 4th editorial, Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Society is taking things a step further. He’s calling on the world to decrease its population by more than five billion—an agenda that would only be possible with forced abortion and sterilization. It’s ironic. People on the Left want to keep the government out of their private lives, but they have no problem pushing Uncle Sam to fund “Planet Parenthood” and worldwide family planning. Some are blaming the bio-threats on a “spiritual crisis.” But the real crisis isn’t that we’re having too many children, but too few. If we aren’t careful, the endangered species won’t be whales—but humans. Which makes me wonder—if we take the advice to stop having kids, just who would we be saving the earth for?

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