But what can each of us do, you or I?
Well there's just one thing I would ask.
Break the taboo, in private and in public,
as best you can, and as you judge right.
Until it's broken here, until it's broken
there is no hope of the action we need.
Wherever and whenever
we speak of the environment
Add a few words to ensure that the
population element is not ignored.
if you're a member of a relevant NGO
invite them to acknowledge it.
If you belong to a church,
and especially if you're a Catholic
because its doctrine on contraception
is a major factor in this problem
suggest they consider the ethical issues involved.
If you have contact in government
ask why the growth of our population
which affects every department
is yet no one's responsibility.
Big empty Australia has appointed a
Sustainable Population Minister,
so why cant small crowded Britain?
The Hawaiian Goose, the Oryx,
the Imperial Eagle
which sounded the environmental
alarm fifty years ago,
were you might say, the equivalent
of canaries in coal mines.
Warnings of impending and even wider catastrophe.
Every one of these global problems
social as well as environmental,
becomes more difficult,
and ultimately impossible to solve,
with ever more people.
