Not overpopulated

I have been saying the real target of the environmental movement is population control. Jon Stanescu’s Dec. 29 letter (“Population stresses resources”) confirms it. He’s right when he says we use less coal per person, more efficient cars, solar panels and wind turbines, and it still hasn’t helped the planet.

There is a math formula proving all the people of the world can fit into the state of Texas. I took the equation to the Population Conference at Lewis-Clark State College in the mid-nineties. A math professor told me he had taken the formula to his math class to debunk it. To his shock, the math was correct.

Since then, the equation has been redone with updated population numbers. Today’s world population can still fit into Texas with a family of four having a spacious home and a small yard.

So, life is good and people are good, and it’s going to be OK. Why? Because people are our greatest resource.

Susan Bacon

Spokane