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As population grows, energy demand grows. How ironic that President Bush
appointed as his Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham the former Senator from
Michigan--turned down for reelection by his constituents--who perhaps more than
any other person in the country assured the U.S. would need ever more energy to
support the ever increasing population created largely by immigration laws
sponsored by Senator Abraham.
For example, according to the California Energy Commission, per capita
consumption of electricity in the state dropped 5% between 1979 and 1999.
However,
during that same 20 years the state's population grew 43% largely as a result
of immigration. While population growth was not as dramatic in most of the
U.S., the overall effect was the same--per capita energy conservation was
overwhelmed by increasing numbers of "capitas," i. e., people.
Viewed globally, international migration for economic purposes, e. g., better
jobs, better living conditions, tends to flow from nations with lower per
capita energy consumption to nations with higher per capita energy consumption.
Thus, even if world population stabilized, which it shows little sign of
doing, world energy consumption would tend to increase so long as economic
migration occurred.
As long as population continues to increase, whether in the world or in the
U.S., you may assume energy use will also increase along with an accompanying
increase in deleterious effects on the environment.
If you know of an organization which makes the connection between increasing
population and increasing energy usage, please click the "Contact Us" button
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