I was born and raised in Santa Cruz one of the things I love most about this
of the things I love most about this
of the things I love most about this town is how environmentally conscious
town is how environmentally conscious
town is how environmentally conscious everybody in it is it was because of
everybody in it is it was because of
everybody in it is it was because of that that I thought I was completely
that that I thought I was completely
that that I thought I was completely aware of how our environment was
aware of how our environment was
aware of how our environment was changing but the truth is that I was
changing but the truth is that I was
changing but the truth is that I was living in a bubble that’s me
living in a bubble that’s me
living in a bubble that’s me my bubble burst when I made a Facebook
my bubble burst when I made a Facebook
my bubble burst when I made a Facebook account
account
account I would scroll through my feet and read
I would scroll through my feet and read
I would scroll through my feet and read articles about how pigs were abused in
articles about how pigs were abused in
articles about how pigs were abused in food production or new genetically
food production or new genetically
food production or new genetically modified plants made to end starvation
modified plants made to end starvation
modified plants made to end starvation but instead disrupting migration
but instead disrupting migration
but instead disrupting migration patterns and ecosystems I even read
patterns and ecosystems I even read
patterns and ecosystems I even read articles about how our pollution both
articles about how our pollution both
articles about how our pollution both sound and chemical this was a survival
sound and chemical this was a survival
sound and chemical this was a survival and communication of marine mammals it
and communication of marine mammals it
and communication of marine mammals it was these articles that made me feel
was these articles that made me feel
was these articles that made me feel helpless frustrated and scared I
helpless frustrated and scared I
helpless frustrated and scared I frantically started researching
frantically started researching
frantically started researching pollution freshwater depletion and
pollution freshwater depletion and
pollution freshwater depletion and factory farming it seems like every
factory farming it seems like every
factory farming it seems like every industry was altering the environment in
industry was altering the environment in
industry was altering the environment in some way to provide food or energy for
some way to provide food or energy for
some way to provide food or energy for us people how could we as a society
us people how could we as a society
us people how could we as a society allow all these things to happen more
allow all these things to happen more
allow all these things to happen more importantly why did I feel so paralyzed
importantly why did I feel so paralyzed
importantly why did I feel so paralyzed as I watched our planet decay it
as I watched our planet decay it
as I watched our planet decay it occurred to me that all these problems
occurred to me that all these problems
occurred to me that all these problems were connected by one cause
were connected by one cause
were connected by one cause overpopulation that’s why I founded my
overpopulation that’s why I founded my
overpopulation that’s why I founded my own organization called preventing
own organization called preventing
own organization called preventing overpopulation pop to educate the public
overpopulation pop to educate the public
overpopulation pop to educate the public about overpopulation its causes its
about overpopulation its causes its
about overpopulation its causes its effects and eventually end starvation
effects and eventually end starvation
effects and eventually end starvation stop pollution and consider fresh water
at our current rate in just 43 years we
at our current rate in just 43 years we will possibly reach Earth’s carrying
will possibly reach Earth’s carrying
will possibly reach Earth’s carrying capacity of 10 billion people but what
capacity of 10 billion people but what
capacity of 10 billion people but what is overpopulation what is too many
is overpopulation what is too many
is overpopulation what is too many people why is that so
people why is that so
people why is that so scary number today our global population
scary number today our global population
scary number today our global population is seven-and-a-half billion and the
is seven-and-a-half billion and the
is seven-and-a-half billion and the numbers are multiplying fast if we do
numbers are multiplying fast if we do
numbers are multiplying fast if we do reach that number of 10 billion we will
reach that number of 10 billion we will
reach that number of 10 billion we will reach it by the Year 2060 but why is
reach it by the Year 2060 but why is
reach it by the Year 2060 but why is overpopulation an issue why are we
overpopulation an issue why are we
overpopulation an issue why are we supposed to be scared of that number did
supposed to be scared of that number did
supposed to be scared of that number did you know that today one of our primary
you know that today one of our primary
you know that today one of our primary sources of freshwater is already rapidly
sources of freshwater is already rapidly
sources of freshwater is already rapidly running out in global superpowers such
running out in global superpowers such
running out in global superpowers such as the US China and India aquifers
as the US China and India aquifers
as the US China and India aquifers underground sources of fresh water are
underground sources of fresh water are
underground sources of fresh water are being depleted they’re not renewable and
being depleted they’re not renewable and
being depleted they’re not renewable and not the rate that we’re drawing from
not the rate that we’re drawing from
not the rate that we’re drawing from them
them
them they’re not sustainable either as we
they’re not sustainable either as we
they’re not sustainable either as we pump water out of these aquifers the
pump water out of these aquifers the
pump water out of these aquifers the foundations of our world are compromised
foundations of our world are compromised
foundations of our world are compromised as Yaak first dry out the lower water
as Yaak first dry out the lower water
as Yaak first dry out the lower water pressure in the sand and gravel causes
pressure in the sand and gravel causes
pressure in the sand and gravel causes slow drainage of water from the
slow drainage of water from the
slow drainage of water from the surrounding clay and silt bed this makes
surrounding clay and silt bed this makes
surrounding clay and silt bed this makes them unstable and dry as a result over
them unstable and dry as a result over
them unstable and dry as a result over time the ground subsides for the loss of
time the ground subsides for the loss of
time the ground subsides for the loss of sport have any of you ever pulled an
sport have any of you ever pulled an
sport have any of you ever pulled an apple from the bottom of the pile at the
apple from the bottom of the pile at the
apple from the bottom of the pile at the grocery store
grocery store
grocery store yeah we do the whole thing collapsed
yeah we do the whole thing collapsed
yeah we do the whole thing collapsed right because the foundation failed the
right because the foundation failed the
right because the foundation failed the California Central Valley has already
California Central Valley has already
California Central Valley has already sunk 28 feet through this exact
sunk 28 feet through this exact
sunk 28 feet through this exact phenomena what is scariest about this is
phenomena what is scariest about this is
phenomena what is scariest about this is that these aquifers are some of the last
that these aquifers are some of the last
that these aquifers are some of the last remaining sources of fresh water once
remaining sources of fresh water once
remaining sources of fresh water once our lakes rivers and aquifers dry out
our lakes rivers and aquifers dry out
our lakes rivers and aquifers dry out the only fresh water we’ll have left
the only fresh water we’ll have left
the only fresh water we’ll have left will be frozen the glaciers and the
will be frozen the glaciers and the
will be frozen the glaciers and the glaciers are already melting turning our
glaciers are already melting turning our
glaciers are already melting turning our fresh water into salt water not
fresh water into salt water not
fresh water into salt water not surprisingly Wars already breaking out
surprisingly Wars already breaking out
surprisingly Wars already breaking out in developing countries over drinkable
in developing countries over drinkable
in developing countries over drinkable water and if we don’t act now we could
water and if we don’t act now we could
water and if we don’t act now we could all face the same fate if we continue at
all face the same fate if we continue at
all face the same fate if we continue at our current rate of growth in 43 years
our current rate of growth in 43 years
our current rate of growth in 43 years when we do reach Earth’s carrying
when we do reach Earth’s carrying
when we do reach Earth’s carrying capacity of 10 billion people we will
capacity of 10 billion people we will
capacity of 10 billion people we will have more poverty this
have more poverty this
have more poverty this or life expectancy and unforgiving
or life expectancy and unforgiving
or life expectancy and unforgiving climate with more typhoons hurricanes
climate with more typhoons hurricanes
climate with more typhoons hurricanes even land loss from rising sea levels
even land loss from rising sea levels
even land loss from rising sea levels demand for fresh water will increase by
demand for fresh water will increase by
demand for fresh water will increase by 55% and our food production would have
55% and our food production would have
55% and our food production would have to double the support the ballooning
to double the support the ballooning
to double the support the ballooning population but this is all in the future
population but this is all in the future
population but this is all in the future we have tons of time to turn things
we have tons of time to turn things
we have tons of time to turn things around while not tons but enough
around while not tons but enough
around while not tons but enough assuming we all act now last month we
assuming we all act now last month we
assuming we all act now last month we had an ant problem at my house
had an ant problem at my house
had an ant problem at my house skin sounds strange but I felt somewhat
skin sounds strange but I felt somewhat
skin sounds strange but I felt somewhat and all of their teamwork in fact fire
and all of their teamwork in fact fire
and all of their teamwork in fact fire ants are experts at teamwork
ants are experts at teamwork
ants are experts at teamwork they’re pretty tiny right but when faced
they’re pretty tiny right but when faced
they’re pretty tiny right but when faced with large challenges like crossing a
with large challenges like crossing a
with large challenges like crossing a river hundreds or thousands of fire ants
river hundreds or thousands of fire ants
river hundreds or thousands of fire ants can work together to build structures
can work together to build structures
can work together to build structures out of their own bodies like rafts as a
out of their own bodies like rafts as a
out of their own bodies like rafts as a resulting carry the entire colony across
resulting carry the entire colony across
resulting carry the entire colony across the river collectively they do what is
the river collectively they do what is
the river collectively they do what is necessary to save the entire group we
necessary to save the entire group we
necessary to save the entire group we too can work together to solve the
too can work together to solve the
too can work together to solve the problems that we face today we don’t
problems that we face today we don’t
problems that we face today we don’t have time to wait for a few geniuses or
have time to wait for a few geniuses or
have time to wait for a few geniuses or even the most powerful people to fix the
even the most powerful people to fix the
even the most powerful people to fix the mess that we’re in that’s why we need a
mess that we’re in that’s why we need a
mess that we’re in that’s why we need a solution to all seven and a half billion
solution to all seven and a half billion
solution to all seven and a half billion people on earth can take part in after
people on earth can take part in after
people on earth can take part in after much research I found a way that we
much research I found a way that we
much research I found a way that we could decrease our global population by
could decrease our global population by
could decrease our global population by 1.6 billion people in the next decade
1.6 billion people in the next decade
1.6 billion people in the next decade consider this if each family had two
consider this if each family had two
consider this if each family had two children or less and our death rate
children or less and our death rate
children or less and our death rate remained the same by the year 2027 we
remained the same by the year 2027 we
remained the same by the year 2027 we had a global population of 5.9 billion
had a global population of 5.9 billion
had a global population of 5.9 billion people we had consumed fresh water at a
people we had consumed fresh water at a
people we had consumed fresh water at a significantly slower pace and we’d be
significantly slower pace and we’d be
significantly slower pace and we’d be able to alleviate pollution not only
able to alleviate pollution not only
able to alleviate pollution not only that raising kids day in the US is kind
that raising kids day in the US is kind
that raising kids day in the US is kind of expensive raising one child to the
of expensive raising one child to the
of expensive raising one child to the age of 18 and paying for his or her
age of 18 and paying for his or her
age of 18 and paying for his or her undergraduate and graduate school costs
undergraduate and graduate school costs
undergraduate and graduate school costs on average four hundred and ten thousand
on average four hundred and ten thousand
on average four hundred and ten thousand dollars if they have an educational
dollars if they have an educational
dollars if they have an educational disability like say an IQ below seventy
disability like say an IQ below seventy
disability like say an IQ below seventy that cost can soar up to two million
that cost can soar up to two million
that cost can soar up to two million but there’s one more family for you to
but there’s one more family for you to
but there’s one more family for you to consider how many of you have parents or
consider how many of you have parents or
consider how many of you have parents or grandparents that you expect to take
grandparents that you expect to take
grandparents that you expect to take care of okay
care of okay
care of okay yeah me too if you combine the cost of
yeah me too if you combine the cost of
yeah me too if you combine the cost of raising two children with caring for two
raising two children with caring for two
raising two children with caring for two elders your financial responsibility
elders your financial responsibility
elders your financial responsibility would become around four million this
would become around four million this
would become around four million this includes four years of assisted living
includes four years of assisted living
includes four years of assisted living and three years in a nursing home
and three years in a nursing home
and three years in a nursing home what if they live longer I can’t even
what if they live longer I can’t even
what if they live longer I can’t even afford my own car I can’t afford my own
afford my own car I can’t afford my own
afford my own car I can’t afford my own gas this is a huge responsibility as I
gas this is a huge responsibility as I
gas this is a huge responsibility as I learn more about what will happen to our
learn more about what will happen to our
learn more about what will happen to our world and what overpopulation will cause
world and what overpopulation will cause
world and what overpopulation will cause I’m not sure I want to have kids in fact
I’m not sure I want to have kids in fact
I’m not sure I want to have kids in fact I’m pretty sure I don’t want any but all
I’m pretty sure I don’t want any but all
I’m pretty sure I don’t want any but all of us combined can completely change the
of us combined can completely change the
of us combined can completely change the future of our planet having smaller
future of our planet having smaller
future of our planet having smaller families could take tons of pressure off
families could take tons of pressure off
families could take tons of pressure off our environment we need to stop
our environment we need to stop
our environment we need to stop overpopulation
overpopulation
overpopulation but the best way to do this is by
but the best way to do this is by
but the best way to do this is by empowering the world through knowledge
empowering the world through knowledge
empowering the world through knowledge spreading the knowledge of the
spreading the knowledge of the
spreading the knowledge of the environmental and financial aspects of
environmental and financial aspects of
environmental and financial aspects of family planning we need to educate the
family planning we need to educate the
family planning we need to educate the childbearing world about overpopulation
childbearing world about overpopulation
childbearing world about overpopulation in developing countries such as Nigeria
in developing countries such as Nigeria
in developing countries such as Nigeria or Burundi Bertha remains at over six
or Burundi Bertha remains at over six
or Burundi Bertha remains at over six children per woman but we’re a part of
children per woman but we’re a part of
children per woman but we’re a part of this problem too and Tennessee Utah
this problem too and Tennessee Utah
this problem too and Tennessee Utah and Texas families are having up to six
and Texas families are having up to six
and Texas families are having up to six kids there are millions of children in
kids there are millions of children in
kids there are millions of children in the world today that don’t have families
the world today that don’t have families
the world today that don’t have families for those of you them want one two gets
for those of you them want one two gets
for those of you them want one two gets adoptions always an option
adoptions always an option
adoptions always an option in fact 140 million children worldwide
in fact 140 million children worldwide
in fact 140 million children worldwide or orphans now I don’t have the
or orphans now I don’t have the
or orphans now I don’t have the experience of having a family I’ve never
experience of having a family I’ve never
experience of having a family I’ve never had kids
had kids
had kids as you can probably tell I’m a teenager
as you can probably tell I’m a teenager
as you can probably tell I’m a teenager but I think that if at some point I
but I think that if at some point I
but I think that if at some point I changed my mind and I decided to have a
changed my mind and I decided to have a
changed my mind and I decided to have a family that I want to adopt I’m sure
family that I want to adopt I’m sure
family that I want to adopt I’m sure some of you already have families like
some of you already have families like
some of you already have families like raising can if you already have kids
raising can if you already have kids
raising can if you already have kids thank you you may think that there’s
thank you you may think that there’s
thank you you may think that there’s nothing you can do to help but just by
nothing you can do to help but just by
nothing you can do to help but just by spreading awareness to your friends and
spreading awareness to your friends and
spreading awareness to your friends and family about overpopulation you see you
family about overpopulation you see you
family about overpopulation you see you could significantly help solve this
could significantly help solve this
could significantly help solve this problem
problem
problem you could also pledge if you go to
we have the choice to make it a positive
we have the choice to make it a positive one thank you
one thank you
one thank you [Applause]
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