A Rhetorical Analysis Of Population Seven Billion By Kunzig

As Kunzig wrote in his article, “Population Seven Billion” the growing population will be a problem if we don’t change how we consume things. Economically more people is a great thing but based on environmental concerns not so much. Kunzig talks about how middle class Americans are accustomed to over consumption. Specifically he mentions the use of fossil fuels and eating habits. With a population over seven billion it is very possible that our natural resources will eventually be exhausted. Also, our living habits tend to be harmful to the environment. A higher population would stress the environment even more. This could be a real problem with the raising sea level and disappearance of heavily populated areas. The growing population would