The Population Problem

From Alternet: Too Many Humans

Overpopulation is one of the biggest problems we face, perhaps the main source of many of our other environmental and economic difficulties. Wikipedia tells me that the highest estimates of Earth's carrying capacity is 16 billion humans (a number we are likely to reach and surpass by the end of the century). I suspect the number is closer to 1 billion, or less.

Empowering poor people, especially poor women, with knowledge and resources, seems like an answer (which won't solve but will at least mitigate the problem) which everyone besides religious extremists can get behind.