Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 02:37:08 -0600

GROWING GLOBAL POPULATION TRAMPLES THE PLANET

NEW YORK, New York, November 8, 2001 (ENS) - Human activity is altering the planet on an unprecedented scale, the United Nations agency reponsible for tracking population said Wednesday. Introducing The State of World Population 2001 report, "Footprints and Milestones: Population and Environmental Change," the UN Population Fund said that more people are using more resources with more intensity and leaving a bigger "footprint" on the Earth than ever before.

("Too many chickens in the barnyard" have a tendency to peck each other to death over scare resources. AW)

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