What do we do about the population crisis?

I've been hearing about this crisis my whole life, and it just hasn't materialized.A big question is whether human beings can exist in harmony and large numbers with the earth's environment, and I think the answer is that it can, but we need technological advancement in key areas, most notably in energy production. If we used clean, abundant, non-polluting energy sources (such as the energy within the vacuum or fabric of the universe), then we could largely solve our pollution problems, but if we do not convert to a new energy industry, we will greatly ruin the planet and impoverish the people.

Massive delasination and reforestation of certain areas is what we need to do, but the issue is cost and this goes to the energy technology issue.

Well, good point, but there has to be some way to do this and filter it back at a pace that isn't too destructive.On the Great Lakes, I think it's sort of silly those states won't share. It's not going to deplete the lakes enough to harm them.