Population Connection

The dedication of this group is such that even I though am no longer a dues-​paying member, I continue to get informational updates such as the following:
The work of this small non-​profit continues unabated and unrecognized, even as world population passed the 7 billion mark on November 1, 2011.
Within my lifetime, world population has more than doubled.
In 2050, we will have 10 billion of us.
We have pillaged the earth in search of resources, caused the polar ice capes to melt, destroyed natural habitat and forests, polluted streams, lakes, and oceans, and have been directly responsible for genocide against countless species.*
And we still want more babies?
We have oft heard of the phrases, «Crimes against Humanity» (Idi Amin, Gaddafi) and «Crimes Against Nature (in reference to homosexuality).»
What about «Crimes Against the Planet» committed by homo sapiens?
* There’s an island of plastic detritus the size of the state of Texas in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thanks to both sides, East and West, of the Pacific.