MAY WE LIVE LONG AND DIE OUT

Of course, to be completely accurate, the single most effective way to help the environment is to break the cycle of polluters altogether by refusing to have children. So goes the thinking over at The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, whose mandates is "phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed" in order to allow Earth's biosphere to return to good health. At least they mean well. Check out Vhemt.org, where they answer such pressing questions as: I'm extra smart, shouldn't I pass on my genes? What's wrong with having babies, don't you like babies? Doesn't the economy need more consumers? And, the clincher: Are we all supposed to kill ourselves?