Human population growth, which supports expanded economic growth, is necessary to maintain society as it currently exists. Essentially, the workers support the non-workers. Unless that whole paradigm changes, growth will win out.

It will be one of those "not to decide is to decide". If everything on the Esat Coast were held static from today forward would Atlantic Salmon recover to levels that would support the local Tribes? I think not. Can the Sacramento River watershed, as it exists today, fulfill tribal needs there? No again. We will just develop here until the case is settled because the watersheds can't produce fish.