If you don't, then yes, poor societies who haven't even heard of technology probably produce less pollution.

The best way to slow population growth has always been to ensure economic progress in poorer societies.

It is the most easily available job for the poorest of the poor in the war stricken society.

Teheran, by contrast was a poor and primitive society in those days.

Even in many poor developing societies substantial growth has been achieved.

We do not want to be a poor society.

Studies show society's poorest are most likely to be obese.

The waste of money in a poor society was not well received by the public.

Scotland was a poor rural, agricultural society with a population of 1.3 million in 1755.

In earlier days men did make some progress, doing those few things that have made even such a poor society as we have now possible.