It's not so much the resources as the ability to grow enough food to feed the 6 plus billion folks hanging around multiplying. Things like this tsunami that has wiped out a major part of the lowland farming capability for the area are bound to effect the equation. Economic considerations... like who is gonna pay for transportation and distribution along with the gobbling up of good farmland for development, add to the problems. I don't think the Illuminati is making it all up, just embellishing and spinning the facts to their advantage.