While I do not dispute what you say, the author’s statement implies that somehow the consumption of resources in a developed country deprives the poor in underdeveloped nations such as Haiti. Like we are taking food out of their mouths.
The primary obstacle to good living for the inhabitants of Haiti and most poor countries actually the government corruption in those countries. The US has poured billions upon billions into that hellhole, and where has it gone?
Actually, its our consumption of third world resources that causes problems in the third world. Read up on National Security Study Memorandum 200 ("NSSM 200") if you're not familiar with the US national security policy of controlling third world population growth to maintain cheap US access to strategic reserves in third world nations.