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New NPG Research Shows How Great Hopes for Renewable Energy Cutting CO2 Emissions will be Negated by U.S. Population Growth
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NPG
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March 20, 2018
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“Bold Claims for Renewable Energy Simply Do Not Hold Up”
Does the answer to winning the battle against climate change lie in turning over great swaths of land and coastal waters to massive solar and wind farms? According to a newly released study by Negative Population Growth (NPG) the answer is a definite “NO!” …
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The Collapsing Bubble: Growth and Fossil Energy
A courageous look at the world’s dwindling energy resources. Contending that the energy debate has been cast in the wrong terms, the author suggests that the problem would not be solved by asking: “What energy sources will be available to replace fossil fuels?” but by questioning: “What populations can be supported at a decent standard by the energy sources that …
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Land, Water and Energy Versus the Ideal U.S. Population
Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version Scientific evidence is mounting concerning rapid population growth in the United States that is causing the deterioration of life supporting environmental resources (Bartlett and Lytwak, 1995; Grant, 2000, 2003; Pimentel and Pimentel, 2003; Sachs, 2004). Genuine concerns are expressed about future food security, prosperity, quality of human life, and maintaining the personal …
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Forgotten Fundamentals of the Energy Crisis (NPG Special Report)
Around 1969, college and university students deÂveloped a major interest in the environment and, stimuÂlated by this, I began to realize that neither I nor the students had a good understanding of the implications of steady growth, and in particular, of the enormous numbers that could be produced by steady growth in modest periods of time.
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Forgotten Fundamentals of the Energy Crisis
Dr. Bartlett’s comments on the 20th Anniversary of “Forgotten Fundamentals of the Energy Crisis”  Background Around 1969, college and university students developed a major interest in the environment and, stimulated by this, I began to realize that neither I nor the students had a good understanding of the implications of steady growth, and in particular, of the enormous numbers that could …
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Food, Energy, and Society
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NPG
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January 1, 1996
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Food, Energy, and Society by David and Marcia Pimentel, Editors University Press of Colorado, 1996, Revised Edition. Hardback. Food, Energy, and Society provides a detailed evaluation of the link between two of the greatest problems we face today – uncontrolled population growth and the destruction of our various life-supporting systems – food, land, water, and energy. Editors David and Marcia …
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THE TIGHTENING CONFLICT: POPULATION, ENERGY USE, AND THE ECOLOGY OF AGRICULTURE
For the time being, the United States and much of the industrial world have achieved very high agricultural production and low food costs on the basis of extremely intensive use of fossil energy.
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Energy and Population: Transitional Issues and the Eventual Limits
This is the ninth in a series of NPG FORUM papers exploring the idea of optimum population—what would be a desirable population size for the United States?
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Land, Energy and Water: The Constraints Governing Ideal U.S. Population Size
Land, Energy and Water: The Constraints Governing Ideal U.S. Population Size An NPG Forum Paper by David and Marcia Pimentel January 1990 Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version
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Europe In the Energy Transition: The Case for a Smaller Population
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Lindsey Grant
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July 13, 1988
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Forum Papers
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Europe in the Energy Transition: The Case for a Smaller Population An NPG Forum Paper by Lindsey Grant July 1988 Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version When one has gotten used to anything, the prospect of change can be upsetting. West Europe’s population has been growing, probably, since the end of the Black Plague, and some writers are …
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