Scenarios From “Limits to Growth” Can Change But Only If We Do the Work Today Background: The book “Limits to Growth” was published in 1972. Long hailed as groundbreaking, the study used computers(!) to model several possible future scenarios. The team of MIT researchers then shared their prediction of the two most likely to happen scenarios for the world. The …
Continue ReadingAugust 31, 2021 Census Bureau Releases New Data on Population Trends The Census Bureau has published new data from the 2020 census. An article released by the Census Bureau highlights population trends in the United States from 2010 to 2020. Authors Paul Mackun, Joshua Comenetz, and Lindsay Spell categorized the data by county, metro/micro, and state and listed the factoids …
Continue ReadingShould The New York Times Take Another Crack at Their May Article About Population Trends?
Continue ReadingClimate Change continues to destroy our fragile planet, according to a new report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Sadly, the findings of this new report are no better than the last assessment by this panel, consisting of 195 governments. More than 14,000 peer-reviewed studies were analyzed in order to develop the full report, according to a …
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Continue ReadingSixteen Students Will Receive Awards for Essays Related to Overpopulation
Continue ReadingThe Effects of Summer’s Relentless Drought in Healdsburg, California In California, in the middle of wine country, there is a city named Healdsburg. With a population of 11,845, this Sonoma County community has taken new measures to ensure responsible, sustainable usage of the area’s extremely limited water supply. In a statement released by the city, they explain the urgency of …
Continue ReadingShould Governments Implement Policies to Encourage Higher Birthrates?
Continue ReadingNPG is pleased to offer challenging contests as part of our mission to enlist a new generation of activists who will be focused on calling attention to the dangers of population growth. We send our thanks to all of our members and friends who have so generously contributed, as well as our appreciation for the tens of thousands of students …
Continue ReadingJune 22, 2021 National Parks and Many Small Towns Struggle with Huge Numbers of Visitors Officially organized under one umbrella with the passage of the National Park Service Organic Act, the U.S. National Park System is made up of hundreds of National Historic Sites, National Lakeshores, National Scenic Trails, and National Monuments. Included in this system, and likely among the …
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