How Birth, Death, and Immigration Rates Relate to Population Growth and COVID-19
With the final debate on the horizon and COVID-19 still dominating headlines, Negative Population Growth, Inc. has published a new Forum paper, titled Will U.S. Population Fall in 2021? Written by Edwin S. Rubenstein
Three key factors determine the fluctuations in a country’s population: births, deaths, and net immigration. The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting all three in ways that could portend dramatic departures from “normal” population growth scenarios.
This ad appeared in The Washington Times on October 12, 2020.
October 6, 2020 Could Alternative Farming Methods Help Preserve & Regenerate the Earth’s Topsoil? There is a new environmental documentary streaming on Netflix. Based on a book with the same title, Kiss the Ground is all about topsoil. Narrated by actor and activist Woody Harrelson, the documentary showcases the benefits of regenerative agriculture and posits by using this method we …
October 1, 2020 There is a new space on social media to learn about climate change. On September 15th, Facebook launched a Climate Science Information Center that is currently accessible to Facebook users in the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany. The space functions as an alternative news feed where users are able to scroll through climate change facts, statistics, and …
Is Today’s Deregulated News Destroying our Democracy? As national media outlets continue to focus on the pandemic, the upcoming 2020 election, and wildfires, Negative Population Growth has published a new Forum paper dissecting the transition of today’s media behavior from expansive information platforms to limited information islands that effectively censor broad critical discussions.
In July, New York Times editor Bari Weiss published a scathing resignation letter to what she called a “once-great” newspaper, accusing the paper of choosing stories to
“satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and to DRAW THEIR OWN CONCLUSIONS.” (Emphasis mine.)
World Wildlife Fund’s Biennial Living Planet Report Brings Endangered Species into Focus Understanding the Decline of Species on our Planet and the Connection to Exponential Growth Animal population around the world has declined 70% in the last 50 years, according to a new report issued by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Published every two years, the report is meant to …
When Record-Breaking Temperatures Point Towards a Hotter Future for All Heatwaves on the west coast and in the southwest region are keeping temperatures high and possibly record-breaking. On August 16, the temperature in Death Valley, California reached 130 degrees in the afternoon. According to the Washington Post, the high temperature marks what could be the new world record for “the …
NPG’s series of ads run during the months of September and October 2020 in The Washington Times to draw attention to various environmental problems facing our world, and to show the connections to the size of our population.