“The only constant is change.” These words, written twenty-five hundred years ago by a man named Heraclitus who could not possibly have known the extent of his wisdom, came at a time when just one hundred million people inhabited the Earth. Today, as the global population has grown to seventy times that number, …
Talking about Population Growth: The First Step to Sustainability
In the year 2011 the world population exceeded 7 billion, with over 315,000,000 people in the United States alone. These numbers should be alarming, yet overpopulation is still treated like a taboo subject. We need to address the 7 billion “elephants in the room” in order to ensure quality of life for my and future generations. In the United States …
A new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expresses serious concerns about the current state of our nation’s energy sector. The report, U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather, focuses on the dangerous strain currently on America’s system of energy resources. A July 11th article in The New York Times (“Climate Change Will Cause …
Alexandria, VA (July 31, 2013) – A recent report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) heralded a slight decrease in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2011. However, the drop from 2010 was just 1.6 percent – and emissions since 1990 have actually risen by 8.4 percent. A July report from the Earth Policy Institute found that fossil fuel emissions …
Each year, NPG invites our full membership to participate in our annual Member Questionnaire project. Members are asked to answer a series of questions related to population growth and immigration issues. The results we receive, compiled from the responses of NPG members all across America, allow us to ensure that our programs and projects reflect your priorities. We thank everyone …
Each year, NPG receives thousands of responses to our annual National U.S. Voter Public Opinion Survey on America’s Population Growth. The survey is sent to Americans from coast to coast, and the responses we receive allow NPG to establish a snapshot of the nation’s overall position on issues related to population growth. We thank all who participated in this year’s …
Each year, NPG receives thousands of responses to our annual National U.S. Voter Public Opinion Survey on America’s Population Growth. The survey is sent to Americans from coast to coast, and the responses we receive allow NPG to establish a snapshot of the nation’s overall position on issues related to population growth. We thank all who participated in this year’s …
This Ad appeared in the The Washington Times on July 22, 2013
Does the size of our population have any effect at all on the amount of our greenhouse gas emissions? Of course it does. The question answers itself. How could it be otherwise? Other things being equal (e.g. per capita emissions) a U.S. population of 400 million would emit twice the amount of CO2 as a population of 200 million. Not …
The central issue with regard to mass immigration is its catastrophic impact on the population size and growth of our already vastly overpopulated nation, in terms of the long range carrying capacity of its environment and resources. All other issues fade into insignificance when compared with that supremely important central issue. For more years than I care to think about …