NPG Forum Paper Links Population Growth to Significant Biodiversity Loss

    Following a September 16th report in the journal Science outlining the world’s “sixth extinction” event – a serious ecological threat which scientists are increasingly convinced is imminent, Negative Population Growth (NPG) will release a new Forum paper today drawing the link between population growth and diminishing global biodiversity. Unfortunately for pro-growth optimists, the paper begins with a warning: “One species, Homo sapiens, is expanding at the expense of most other creatures – …

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    Crushing Biodiversity with the Weight of the Human Race

    BIODIVERSITY – DISPATCH FROM THE FRONTLINES
    Some years ago, as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras I was invited to help lead a fact-finding mission into the RĂ­o Plátano Biosphere Reserve. The RĂ­o Plátano (Plantain River) flows through the green, humid heart of an isolated region called La Mosquitia – the largest remaining rainforest wilderness of this ecologically-stressed Central American nation…

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    Deputy Director’s Corner

    Deputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Henke can be reached by email at thenke@npg.org. Following last year’s tragic slaying of 32-year old Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco – and the terrible consequences of that city’s blatant refusal to enforce federal immigration laws, the issue of sanctuary legislation began receiving a new burst of national attention. This is because Steinle’s …

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    NPG Report Cites 21st Century as “Greatest Turning Point for Mankind”

    Download a PDF of this release here. NPG Report Cites 21st Century as “Greatest Turning Point for Mankind” Forum focuses on sustainability of energy resources, population, and a “future of less.” Alexandria, VA (September 14, 2016) – Negative Population Growth (NPG) has issued a new Forum paper today that highlights the growing challenges of energy and population in the coming …

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    THE SINGULAR CENTURY

    Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version THE SINGULAR CENTURY There are major turning points in human history. Of special importance have been the transition from a hunter/gatherer existence to a settled agricultural economy, and the beginning of the Industrial Age which transition continues. These turning points have for the most part resulted in an improvement in the welfare …

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    Growth in the Chesapeake Bay

    Recent articles in Politico and the Bay Journal have called attention to the significant environmental stress within the Chesapeake Bay area.  One article references “The war over Chesapeake Bay,” when discussing the controversial clean-up plan launched by the Obama administration several years ago.  In another, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Gina McCarthy highlights a “discouraging lack of progress” in …

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    Deputy Director’s Corner
    • September 1, 2016
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    Deputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. As millions of Americans make plans for barbecues and trips to the pool, all of us looking forward to the long Labor Day weekend… reality sets in – the holiday always marks the official end of summer in the U.S. Right now state and local …

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    NPG Releases Position Paper on Sanctuary Legislation

    Download a PDF of this release here. NPG Releases Position Paper on Sanctuary Legislation Analysis finds that lack of immigration enforcement and accommodation of illegal aliens cause population growth, decrease quality of life. After the Supreme Court deadlock in the landmark case of United States v. Texas, Negative Population Growth (NPG) has released a new Position Paper today on the …

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    Sanctuary Cities: Politics Overshadow Responsible U.S. Immigration Policies (An NPG Position Paper)

    Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In recent years, America’s radio stations, televisions, newspaper headlines, and magazine covers have been inundated with talk of “sanctuary cities.” Experts on both sides of the argument have proclaimed their position – it’s the “absolutely right” or “absolutely wrong” thing for America to do, depending on who you ask. However, …

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