New NPG President’s Column Sees Recent Population Models as a Global Call to Action

Despite global media attention on new population models, there is still no acknowledgment of the clear solution:  widespread access to contraception, and smaller family sizes.
Alexandria, VA (November 20, 2014) – In response to an October 27th article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), today Negative Population Growth (NPG) released a new President’s Column….

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“Business-As-Usual” Population Projections Show a World of 12 Billion by 2100

Despite global media attention on the problem, there is still no acknowledgment of the clear solution:  widespread access to contraception, and smaller family sizes.
On October 27th, two biologists at Australia’s University of Adelaide shocked the global media with their article “Human population reduction is not a quick fix for environmental problems,”…

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New NPG Paper Sees Immigration Becoming Main Driver of U.S. Population Growth

New NPG Paper Sees Immigration Becoming Main Driver of U.S. Population Growth  Analysis of recent Census Bureau data shows America’s immigrant population at an all-time high, projected to become main source of national population growth. View this release on PRWeb Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version This NPG national Press Release was picked up by 256 media outlets across America, …

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Foreign-Born Population Keeps Rising: Immigration Trumps Critical Need for U.S. Population Reduction

Census projections proclaim that, with Americans’ fertility falling and deaths soon to begin rising, immigration – not natural increase – will become the principal driver of U.S. population growth by the early 2030s.
That transition in our population dynamics may come even sooner, barring serious reductions in U.S. immigration intake…

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More Nonsense on Inexhaustible Resources from The Wall Street Journal

Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version More Nonsense on Inexhaustible Resources from The Wall Street Journal Over the years – even over the decades, long before it was absorbed into the Murdoch Empire – the inimitable Wall Street Journal has been a reliable source of baloney on the subject of prospects for infinite growth on a finite planet. …

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NPG Releases New Photo Scholarship Calendar

Featuring winning images from NPG’s annual Scholarship Contest, the calendar depicts environmental treasures threatened by U.S. population growth.
In keeping with its 10 Principles for a Responsible U.S. Population Policy, Negative Population Growth (NPG) continues to engage America’s young people in the fight for their future.  High school seniors and undergraduate students nationwide …

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