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    National Survey Reveals U.S. Students’ Concerns about Population and Environment Issues

    A national student survey conducted in recent months by Negative Population Growth (NPG) in classrooms throughout America has revealed a worrisome complacence about critical population and environmental issues that will impact the future of many young people.  The survey results were compiled from a questionnaire distributed by hundreds of 9th-12th grade teachers in classrooms across the nation….

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    District Of Columbia
    • November 20, 2017
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    RETURN TO MAP Click the links below to view state facts. District of Columbia Population News Articles Population Density Historic & Projected Growth Population POPULATION DENSITY People per square mile, 2010:    9,856.5 People per square mile, 2020:   11,128 Population Population Census 2020 Population Census 2010 Population Change from 2010 Percent Change DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 689,545 601,723 87,822 14.6% HISTORIC & …

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    Joseph Wagner – $2,000 Winner

    ws_table id=”48″ by Joseph Wagner – Gonzaga University, Spokane WA We are currently at a crossroads in our country’s history and the United States’ leadership is needed on the world stage now more than ever. Our own unsustainable desire for growth has resulted in Climate Change; from rising seas that threaten coastal cities to massive droughts that threaten the food …

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    New NPG Paper Links Overpopulation to Dwindling Resources

    Expert geologist Dr. Walter Youngquist calls for a “greatly reduced”population as a critical element of the solution to global resource shortages.
    As the controversy surrounding the Dakota Access pipeline continues, debate over America’s fossil fuel dependence and threats to our essential resources have become reignited. In response to the renewed public interest in these critical matters, Negative Population Growth (NPG) will release a new Forum paper today highlighting the links between population growth, reliance on…

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

    Your gift helps publish and distribute materials like this. 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 …

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    EPA Ruling Echoes NPG Forum Paper

    Last year, new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations limited “toxic water pollution from power plants,” in an effort to protect our nation’s dwindling water supplies. But will a new environmental bill finally give the EPA real teeth to enforce such regulations? Recently, Congress passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act – “the largest piece of …

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    Houston Floods Worsened by Population Growth

    A recent news story from the Associated Press described how “…the nation’s 4th-largest city is being overwhelmed with more frequent and more destructive floods.” The AP story explains: “The worsening floods aren’t simple acts of nature or just costly local concerns.” NPG has long held that population growth leads to increased development, emissions, and pollution – which has been shown …

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    Population Update: Flint Water Crisis

    In recent months, Americans from coast to coast have been watching the tragedy unfold in Flint, Michigan. It has been a story that read like a best-selling fictional drama, with high-ranking city and state officials making nefarious decisions to put citizens’ lives at risk – particularly the elderly and small children – for the sake of saving money. As NPG …

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    New NPG Paper Explores Demographic Assault on Fragile Planet

    New NPG Paper Explores Demographic Assault on Fragile Planet Analysis finds the “overwhelming scale” of Earth’s problems comes from resource demands of continued population growth. This NPG national Press Release was picked up by hundreds of media outlets across the country, including:  The Star Tribune, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, The Sun News, and local affiliate stations for all …

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    This Earth Day, millions of Americans will be talking about…

    This ad appearing in The Washington Times on April 11th, 2016 and April 18th, 2016 This Earth Day, millions of Americans will be talking about… Water and air pollution Species extinction Suburban sprawl Deforestation Climate change Energy shortages Natural resource depletion Greenhouse gas emissions …but can you think of any environmental problem that improves by adding more people to it? …

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