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ws_table id=”37″ By Pierce Brooks, Wesley College, Dover, DE The Case for Population Control It became apparent to me when I was younger that overpopulation was a serious problem.  I am a documentary junky and have seen documentaries and read about the effects of overpopulation on our environment.  There is no agreement on how bad the problems are or how best to …

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ws_table id=”37″ By Ian T. Grey, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ The natural resources necessary for sustaining human life are running out in the United States, but most Americans refuse to acknowledge either the problem or the real and obvious reason for it. It is not due to shortages of fresh water, food, energy, fresh air or physical space; Nature provides abundantly, …

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ws_table id=”37″ Let’s Keep It “America the Beautiful” By Gregory Ross, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Despite the 100-degree Arizona heat, the Colorado River was freezing cold. My toes, dipped in its muddy waters, told me the Grand Canyon is not in its natural state. I was studying the Canyon’s ecosystem on a nine-day river-rafting trip. Fifty years ago, to accommodate the …