What is NPG? What is overpopulation? What does “negative” population growth mean? Why is population growth a problem in the United States? What size does NPG believe America should be? What about the world? What does NPG propose as a solution to the problem of U.S. population growth? Is NPG in favor of a mandatory one-child family size, like in China? …
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Introduction It was an invasion!  As I watched from the comfort of my small home, the earthmovers and bulldozers encroached upon Gaston County’s last dairy farm. The infinite powers at city hall and in the corporate world of land development had determined that …
Continue ReadingHardly a day goes by when a report on the world’s ruinous finances isn’t mentioned. Scary phrases like “fiscal cliff” and threats of economic Armageddon are common. I find it ironic that so much emphasis is being put on people living within their financial budget, but no thought is ever given to living within the earth’s budget.  …
Continue Reading“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, …
Continue ReadingA 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 …
Continue ReadingEach 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 …
Continue ReadingWinners of the 2022 Essay Scholarship Contest 2022 Topic: The 2000 United States Census counted a total U.S. population of 281.4 million people. In 2020, just twenty years later, the U.S. population stood at more than 331.4 million people. That increase of 50 million is roughly the population of New York state and Texas combined. Is this growth good or …
Continue ReadingRETURN TO MAP Click the links below to view state facts. Wyoming Population News Articles Population Density Historic & Projected Growth Population by County POPULATION DENSITY People per square mile, 2010:Â Â 5.8 People per square mile, 2020:5.9 HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2040 Year Population 1790 0 1800 0 1810 0 1820 0 1830 0 1840 0 1850 0 …
Continue ReadingRETURN TO MAP Click the links below to view state facts. Wisconsin Population News Articles Population Density Historic & Projected Growth Population by County POPULATION DENSITY People per square mile, 2010:Â Â 105.0 People per square mile, 2020:108.8 HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2040 Year Population 1790 0 1800 0 1810 0 1820 0 1830 0 1840 30,945 1850 305,391 …
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