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• July 31, 2012
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In May of 2012, we invited students to compete in our Video Scholarship Contest.The topic for our first contest was: Without critical changes, U.S. population is projected to reach 438 million people in less than 40 years. Capture on film how this projected growth will negatively affect the United States socially, economically and environmentally. Submissions were required to be between …

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In May of 2012, we invited students to compete in our Video Scholarship Contest.The topic for our first contest was: Without critical changes, U.S. population is projected to reach 438 million people in less than 40 years. Capture on film how this projected growth will negatively affect the United States socially, economically and environmentally. Submissions were required to be between …

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• July 1, 2012
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ws_table id=”3″ By William Davison Reviewing the facts associated with the population growth in America produces alarming thoughts about the future of this country. Without a dramatic change in the rate of growth, the United States could be headed for many difficulties. The country will experience negative impacts socially, environmentally and economically. Education is one area that will see a dramatic …

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ws_table id=”3″ Projected Population Growth: A Negative Prospect in Need of ControlBy Bailey Cassidy The population of the United States is projected to reach 438 million within the next 40 years if no critical changes are made. This is an alarming statistic considering the current population is approximately 312 million and already struggling to distribute scarce resources amongst all the people …

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ws_table id=”3″ By Sarah Abohana “O beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain…” very few songs symbolize our country better than the words of “America the Beautiful,” a song written in the 1890s which was heard then by a population of about 63,000,000 Americans (Census of Population and Housing, www.census.gov). Much has changed since the 1890s. Our country has …

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ws_table id=”3″ An Underestimated IssueBy Corey Gier Poverty.  Health Care.  Economic Instability.  All of these are issues that the people of the United States are readily aware of.  There will always be problems existing in our country.  But a problem that is not commonly considered is the one concerning our steadily growing population.  Many negative effects socially, economically, and environmentally are …

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ws_table id=”3″ By Cheryl Gaul Have you ever seen the stars? I mean truly seen the stars, with no light pollution inhibiting your view? I had not until last year, when my father and I backpacked in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. At night, the stars shone with a clarity I had never before thought possible. For sixteen years, I had viewed …