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 …
Continue ReadingNew 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 …
Continue ReadingThe truth is – when it comes to our nation’s future, we face greater challenges today than ever before. The solutions are not easy, but it has never been more urgent that we continue our mission. Since our founding in 1972, NPG has had one primary objective: to educate the American public and policy makers regarding the devastating effects of …
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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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This ad appearing in The Washington Times on April 4th, 2016. With so much media attention on the Presidential election, the candidates are talking about many of America’s everyday issues. We’re hearing some serious debate about family planning, the environment, national security, jobs, immigration… But there’s one issue no one is talking about, and it’s actually the common link between …
Continue ReadingThe final 2014 birth rate report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) revealed new data on U.S. fertility trends. According to the report, there were 3,988,076 births registered in the U.S. in 2014 – an increase of 1% from the year before. The report also highlighted: “The general fertility rate rose slightly to 62.9 per 1,000 women aged 15-44, …
Continue ReadingDeputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. Last week, a short piece on Northeast Public Radio caught my attention. Author and Albany Law School professor Stephen Gottlieb notes: “one of the ways in which we are making our earth unsustainable for human life is the population explosion. …That makes population policy a …
Continue ReadingNPG Launches New Short Video Series Exploring U.S. Population Growth Each film covers a unique aspect: sources of growth, sprawl and development, and environmental damage. View this release on PRWeb This press release was picked up by hundreds of news outlets across the country, including The Miami Herald, The Boston Globe, Star Tribune, and International Business Times. Together, NPG’s message …
Continue ReadingIn this third video of the new series, NPG analyzes the effects of U.S. population growth – specifically when it comes to irreversible damage to our fragile environment. We break down the complex topic into bite-sized pieces, so that the average American can gain a better understanding of the true impact of our nation’s growth. The film answers important questions …
Continue ReadingNew NPG Paper Shows Negative Economic Impact of U.S. Immigration Expert analysis reveals the “biggest losers” of mass immigration are America’s poor and middle class. View this release on PRWeb This press release was picked up by hundreds of news outlets across the country, including The Star Tribune, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, and The Sun News. Together, NPG’s …
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