With so many headlines about immigration – border security, unemployment, amnesty – it’s hard to know what the real story is. NPG is a non-profit organization focused on U.S. population growth and its effects on our nation’s environment, economy, and natural resources. For NPG, immigration is …
Continue ReadingA recent article in HuffPost Women discussed the increasing number of American women who are opting out of motherhood. Titled Childfree by Choice: How Women are Redefining Tomorrow’s Family, the piece took a pro-feminist position on the trend – as educational and employment opportunities for women improve, they are freer from the social expectation of maternity than any previous generation. With …
Continue ReadingResidents of Toledo, OH breathed a sigh of relief in early August, as the Mayor lifted a tap water ban affecting up to 400,000 people. After state and federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials found high levels of the toxin “microcystin” in the water supply of certain neighborhoods, officials decided to ban tap water use for the entire city – …
Continue ReadingJust a few days after his State of the Union address, President Obama followed through on his promise to work against climate change. According to USA Today, he “ordered the Environmental Protection Agency EPA and the Transportation Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA to develop and issue new fuel-efficiency and greenhouse gas standards by March 31, 2016.” Environmentalists hailed …
Continue ReadingAs population growth continues, our consumption of natural resources – including fossil fuels – has reached critical mass. In our effort to find a quick-fix through technology, we grasp at “solutions” like fracking – which irreversibly destroy our environment and provide only a very short window of extra time. …
Continue ReadingThe Washington Post recently reported that the Obama administration has approved a new proposal for natural gas exports, this time off the coast of Maryland. The recent advent of “fracking” as a drilling method has resulted in a dramatic increase in requests to explore, drill, and push for domestic production. As Lindsey Grant explained in Is Fracking an Answer? To What?: “Hydraulic …
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 …
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