By Phil Cafaro
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Philip Cafaro is an associate professor of philosophy at Colorado State Univeristy. He recounts for NumbersUSA’s audience how he realized the beauty in nature, and then found that immigration-fueled population growth was a major factor behind every major threat to nature. ) I’m an environmental activist, and have been for over twenty years. … Continued
By Roy Beck
No, I’m not suggesting that immigrants deliberately or inadvertently destroy more green space than U.S.-born residents. In fact, each immigrant on average destroys less than the average American. But the numbers of immigrants (4 times the traditional average) are resulting in the clearing, scraping and developing of nearly a million additional acres of natural habitat … Continued
By Roy Beck
THURSDAY IS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST EARTH DAY — AND A GRIM REMINDER OF HOW IMMIGRATION HAS UNDERCUT VIRTUALLY ALL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS. Pres. Clinton’s Task Force understood it. The Father of Earth Day understood it. You and I understand it. Why does Congress not understand that U.S. environmental sustainability is not possible unless … Continued
By Roy Beck
Now, this is what responsive elected officials look like! Last week, Congress and the White House received nearly 200,000 faxes from citizens (through NumbersUSA’s website) demanding that the federal government stop the lawlessness and near-anarchy on our southern border that daily threaten U.S. citizens with the denial of their most basic civil right — LIFE. … Continued
By Roy Beck
Polls suggest that Americans are quite divided about what the climate change summit in Copenhagen ought to be doing this week. The big push there is to persuade nations to adopt goals of limiting carbon emissions. Governments such as China and the U.S. are resisting because of various kinds of giant costs. But check out … Continued
