The proliferation of data centers is increasing human demands for water, electricity and developed land. Growing per capita environmental demands show the need to limit the number of capitas by ending immigration-driven population growth
Pioneering primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall passed away last week at the age of 91. She was a champion of chimpanzees, conservation … and population activism.
Two thirds of Arizona’s population growth between 1982 and 2017 was due to immigration into the state, both internationally and from Californians fleeing crowding and the high the cost of living.
With human demands on nature continuing to increase, the future looks grim for America’s butterflies, and for our nation’s biodiversity in general. According to the Census Bureau, the U.S. population is on track to soar to 385 million by 2060, with immigration accounting for almost 90% of that growth. Increased human numbers will drive more and more species off the landscape and toward extinction.
The United States is still home to a rich heritage of biodiversity, including a stunning array of unique and beautiful butterflies. If we hope to bequeath this legacy to our children and grandchildren, Congressional leaders will need to reduce America’s primary, yet discretionary, source of population growth — mass immigration.
It seems reasonable to evaluate the environmental impacts of substantial projects like Alligator Alcatraz — and it’s the law. But a glaring question remains. Why require EIS review of a single immigration holding facility, even a really big one, but not the immigration policies that bring tens of millions of people into our country every decade?
The proposed Delta Conveyance project is designed to service 5.2 million people, less than half of California’s immigrant population. If immigration levels had been lower in recent decades, the project would not be necessary.
As is true for other vulnerable ecosystems throughout the U.S., Chesapeake Bay would greatly benefit from an end to population growth. With every new resident comes additional infrastructure — roads, homes, parking lots, and commercial development — along with more stormwater runoff and sewage effluent.
Nevada receives the least rainfall and is the driest state in America, yet it has one of the fastest growing populations. So it’s no surprise Nevada is facing critical water supply shortages. As more people move into Nevada’s urban centers, the demand for water has risen sharply. While conservation efforts have slowed the rate of water use per capita, the sheer magnitude of new residents, primarily international migrants, continues to place ominous demands on the state’s water supplies.
Here in the United States, our population has grown by more than 90 million people since the first World Population Day, from 250 million to 342 million. This growth has been driven primarily by immigration, which reached record levels under the Biden administration and continues at historically high levels today.
