by Henry Barbaro The Convention on Biological Diversity’s 16th “Conference of the Parties” (aka, COP-16) is a global event that took place in Cali, Colombia from October 21 to November 1, 2024. The goal of the bi-annual conference is for governments from around the world to deliberate on the most effective strategies for halting and reversing … Continued

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by Henry Barbaro As America’s hurricane season winds down, it is clear that property damages from coastal storms have been steadily increasing over recent decades, and 2024 was no exception. It is estimated that damages from hurricanes Helene and Milton will likely exceed $50 billion each. “The economic losses are going up because we’re putting … Continued

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Photo by Ed Hathaway - 2013

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The next time someone says “immigrants do the jobs ‘Americans won’t do,” please remember this story from The Wall Street Journal‘s Patrick Thomas about the living conditions of Haitian immigrants working for the global food company JBS in Greeley, Colorado: “They slept on the floor, as many as eight to a room, and cooked meals on hot plates … Continued

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September 22nd was World Rivers Day, which is an annual global event that falls on the fourth Sunday of every September. Rivers play a vital role in our lives and the environment, and World Rivers Day serves as a rally cry to safeguard rivers for future generations while preserving the ancient web of life that … Continued

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This Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Immigration Act of 1924, arguably the most overlooked and misunderstood immigration legislation in American history. As NumbersUSA’s CEO James Massa says, the 1924 Act “made the American middle class.” The Immigration Act of 1965, on the other hand, has resulted in greater inequality. Both bills had pros and cons. A better immigration policy in 2024 requires a better understanding of the Immigration Act of 1924.

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Immigration adds 3.5 million people to the U.S. every year (roughly the city of Los Angeles). Sustainable immigration requires: Reducing legal immigration and Stopping illegal immigration. What limits – if any – will the next administration seek? Population Clock NumbersUSA Immigration Clock Since midnight, immigration (legal and illegal) has added this many people today. The Biden administration removed the guardrails at the border. Illegal immigration spiked from all over … Continued

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The number of visitors oftentimes exceeds the carrying capacity of the trails and surrounding vegetation while diminishing the enjoyment of the visitors themselves. The days of securing big tracts of untrammeled and densely vegetated upland for national parks, like Yellowstone and Yosemite, are fading away.

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Trump successfully ran in 2016 on an immigration-reduction platform. He championed legislation to accomplish that during the first half of his term. However, the former presidents rhetoric (and some of his actions) over the past years are more aligned with the legal immigration positions of Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz, who spent their careers in Congress working to expand employers' access to foreign labor.

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