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Date March 29, 2019

How Much Water is the GDP worth?

The New York Times is worried about water shortages and population growth…in Britain: “In the future, the changed conditions could amount to a 10 to 15 percent decline in the available water, and rainfall will probably become less predictable, creating a higher risk of drought. At the same time, Britain’s population is expected to rise … Continued

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Date August 23, 2018

California Water Wars and the I Word

Ecology and commerce are once again butting heads in California. And immigration is the elephant in the room. In “California water wars: State plans to cut SF’s Sierra supply to save delta,” Kurt Alexander reports: The West Coast’s largest estuary and a vital water source for much of the state has become short on water … Continued

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Date July 6, 2018

For 9 months, I’ve asked fellow environmentalists why they don’t address immigration as population issue

For 9 months, I’ve had scores of conversations with environmental leaders and thinkers about immigration’s impact on the U.S. population and environment. I heard some of this: I hope the Trump administration is successful at reducing future immigration flows because such incessant population growth is inhibiting our ability to conserve other species’ habitats. But I … Continued

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Date April 24, 2016

How many gumballs does it take to turn a head at the largest Earth Day expo in the world?

In some ways, NumbersUSA is the Organization That Gumballs Built (see the Gumballs Video that launched us in 1996). So it is fitting that we are flying our gumball colors high in the world’s largest Earth Day expo here at the Texas State Fairgrounds with our 7-foot-tall gumball machine. As an organization with “numbers” in our name, … Continued

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Date April 3, 2015

OUR NEWEST SPRAWL STUDY: If you ever want to visit natural Florida, do it soon before it disappears under federal immigration policies

Natural Florida is disappearing fast.  More than 4,000 square miles of unique Florida nature and its special agricultural land that you could have visited in 1982 no longer exists.  They have been cleared, drained, paved and developed into parking lots, streets, shopping malls, housing tracts, water and sewage facilities, and infrastructure of all sorts to … Continued

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Date February 21, 2013

Immigration proposals could double annual flows

We are told that reforming immigration policy and combating climate change are two key policy goals of President Obama as he begins his second term. But there is no evidence that the Obama administration sees any connection between them. This despite the fact that the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has identified population growth … Continued

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Date January 14, 2013

Prominent Conservationists Call for Immigration Reductions in New Book

Some of the most prominent immigration-reduction voices in the country are featured in a new book titled Life on the Brink: Environmentalists Confront Overpopulation.  The new book, a collection of essays about the environmental consequences of overpopulation, includes some significant voices for reducing immigration in order to stabilize U.S. population.  Many of Life on the Brink’s … Continued

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Date December 28, 2012

Population Growth Fueled by Immigration Puts U.S. on Fast-Track to Depletion of Natural Resources

The Census Bureau came out with its predictions on U.S. population this month.  In response, Federal Departments including the Departments of Interior and Agriculture released reports on how this growth will affect our country’s natural resources including open space and water supply.  The U.S. will add over 100 million people by 2050 due to mass … Continued

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Date May 29, 2012

LOVED IT & LOST IT — Tell us about some special place in your life that has been ruined by population growth

Some accuse us of opposition to “progress.”  Or of impractical nostalgia, if we long for a less-congested America.  But is the quality of life made better by the addition of 100 million people to the U.S. since 1970? Let’s give each other glimpses of places we have loved in our lives that really don’t exist any more because of … Continued

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