Negative Population Growth, Inc. (NPG) is a national nonprofit membership organization. It was founded in 1972 to educate the American public and political leaders about the devastating effects of overpopulation on our environment, resources and standard of living. We believe that our nation is already vastly overpopulated in terms of the long-range carrying capacity of its resources and environment.
We urgently need, therefore, a National Population Policy with the goal of eventually stabilizing our population at a sustainable level, far below today's. after an interim period of negative growth.
Most politicians, big business and its supporting economists call for growth as a solution to all our problems. Apparently, they believe in perpetual growth, which is a mathematical absurdity on a finite planet. There must be limits. Science is demonstrating that human population and consumption in the United States and the world are already too large and are destroying the natural systems that support us. We must not simply stop population growth; we must turn it around.
Since 1972, NPG has been making that case. We do not simply identify the problems, we propose solutions.
A New Series: We are introducing a new series of articles under the title The President's Column. As they appear the articles will be listed chronologically in this section "News and Commentary".
An Introduction to the President’s Column
by Don Mann, President, NPG, Inc.
Since NPG was founded over 40 years ago I have been convinced that NPG at bottom is an economic theory: namely, that our goal should be to maximize per capita income and wealth for all, in a way that would be sustainable for the very long term, and that the only way to achieve that goal is by a negative rate of population growth until our economy has been reduced to a sustainable size.
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Deputy Director’s Corner
Deputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. On December 7th, CNN reported: “Smog in China closes schools and construction sites, cuts traffic in Beijing.” According to the article, “Much of the Chinese capital shut down Tuesday after Beijing’s city government issued its first red alert for pollution… […]
Supreme Court Grants Texas Just 8 Days…
Supreme Court DENIES States’ Request for 30-day Extension to White House DACA Appeal On December 1st, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) dealt a troublesome blow to Americans who are concerned about out-of-control immigration. SCOTUS “granted the 26 states challenging President Obama’s executive actions on immigration just eight extra days to respond […]
Deputy Director’s Corner
Deputy Director’s Corner As 2015 comes to a close, immigration and population growth seem to have taken center spotlight of the international stage. NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. On December 2nd, CNN reported this breaking news: “Texas files suit in federal court over Syrian refugees.” Ken Paxton, […]
We’ve Come so Far… and We’re Not Finished Yet!
As 2015 draws to a close, we at NPG are looking back at everything we have accomplished so far this year. We are amazed and pleased by how far we have come – and we look forward to 2016, as we have planned an even broader agenda! So far this year, NPG has published and […]
Make Your #GivingTuesday Gift TODAY
TODAY – will you join us in this international call to action to change the calendar and help make history. #GivingTuesday is a day when charities, families, businesses, community centers, students, retailers and more all come together to celebrate giving, and kick-off the holiday season. We invite you to join the movement and make your […]
Population Update: Syrian Refugee Crisis
Syrian Refugees Take Center Stage of U.S. Immigration Debate It seems that immigration has once again moved to the forefront of national debate. After the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13th, President Obama’s recent pledge to resettle at least 10,000 Syrian refugees in the United States has come under intense scrutiny. First and […]
Deputy Director’s Corner
Deputy Director’s Corner Recent headlines have been unusually full of population-related discussion. Is America finally waking up to our most critical issue? NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. On November 9th, CNN ran a story titled “Climate change could create 100 million poor, over half a billion homeless.” […]
Is this really what Lady Liberty intended?
This ad appearing in The Washington Times on October 19th, 2015, November 30th and January 4, 2016, as well as Mother Jones in the Jan/Feb 2016 Issue. Vanishing open spaces Flat Wages Air and water pollution Crowded Schools Energy shortages Climate change Traffic gridlocks Dwindling natural resources Crumbling infrastructure Government budget […]
Tomorrow, the world will observe a new holiday – one that could make a huge difference in global and U.S. population numbers!
Join us tommorow, as people around the world celebrate “World Vasectomy Day” What is World Vasectomy Day? According to the World Vasectomy Day website, “Filmmaker and media activist Jonathon Slack and urologist and vasectomist Doug Stein, MD, joined forces in 2012 to tell the story of human population’s impact on the planet. World Vasectomy […]
Deputy Director’s Corner
Deputy Director’s Corner NPG Deputy Director Tracy Canada can be reached by email at tcanada@npg.org. On Thursday, October 29th, China’s state-sponsored news agency Xinhua ran the following headline: “China to allow two children for all couples.” According to the article, the nationwide policy proposal was announced “after the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th Communist […]
