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Population Connection is America’s premier nonprofit environmental organization working to educate people about the impact of rapid population growth. Population Connection believes that by tackling global population growth, our nation can improve and sustain a better quality of life for everyone living here. Population Connection’s members work on problems as diverse as tackling wasteful overconsumption and curbing teen pregnancy. Its nationwide education and advocacy efforts include training teachers and state/federal legislative initiatives. Population Connection’s President is Pete H. Kostmayer, former U.S. Congressman and EPA Regional Administrator. Zero Population Growth (ZPG) was founded in 1968 by Professor Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb. Thirty-three years later, ZPG, recently renamed Population Connection, has evolved into a fully fledged national grassroots environmental organization. Policies advocated by Population Connection include:
The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) is a non-profit organization focused on reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. AGI publishes Family Planning Perspectives, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy and special reports on reproductive health and rights. The Institute’s mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world. It is to support their ability to obtain the information and needed to achieve their full human rights, safeguard their health and exercise their individual responsibilities in regard to sexual behavior, reproduction and family formation. Alternatives to Growth Alternatives to Growth is working to create a prosperous and environmentally healthy Oregon, by encouraging sustainable living and discouraging increased population and consumption. Audubon Society Population and Habitat Program For over 100 years, Audubon has worked to preserve birds, wildlife and their habitat. We know, however, that no environmental victory is permanent so long as population growth remains unchecked. That’s why Audubon is committed to increasing support for international family planning. And that’s why they need your help. Please explore this website to find ways you can help change human lives around the world . . . and work to save wildlife right outside your window. California Department of Finance The Demographic Research Unit of the California Department of Finance is designated as the single official source of demographic data for State planning and budgeting. Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) Californians for Population Stabilization, a non-profit, public interest organization that works to protect California’s environment and quality of life, is dedicated to turning the tide of population growth. CAPS informs and educates Californians about the effects of overpopulation, striving to achieve a stable population by voluntary and non-coercive means. CAPS seeks to stabilize population by lowering immigration and fertility rates without regard to race, ethnicity or national origin. Carrying Capacity Network (CCN) Carrying Capacity Network confronts the controversial issues, makes the difficult choices, and adopts the innovative approaches necessary to meet the challenges facing our nation. CCN’s action-oriented initiatives focus on achieving national revitalization, population stabilization, immigration reduction, economic sustainability, and resource conservation. Comprehensive US Sustainable Population (CUSP) CUSP, derived from authoritative tallies, should become the accepted standard measurement of Congressional voting leading toward US sustainability. The Epicenter: An Environmental Forum The Epicenter is Santa Cruz County’s environmental forum. Formed in October, 1997 as part of the Santa Cruz Comic News, the Epicenter links the many environmental groups in Santa Cruz County and keeps the community informed of environmental issues affecting our county. Negative Population Growth (NPG) Negative Population Growth is a national membership organization founded in 1972 to educate the American public and political leaders about the detrimental effects of overpopulation on our environment, resources and quality of life. NPG advocates a smaller and truly sustainable United States population accomplished through smaller families and lower, more traditional immigration levels. Numbers USA NumbersUSA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that favors traditional numerical levels of immigration and opposes federal efforts to use much higher levels to (1) depress American wages, and to (2) force more U.S. overpopulation, sprawl, congestion and school overcrowding. PLANetWIRE PLANetWIRE is a newsroom for journalists who want the latest information about international family planning, population, reproductive health and the environment. PLANetWIRE provides reporters with facts and figures, information from organizations and government agencies examining international population and reproductive health trends and their implications, and other resources to provide background on these issues. Planned Parenthood Founded in 1916, Planned Parenthood is the world’s largest and oldest voluntary family planning organization. Planned Parenthood is dedicated to the principles that every individual has a fundamental right to decide when orwhether to have a child, and that every child should be wanted and loved. Population Action International (PAI) Population Action International is dedicated to advancing policies and programs that slow population growth in order to enhance the quality of life for all people. Population and Sustainability EcoFuture believes people can meet all their real needs while still preserving the health and beauty of this planet for future generations. But this possibility will not last long, and it requires changes in the way we live. If the majority of Americans and other northern countries do not change their eco-damaging habits soon, the natural consequences will be harsh. Population Coalition We believe that sustaining a quality life for all on this planet is the most significant issue we face today. The Population Coalition has organized a national campaign to discuss this vital and timely topic, and to educate the wider community starting at the grassroots level. Population Communications International (PCI) Population Communications International (PCI) encourages people to make choices that lead to sustainable development. Working with local partners worldwide, PCI produces carefully researched and culturally sensitive radio and television soap operas. These serial dramas motivate people to adopt new attitudes and behaviors that foster reproductive and sexual health, gender equality, and environmental protection. Population Connection Seattle The mission of Population Connection Seattle is to work toward stopping global and national population growth by changing U.S. public policies and the attitudes and behavior of individuals. The Seattle Chapter of Population Connection is dedicated to educating the people of its local region about population dynamics, to provide people with affordable contraceptive choices, and to work toward changing the general public’s attitude in favor of small families. “We are, quite simply, a group of dedicated volunteers that believe our community is important, our planet is precious and every child deserves to be wanted.” Population Council We are an international, nonprofit institution that conducts research on three fronts: biomedical, social science, and public health. This research and the information it produces helps change the way people think about problems related to reproductive health and population growth. Our research makes a difference in people’s lives. Population-Environment Balance Population-Environment Balance is a national, non-profit membership organization dedicated to maintaining the quality of life in the United States through population stabilization. Population Institute Overpopulation is not a distant issue. Its overwhelming problems are upon us. Every member of every future generation will be directly affected by what you and The Population Institute do now. Learn about the issue and become a Population Stabilization Advocate today! Population Matters As a step toward remedying problems, RAND launched Population Matters, a program for research communication that uses different means, methods, and formats for reaching audiences that influence the making of population policy in the United States and abroad. The program was created in 1996 with support from a consortium of donors led by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and including the Rockefeller Foundation and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the program is addressing the concern that empirical population research is missing opportunities to inform policymaking and public awareness. RAND’s involvement is also intended to fill the need for an objective “information broker” who does not espouse a political or ideological point of view on population issues. Population Media Center Population Media Center, Inc. is a non-profit, nongovernmental organization that works worldwide with broadcast and print media to motivate people to use family planning and effective measures to prevent AIDS and to respect equal rights for women. Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Population shapes almost every aspect of our lives. Population defines the need for resource allocations—where to build roads, schools, or hospitals. Population shapes political systems and helps determine economic vitality. Because population has such a profound effect on how we plan for and realize our dreams, the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is working hard to provide you with all the facts you need to better understand our changing world. The Population Reference Bureau is the leader in providing timely and objective information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. PRB informs policymakers, educators, the media, and concerned citizens working in the public interest around the world through a broad range of activities, including publications, information services, seminars and workshops, and technical support. We work with both public-sector and private-sector partners. Sierra Club Global Population and Environment Program The goals of the Global Population and Environment Program are to protect the global environment and preserve natural resources for the future by stabilizing population and reducing wasteful consumption. We strive to achieve these goals by: promoting family planning programs and reproductive health services, empowering and educating women and girls, and reducing excessive consumption and encouraging people to live in ways that have less of an impact on the earth’s resources. Sierrans for U.S. Population Stabilization (SUSPS) Sierrans for U.S. Population Stabilization supports a comprehensive Sierra Club population policy—one which acknowledges the true impact of increasing U.S. population on our environment, our quality of life, and depletion of the planet’s resources. Teenwire Planned Parenthood's website just for teens providing a safe place in cyberspace for accurate, honest information about sexual health, relationships and lifestyles. The Social Contract Press The Social Contract Press is an educational and publishing organization advocating open discussion of such related issues as population size and rate of growth, protection of the environment and precious resources, limits on immigration, as well as preservation and promotion of a shared American language and culture. Union of Concerned Scientists The Union of Concerned Scientists is a nonprofit partnership of scientists and citizens combining rigorous scientific analysis, innovative policy development and effective citizen advocacy to achieve practical environmental solutions. United Nations Population Fund UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, helps developing countries find solutions to their population problems. UNFPA began operations in 1969. It is the largest international source of population assistance. About a quarter of all population assistance from donor nations to developing countries is channelled through UNFPA. The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed will allow Earth’s biosphere to return to good health. Crowded conditions and resource shortages will improve as we become less dense. Wild Earth and The Wildlands Project Wild Earth and The Wildlands Project are closely allied but independent nonprofit organizations dedicated to the restoration and protection of wilderness and biodiversity. They share a vision of an ecologically healthy North America — with adequate habitat for all native species, containing vibrant natural and human communities. Wildlife Need Habitat Off-Limits to Humans! Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D. personal page. World Population Clock U.S. Census Bureau population clocks for U.S. and world population. | ||||
Can you think of any problem on any scale, from microscopic to global,whose long-term solution is in any demonstrable way aided, assisted, or advanced by further increases in population, locally, nationally, or globally?
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adoption of a national population policy