http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/population/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:19:11 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419113/posts Why does it seem that American society is in decline, that fairness and decorum are receding, that that socialism and tyranny are becoming malignant despite the majority of the public being averse to such philosophies, yet the true root cause seems elusive? What if everything from unsustainable health care and social security costs, to stagnant home prices and wage stagnation, to crumbling infrastructure and metastasizing socialism, to the utter decimation of major US cities like Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, could all be traced to a common origin that is extremely pervasive yet is all but absent from the national dialog,... The Futurist Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419113/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:19:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416163/posts Every year around Christmastime, the Census Bureau releases its population estimates for each state for the 12 months ending on July 1. The numbers look dry on a sheet of paper (or on an Excel spreadsheet on your computer), but they tell some vivid stories. The more so when they reflect, as the numbers for 2008-09 do, the effects of a sharp downward shift in the nation’s economy. Given the recession, it’s not a surprise that percentage growth, at 0.86 percent, was the lowest in this decade, just a tad below the rate in 2002-03, and well below the peak... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416163/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:48:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416123/posts "Those who do not believe that Europe’s ruling establishment has engaged in a conspiracy against it own people will also have a hard time explaining the recent decision of the appeals chamber of the Bar Association’s disciplinary council in the Netherlands. On 12 December, it acquitted a Muslim lawyer of contempt of court. The Muslim lawyer, who wears a Muslim head covering during court sessions, refuses to rise when the judge enters the courtroom. He says that his religion maintains that everyone is equal and that, hence, he cannot rise for the judge. Though everyone is equal, however, the same... The Brussels Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416123/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:06:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413856/posts Texas gained more people than any other state in the 12 months ended July 1, with 478,000 new residents, and Florida and Nevada now have more people moving out than moving in, the U.S. Census Bureau said today. The U.S. population grew 0.86 percent in the last year, to 307 million, the agency said in a release. California posted the second-highest growth, with 381,000 more people, followed by North Carolina with 134,000 and Georgia with 131,000, according to bureau estimates. The numbers are the final estimates by the bureau before it releases the official 2010 census next December. The numbers... Business Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413856/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:33:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410416/posts California's population growth slowed over the past year as tens of thousands of residents moved away - many of them heading to other Western states, according to the state Department of Finance. The Golden State's population grew by 353,000 to 38.4 million from July 2008 to July 2009. The only years with lower growth rates since 1900 were 1994-96, according to a report released by the department Thursday. More people left the state for other parts of the country than moved here, a difference of about 142,000 people. While that number is outweighed by people moving from other countries to... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410416/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:29:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409888/posts Our President has once again jetted off on AF1. Yep, he’s back in Copenhagen to save the world from those evil carbon footprints like the giant ones emitting from his 747. The health care debate is at an impasse, at least for a short time, and can wait until he saves the world—again (yaaaaaaaaaaawn!) Despite the efforts of Senators Joe Lieberman and Tom Coburn, a truncated bill of some kind will probably get passed against citizen wishes by about 60% against VS 35% for. www.daveweinbaum.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409888/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:56:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408944/posts The unemployment rate in Detroit fell slightly last month to 27 percent, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But that official figure may not tell the whole story. The Detroit News, using a broader definition of unemployment, reports that as many as 45 percent of the working-age Detroiters are without full-time employment. MLive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408944/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:41:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408479/posts Immigration Overhaul Bill Unveiled In House The legislation, which includes a path to legalization, is met with criticism from conservatives and liberals. By Antonio Olivo and Teresa Watanabe December 15, 2009 Reporting from Los Angeles and Chicago - Raising the curtain on a new round of debate over immigration reform, a group of Democratic congressional lawmakers introduced a comprehensive bill today that, among other provisions, would offer a path to legalization for the country's estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. The bill, championed by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) was decidedly more pro-immigrant than the bipartisan legislation House lawmakers defeated two years... LATimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408479/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:46:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404743/posts The "inconvenient truth" overhanging the UN's Copenhagen conference is not that the climate is warming or cooling, but that humans are overpopulating the world. A planetary law, such as China's one-child policy, is the only way to reverse the disastrous global birthrate currently, which is one million births every four days. The world's other species, vegetation, resources, oceans, arable land, water supplies and atmosphere are being destroyed and pushed out of existence as a result of humanity's soaring reproduction rate. Ironically, China, despite its dirty coal plants, is the world's leader in terms of fashioning policy to combat environmental degradation,... Financial Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404743/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:39:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404662/posts The "inconvenient truth" overhanging the UN's Copenhagen conference is not that the climate is warming or cooling, but that humans are overpopulating the world. A planetary law, such as China's one-child policy, is the only way to reverse the disastrous global birthrate currently, which is one million births every four days. The world's other species, vegetation, resources, oceans, arable land, water supplies and atmosphere are being destroyed and pushed out of existence as a result of humanity's soaring reproduction rate. Ironically, China, despite its dirty coal plants, is the world's leader in terms of fashioning policy to combat environmental degradation,... Financial Post, Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404662/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:06:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401739/posts In 1977, John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, co-authored the 1,000 page book “Ecoscience” with Paul and Anne Ehrlich. One section, titled “Population Law,” cited the radical group Zero Population Growth and said “it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.” “Few today consider the situation in the United States serious enough to justify compulsion, however.” I ask, who's Constitution are you reading Dr Holdren? The idea that there could be a... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401739/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:33:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/669972/posts Sanibel, Fla., was one of the first U.S. cities to endorse the Earth Charter nearly a year ago as a part of Earth Day celebrations. It was also the first U.S. city to withdraw its endorsement. This controversial document, promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev and Maurice Strong for a decade, is seen by many to be an effort to create a new "16 Commandments" to serve as the foundation for a new global religion. Sanibel citizens were not happy about the endorsement. Forty-two citizens and five former mayors signed an open letter, published in a local newspaper, demanding that the endorsement... WorldNetDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/669972/posts#comment Sun, 21 Apr 2002 08:32:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398177/posts It’s one thing to worry about pollutants in our freshwater supply. It’s another to find out that all across the country, male fish swimming in some of that water are becoming “intersex,” their male sex organs producing immature female eggs. Although the condition occurs naturally in some species, it shouldn’t happen to black bass. But a new study shows that it is, and in numbers far greater than ever suspected. The phenomenon raises serious concerns about the pollution levels in our rivers and could threaten several species. The nine-year study, conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, provides the first nationwide... Popular Science http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2398177/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 03:59:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395878/posts Guatemala City, Guatemala) 11/26/09 Guatemala’s immigration reform plan is expected to be considered in the U.S. [Sub-headline]: The National Council for Guatemalan Migrant Affairs (CONAMIGUA) produced a migratory reform proposal which could be strengthened by the inclusion of other Central American countries; the proposal has great possibilities of being taken into account regarding the highly desired reform which is being lobbied in the United States. Erick Maldonado, executive secretary of CONAMIGUA, stated that they are approaching leaders of Guatemalan migrants in the United States and Congressmen of that country [the U.S.] to be able to influence the approval of the... National Assn. of Former Border Patrol Officers M3 report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395878/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:56:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378425/posts California lawmakers on Wednesday passed an $11 billion overhaul of the state's antiquated water system in a bid to supply a soaring population while preserving a fragile environment. After a long night of debate, the state Assembly voted in favor of the comprehensive package of water bills and a bond measure to fund them. The Senate also approved. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was expected to sign the five-bill package. The plan provides funding for new dams, groundwater cleanup, conservation and habitat restoration. It gives Schwarzenegger comprehensive tools to begin restoring the crucial Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and create a stable water supply... Duluth News Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378425/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:17:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376740/posts “To explore, enjoy, and protect the planet. To practice and promote the responsible use of the Earth’s ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives.” — Sierra Club mission statement. Strategic Ignorance: Why the Bush Administration Is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress — 2004 book by Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope. “The raging monster upon the land is population growth. In its presence, sustainability is but a fragile theoretical concept.” – Edward O. Wilson,... Center for Immigration studies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2376740/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:04:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375723/posts Most would agree that conserving resources and minimizing adverse impacts on the environment make sense, but something has gone terribly awry within the Green Movement. Environmental extremists championing "population control" as a means of protecting Mother Earth show that they have little regard for the human species. Some recent comments by prominent Green advocates suggest that one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce the global carbon footprint is to reduce the population. As means to that end, they advocate aggressive birth control and abortion. Their argument is simple enough: fewer people put less strain on natural resources,... The Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375723/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:40:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372130/posts President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Chai Feldblum, has rankled many by calling the promotion of traditional marriage “wrongheaded.” “The idea that two-parent families are a positive force for good is mistaken,” Feldblum argued. “In fact, its touted key strength—that it is best for children—is its greatest weakness. The Earth is already overpopulated. Adding more children can only worsen this problem.” Feldblum contrasted traditional heterosexual marriage with the gay lifestyle, calling it a comparison that does not bode favorably for so-called traditional values. “The great virtue of homosexual relationships is that they don’t produce more... A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372130/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:49:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366275/posts Earth: An environmental writer mainstreams an idea floating around the green fringe — save the earth by population control and give carbon credits to one-child families. Are we threatened by the patter of little carbon footprints? New York Times environmental writer Andrew Revkin participated in an Oct. 14 panel discussion on climate change with other media pundits titled "Covering Climate: What's Population Got To Do With It?" People who need people they are not. In a recently rediscovered book, "Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment," co-authored with Malthus fans Paul and Anne Ehrlich, Holdren wrote that families "contribute to general social deterioration... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366275/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:01:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365574/posts At midyear 2008, there were 4,777 black male inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents being held in state or federal prison and local jails, compared to 1,760 Hispanic male inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents and 727 white male inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents. U.S. Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2365574/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:12:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364880/posts Islam will overwhelm Christendom unless Christians recognize the demographic realities, begin reproducing again, and share the gospel with Muslims. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364880/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:59:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359118/posts I’ve seen the future, and it’s black and white. It was a sunny Sunday morning in our Lower East Side community playground, animated by a frenetic blur of whooping kids, my own included. Alone on a bench, I’d neglected to bring a book from home and wasn’t in the mood to socialize with the parents nearby. I opted instead to subject the ad-hoc collection of children to an informal Jewish identity census. Before disclosing the outcome of this thoroughly unscientific survey, it’s important to recall that this neighborhood was once the beating heart of Jewish life in America and the... The Forward http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2359118/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 22:49:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358065/posts Population Controls, Including Abortion, Spark Gender Imbalance in China; 30 Million More Men Expected in 15 Years BEIJING — China will have 30 million more men of marriageable age than women in less than 15 years as a gender imbalance resulting from the country's tough one-child policy becomes more pronounced, state media reported Friday. The tens of millions of men who will not be able to find a wife could also lead to social instability problems, the China Daily said in a front-page report. China imposed strict population controls in the 1970s to limit growth of its huge population, but... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358065/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 02:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356607/posts The first century B.C. was one of the most culturally rich in the history of the Roman Empire - the age of Cicero, Caesar and Virgil. But as much as historians know about the great figures of this period of Ancient Rome, they know very little about some basic facts, such as the population size of the late Roman Empire. Now, a group of historians has used caches of buried coins to provide an answer to this question. During the Republican period of Rome (about the fifth to the first centuries B.C), adult male citizens of Rome could be taxed... Live Science http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2356607/posts#comment Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:08:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2354980/posts Russia's population has fallen by 6.6 million since 1993, despite the influx of millions of immigrants, a United Nations report said Monday, and by 2025 the country could lose a further 11 million people. ...Russia's mortality rate is among the highest in the developed world, with average life expectancy for males at barely 60 years.... A study published in June in The Lancet medical journal found that drinking has caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 since the 1991 Soviet collapse. Forbes/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2354980/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 04:37:44 GMT