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It is difficult to take seriously
American politicians who harangue about societal and environmental
problems without discussing the underlying cause of so many
of those problems--America's unsustainable
human population growth. Likewise, it is difficult to take
seriously American environmental organizations which harangue
about depleted fisheries, diminished wildlife, and polluted
air and water, but refuse to discuss the primary underlying
cause of such problems--rampant human population growth in
the country.
Defenders of Wildlife, Environmental Defense, Friends of the
Earth, Greenpeace USA, Natural Resources Defense Council, Nature
Conservancy, Wilderness Society, and World Wildlife Fund have
consistently earned failing grades since scoring began in April,
2001. More recently, Izaak Walton League of America, National
Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club
have shown decreasing interest in protecting America's
environment from the ravages of population growth. Consequently,
we have decided to discontinue detailed scoring of all twelve
organizations until we are notified one of these has changed
its population policies.
Because of the nature of their missions, Nature Conservancy
and World Wildlife Fund tend to score low on the Population-Environment
Connection Scorecard. However, dedicated populationists may
want to support them nevertheless.
If you would like to view the the Scorecard, click on Think
Population-Environment Scorecard. If you want additional
details about the Scorecard, please click on "Contact
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