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An open letter to environmentalists:

In southern California, an environmentalist has been sitting in an oak tree for
seventy-one days in an attempt to save the tree. When he was served with an
eviction notice, he chained himself to the tree. The end came when the chains
were cut and he was removed from his perch. Another environmental group is
running a series of television ads that accuse SUV drivers of aiding and
abetting terrorism.  

While environmentalists view these acts as admirable they are mute on the root
cause of pollution. Instead of attacking the problem, they are nibbling at the
symptoms. Saving one tree and getting a few SUVs off the road will do little to
solve our environmental problems. In the days of sailing ships, old salts
cautioned newbies ‘not to piss into the wind’ yet that is exactly what
environmentalists are doing. 

According to the Census Bureau high series, by 2050 the U.S. population will
double and by 2100 it will quadruple and exceed ONE BILLION. In other words by
2100, the U.S. will have four times the current population to educate, feed,
clothe, transport, and house. Joining China and India at the one billion mark
is not something any American should look forward to. Unfortunately, Census
Bureau projections are highly inaccurate-their projections for 2000 were too
low by millions. In a recent NPG Forum Paper (http://www.npg.org), David Simcox
estimates our population could rise to 550 million by 2050 and reach one
billion by 2088. If you think we have too many SUVs on the road or too many
trees being chopped down today just wait a few years.

Environmentalists should be leading the fight to control our population growth;
instead, they are sitting on the sidelines or nibbling at the edges. It is
intuitively obvious to even the most casual observer that people cause
pollution. Rising populations increase pollution and deplete natural resources.
Many 'greenies' are not afraid to say you should live in a cardboard box, drive
a Yugo, and read by candlelight yet they lack the intestinal fortitude to speak
out on the root cause of pollution---unsustainable growth. Environmentalists
are on a fool's errand if they believe we can be 'green' without curtailing the
massive legal and illegal immigration that is driving our population growth.

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