A ROLL CALL OF IDIOCY: The 18 Useless Tits of American Environmentalism

The “Federation of American Immigration Reform (FAIR)” made an
Assessment of Major Environmental Groups on Population/Immigration http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=16923&security=1601&news_iv_ctrl=1009

FAIR examined the stances of various environmental groups on overpopulation and immigration. They asked four questions of 21 prominent environmental organizations:
1. Does this organization acknowledge that population growth is a problem?
2. Does this organization specifically address population growth in the U.S.
3. Does this group acknowledge the role of immigration in U.S. population growth?
4. Does this group take a stance on immigration reduction?

The results of this survey confirm the impression that this sorry excuse for an environmental movement has no comprehensive understanding of environmental degradation. They seem to believe that environmental damage is wrought by ghosts or gremlins. There seems to be no necessary connection in their minds between the volume of humanity and the impact they make on the environment. Humans can apparently reduce their consumption ad infinitum, or be so clever as to invent a technology that restores extinct fish and depleted soils in the face of an ubiquitous human presence.

Of the 21 groups surveyed, only three stood up to be counted to favour immigration reduction: Californians for Population Stabilization, Negative Population Growth and Northwest Environment Watch. Oddly, the Audobon Society and the World Wildlife Fund acknowledge that immigration does indeed play a major role in population growth but won’t take a public stand against it. In fact five green organizations will not walk up to the altar and say “I do”. They apparently believe that overpopulation is global problem that manifests itself even in North America, but won’t favour any measures, humane and inhumane, to stop it close to home. They are the Autobon Society, Native Wildlife Federation, Population-Connection, Sierra Club and the World Wildlife Fund.

Six organizations evidently repeat the soft-green mantra that oh, yes, overpopulation is a problem alright, but only in some far-distant third world land, certainly NOT HERE! An American population that is projected to increase by 145 million people in the next forty years to 450 million does not seem to qualify as a problem to them. These Mr. Magoos of Greendom include American Forests, Conservation International, Environmental Defense Fund, Izzak Walton League of America, Natural Resources Defense Council and Robert Engleman’s Worldwatch Institute.

But what is astounding is that there are eight major environmental groups whose focus is allegedly wildlife conservation and they not only do not believe that overpopulation is a threat to wildlife in America, or anywhere else either. They are, infamously, Defenders of Wildlife, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, National Environment Trust, Nature Conservancy, Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) and the Wilderness Society. At least Mr. Magoo had partial sight. These people are completely blind. Or should we say, blinded by donations and subscriptions.
The American Environmental NGOs, like their counterparts in so many other countries, are a complete waste of time, money and hope. They are the nightwatchman who is chronically asleep on the job, and should be given the pink slip before Mother Nature gives us one.

Survey Results. Anwers to the 4 questions posed by the Federation of American Immigration Reform:

American Forests Yes No No No
Audubon Society Yes Yes Yes No
Californians for Population Stabilization Yes Yes Yes Yes
Conservation International Yes No No No
Defenders of Wildlife No No No No
Environmental Defense Fund Yes No No No
Friends of the Earth USA No No No No
Greenpeace No No No No
Izaak Walton League of America Yes No No No
National Environmental Trust No No No No
National Wildlife Federation Yes Yes No No
Natural Resources Defense Council Yes No No No
The Nature Conservancy No No No No
Negative Population Growth (NPG) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Northwest Environment Watch Yes Yes Yes Yes
Population Connection (formerly ZPG) Yes Yes No No
Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) No No No No
Sierra Club Yes Yes No No
The Wilderness Society No No No No
World Wildlife Fund Yes Yes Yes No
Worldwatch Institute Yes No No No