PBS's veteran broadcaster Bonnie Erbe ("To The Contrary") knows from long experience that NumbersUSA members are among the nation's most interested citizens in issues of environmental sustainability.
She has produced an award-winning TV series about the connection between immigration and environmental issues.
And she has asked us to make the DVD of this series available to you free of charge.
Just request the DVD in an email to this address:
tothecontrary@hotmail.comBe sure to give your postal mailing address.
Most importantly, this is a chance for you to use this DVD to educate friends, family and all kinds of civic and political groups about the importance of reducing immigration to a level that will allow for U.S. population stabilization and environmental sustainability.
This series has some teeth in it, focusing especially on how and why the US Environmental Movement dropped US population from its agenda (mainly because of fear of tackling immigration issues). The series won the Population Institute’s “Best TV Show” Media Award.
Many of you may already be aware of the Journal of Policy History article on the same topic authored by Roy Beck and Leon Kolankiewicz, both of whom are featured on the PBS DVD.
As we approach the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and the decennial Census, the subject matter is certainly relevant. We encourage you to contact PBS and request one of the free DVDs.
Here is the press release on the series and this offer:
(Washington, D.C.) -- The PBS program, To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbé, is pleased to offer, free of charge, DVD copies of its award-winning, documentary-style coverage of how the environmental movement dropped population from its agenda and how population growth is affecting the US environment.
Watching this series is a great way to learn why this incredibly important environmental issue is no longer covered by mainstream US media, or discussed as an environmental issue by federal officials. The series won the 2009 Population Media Center’s award for “Best TV Program.”
The "To The Contrary: Population & the Environment" series provides accurate, fact-based, historical coverage of how the environmental movement morphed from its original stance on population stabilization to its current state today, when U.S. population is no longer an issue taken seriously or addressed in any fashion by the U.S. environmental movement.
Our goal is to educate people who understand the importance of US population growth and its singular impact on the world environment, about these changes.
The series includes interviews with NumbersUSA’s Roy Beck, former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamb, former Rep. Pat Schroeder, Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal (a former member of ZPG’s board), a spokeswoman from the US Council of Catholic Bishops, environmental scientist Leon Kolankiewicz, and others. It tells the story of how in the 1970s, population and environment were widely linked in the popular culture and by the environmental movement. But due to changes brought on by political correctness, women’s rights and other major cultural influences, the environmental movement dropped population stabilization from its agenda.
In the intervening years, US population has risen from under 200 million to 310 million persons and is projected to reach 450 million by mid-century.
We are happy to consider requests for multiple copies of the DVD. The first 2500 requests will be fulfilled so please act quickly.
All we ask is that you e-mail requests to:
tothecontrary@hotmail.com and tell us who you are and who else will see the DVD.
Please feel free to play it in public forae such as community centers, environmental group meetings, church meetings and so on.
Include your postal mailing address in your email request.