The Sierra Club is organized as a democratic institution. Therefore we are compelled by our interest in stabilizing US population growth to speak out. We would be irresponsible as environmentalists to do otherwise. It is important to note that we are NOT outsiders. Sierrans for U.S. Population Stabilization is composed of thousands of long-time Sierra Club members who feel that environmental core principles have been lost in political compromises.
Population is the root cause of most of our environment problems, including sprawl.
Human overpopulation is THE environmental problem, according to former U. S. Senator and founder of Earth Day, Gaylord Nelson. The U.S. is already draining the petroleum reserves, fisheries and forests of many other nations on the planet. Our population growth has a disproportionately high impact on our natural environment and the natural environment of the world. Not in the least. The Sprawl Committee has produced a highly popular and well-funded campaign.