New research suggests that the United States is now using more resources each year than it can successfully regenerate within the same time frame. According to an international sustainability think tank, Global Footprint Network, the US now requires twice the amount of resources that is naturally available within its own borders.
The report, “State of the States: A New Perspective on the Wealth of Our Nation,” examines the resource availability of 50 states and the District of Columbia. Created in collaboration with Earth Economics in Tacoma, Washington, the report also found that resource consumption and availability varies dramatically state by state.
Worldwide, humanity is using the equivalent renewable resources of 1.5 Earths.
You can read the rest @
http://rinf.com/alt-news/editorials/usa-is-running-out-of-natural-resources/
Additional data and a link to the report can be found here:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/state_of_the_states
If all this is true, I would say we are overdue for a reckoning.
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