Humanity is devouring our planet’s resources in increasingly destructive volumes, according to a new study that reveals we have consumed a year’s worth of carbon, food, water, fibre, land and timber in a record 212 days.
As a result, the Earth Overshoot Day – which marks the point at which consumption exceeds the capacity of nature to regenerate – has moved forward two days to 1 August, the earliest date ever recorded.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/23/earths-resources-consumed-in-ever-greater-destructive-volumes
It was suggested in the movie remake The Day the Earth Stood Still that civilizations only change when on the brink of disaster. Well ... that's where we are, so when are we gonna start?
And don't give me any more "dump Trump" crap. This goes FAR beyond anything he has caused or can control.
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