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Over-Consumption May Kill The Planet In 20 Years

Posted by Atomic Sheep on Oct 26, 2008 in General
This Doesn't Look Good

Not Looking Good For Planet Earth


New scientist
has an intersting article about the over-consumption of the planets resources. It basically highlights that the last 50 years has seen an unprecedented change that is reaching a singularity pointing towards a total worldwide collapse of resources within what looks like the next 20 years.

Data for increasing consumption goes hand in hand with temperature rises, species extinction,  and ozone depletion. It’s a simple fact that we’re using up resources faster than the planet can sustain.

Read the original article and it’s references for more information, and the full sized graph.