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Humanity’s Growing Demand on Nature Approaching Critical Threshold
At the current rate humanity is using natural resources and producing waste, by the early 2030s we will require the resources of two planets to meet our needs, (more...)
Global Footprint Network, Oakland, CA, October 29, 2008
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India’s Demand on Nature Approaching Critical Limits, Report Finds
India now demands the equivalent of two Indias to provide for its consumption and absorb its wastes, according to a report to be released in New Delhi on Monday (more...)
Global Footprint Network, New Delhi, India, October 10, 2008
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September 23 is Earth Overshoot Day: The Day Our Demand Surpasses Nature's Budget
On September 23, humanity will have used up all the new resources nature will provide this year, according to Global Footprint Network data. (more...)
Global Footprint Network, Oakland, CA, September 19, 2008
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Report Looks at China's Fast-Growing Footprint
China’s Ecological Footprint has grown fourfold in four decades, according to a report to be released Tuesday by Global Footprint Network, (more...)
Global Footprint Network, Beijing, China, June 10, 2008
In The News
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Don't fix the economy - change it
The financial crisis has brought into sharp focus the need to fundamentally change, not merely repair or rebuild, our economy. Because, quite simply, sticking with an economic model that is driving toward ecological catastrophe will kill us.
Toronto Star, Toronto, December 26, 2008
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Want to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint? Think Food.
As I adjusted, I thought there was at least one upside. My new lifestyle would be more benign for the planet. Surely, by not driving and by living in a much smaller space, I had significantly reduced my ecological footprint, a measurement of how much of the earth's resources each of the world's 6.6 billion people are using.
Washington Post, Washington D.C., November 29, 2008
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Making Our Mark- Ecological Footprints
Ecological footprints are being used to measure our impact on Earth and the results aren't good. We humans have been changing the face of our planet for thousands of years, clearing forests, damming rivers, draining swamps, ploughing the paddocks, building cities and freeways, creating the world we know.
Australian Academy of Science, Canberra, December 08, 2008
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No Bailout for Over-Drawing Nature
It is encouraging that Obama pointed to our "planet in peril" during his speech at Grant Park. Obama also must recognize that sustainability is at the core of any long-term financial recovery.
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, November 17, 2008
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Earth 'On Course for Eco-Crunch'
The planet is headed for an ecological "credit crunch", according to a report issued by conservation groups. The document contends that our demands on natural resources overreach what the Earth can sustain by almost a third. The Living Planet Report is the work of WWF, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network.
BBC News, London, October 29, 2008
Overshoot In The News
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Food, Fuel and Fiber? The Challenge of Using the Earth to Grow Energy
WorldChanging, USA, December 22, 2008
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Sub-subprime
With living costs in cities rising sharply, planetary stability depends on improving the lives of slum dwellers and reducing carbon, fecal and other footprints associated with city life.
The Economist, London, November 24, 2008
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Bailout (and Buildup)
“Is the economic crisis going to be the end of green?” asks David Rothkopf, energy consultant and author of “Superclass.” “Or, could green be the way to end the economic crisis?” It has to be the latter. We can’t afford a financial bailout that also isn’t a green buildup — a buildup of a new clean energy industry that strengthens America and helps the planet.
New York Times, New York, October 21, 2008
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Ecuador chooses rain forest over oil
Ecuador has become the first country to float plans to abandon any thought of harvesting the oil in its rain forests in exchange for compensation. Wealthy industrialized countries have been calling on poorer countries to adopt such a stance as part of the battle against climate change.
Der Spiegel, , November 20, 2008
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`We blew it' on global food, says Bill Clinton
Former President Clinton told a U.N. gathering Thursday that the global food crisis shows "we all blew it, including me," by treating food crops "like color TVs" instead of as a vital commodity for the world's poor.
Associated Press, , October 23, 2008