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Humans living far beyond planet's means: WWF

Started by Unbeliever, October 24, 2006, 11:04:43 am

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October 24, 2006, 11:04:43 am Last Edit: October 24, 2006, 11:11:18 am by Unbeliever
Humans living far beyond planet's means: WWF

Quote"On current projections humanity, will be using two planets' worth of natural resources by 2050 -- if those resources have not run out by then," the latest report said.

"People are turning resources into waste faster than nature can turn waste back into resources."


Should we care, those of us who are childless and unlikely to live to 2050?
"Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods....I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason."
Gherman Titov, Soviet cosmonaut, in The Seattle Daily Ti