Yay Consumption Culture!
Planet enters 'ecological debt'
Rising consumption of natural resources means that humans began "eating the planet" on 9 October, a study suggests.
The date symbolised the day of the year when people's demands exceeded the Earth's ability to supply resources and absorb the demands placed upon it.
The figures' authors said the world first "ecological debt day" fell on 19 December 1987, but economic growth had seen it fall earlier each year.
The data was produced by a US-based think-tank, Global Footprint Network.
The New Economics Foundation (Nef), a UK think-tank that helped compile the report, had published a study that said Britain's "ecological debt day" in 2006 fell on 16 April.
The authors said this year's global ecological debt day meant that it would take the Earth 15 months to regenerate what was consumed this year.
"By living so far beyond our environmental means and running up ecological debts means we make two mistakes," said Andrew Simms, Nef's policy director.
"First, we deny millions globally who already lack access to sufficient land, food and clean water the chance to meet their needs. Secondly, we put the planet's life support mechanisms in peril," he added.
1987 - 19 December
1990 - 7 December
1995 - 21 November
2000 - 1 November
2005 - 11 October
2006 - 9 October
(Source: Global Footprint Network/Nef)
posted by Bomber @ 10:33 am
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We need to sterilise the 3rd World.
That would cerainly stop them clearing the rainforests to "get sufficient land, food...and a chance to meet their needs".
Putting all their women on the pill would at least be a start lol
Oh the consumerism! It's nothing to do with rampaging birthrates in the 3rd world, it's all about my PS2 and iPod! I will throw them away immediately! (on second thought, I just need to finish one more mission on 'GTA:San Andreas' and download the latest Gnarles Barkely song illegaly. Then I will renounce consumerism- tomorrow)
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detective - clearing all that land so the western world can eat more and more and more and more and more meat. But I like how you tried to make it out that you were standing up for locals rights (even though those locals usually get evicted and kicked off their land so the West can eat more and more and more and more and more and more and more meat)
Emo Boy - you are the problem
So you don't own a computer or an iPod Bomber? How many pairs of shoes do you have? Do you have a television? A car?
...hypocrite....
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