Tuesday, August 19, 2014

This is important.

Today is Earth Overshoot Day.
In less than eight months, we used more natural resources than the planet is able to produce in a 12 month period. For the remainder of 2014, we will be living on resources borrowed from future generations. We demand more than Earth can produce. The question isn't when our planet will be broken, it already is. The question is, can we fix it? The biggest threat isn't being hit by a meteorite or being invaded by aliens. The biggest threat is.. we.

This is when Overshoot day appeared earlier years. I don't think I am the only one seeing what is happening.
1987 - December 19
1990 - December 7
1995 - November 21
2000 - November 1
2005 - October 20
2007 - October 26
2008 - September 23
2009 - September 25
2010 - August 21
2011 - September 27
2012 - August 22
2013 - August 20

For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_Debt_Day , http://tinyurl.com/nqxc3se


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