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Earth Overshoot: Living Large in the 21st Century
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Earth Overshoot: Living Large in the 21st Century

Thomas Schueneman August 2, 2017

Buying on credit Today is Earth Overshoot Day. As of today, the year is done for planet Earth, she has given a year’s worth of natural resources.  It may seem counter-intuitive at first. Obviously, we aren’t done with 2017 yet. How can we take more than the Earth makes, for decades on end? Have you […]Read More

Earth Overshoot: Running on Empty
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Earth Overshoot: Running on Empty

Thomas Schueneman August 14, 2015

  According to data from the Global Footprint Network, August 13, 2015 was officially “Earth Overshoot Day.” We have now used nature’s entire budget for the year. Global Footprint Monitor tracks humanity’s demand on natural resources against nature’s ability to accommodate that demand – also known as biocapacity. Carbon sequestration, natural carbon sinks for increasing […]Read More

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