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2. Poor Ireland, it can't catch a break.

Tue May 15, 2012, 04:42 PM

May 2012

More seriously, how does one use the resources of one and a half Earths every year. Isn't Earth comprised of 100% of the resources on Earth?

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Humanity is outstripping the Earth's resources by 50 percent [View all] cynatnite May 2012 OP

Wish I could rec this more than once aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #1

I thought this would get a bit more attention here at DU... cynatnite May 2012 #4

Poor Ireland, it can't catch a break. aikoaiko May 2012 #2

Relative to the rate of replenishment jberryhill May 2012 #3

Don't worry. It's self-correcting. Speck Tater May 2012 #5

Civilization is a resource concentration process The2ndWheel May 2012 #7

don't worry. global thermonuclear war will solve the problem. provis99 May 2012 #8

Go vegan! flvegan May 2012 #9