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A comment on World’s consumption of materials hits record 100bn tonnes a year. Parent comment
Wood comes from a living organism. If we destroy an ecosystem or habitat, then it won’t be renewed. We have engaged in...
Overfishing, fish are gone
Kelp forests are gone
Coral reefs are disappearing
Many species are gone
One third of the world’s farmland has become incapable of sustaining food using normal production, depleted nutrients (desertification)
We are also killing biodiversity on the planet
Insect populations plummeting
Bird populations
And you’re sitting here thinking about monetary costs only.
It’s like a guy sitting in a house on fire playing a video game of Red vs Blue yelling YEA!!!! WE ARE WINNING!!!
Except we ALL live in this house, and we have to shut off the game and put out the fire like NOW.
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Wood comes from a living organism. If we destroy an ecosystem or habitat, then it won’t be renewed. We have engaged in...
Overfishing, fish are gone
Kelp forests are gone
Coral reefs are disappearing
Many species are gone
One third of the world’s farmland has become incapable of sustaining food using normal production, depleted nutrients (desertification)
We are also killing biodiversity on the planet
Insect populations plummeting
Bird populations
And you’re sitting here thinking about monetary costs only.
It’s like a guy sitting in a house on fire playing a video game of Red vs Blue yelling YEA!!!! WE ARE WINNING!!!
Except we ALL live in this house, and we have to shut off the game and put out the fire like NOW.