Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries warn

Re:Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries... by MisterTea on Monday March 16, 2026 @12:49PM (#47401449)

I keep hearing this repeated but I have yet to read any proof of it. Might as well be a thoughtless meme.

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Re:Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries... by chocochunks on Monday March 16, 2026 @01:18PM (#47401889)

Detached single family homes use more energy than apartments per resident[1]. You need more sewer pipe, more road, more wiring to service the same number of people living in detached single family homes.

[1] https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2015/c&e/pd... (See site energy consumption per household member by housing type on page 2).

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