Thursday, 30 October 2008

Eco-Crunch on the way

The Living Planet Report, written jointly by the WWF, the Zoological Society of London and the Global Footprint Network, makes shocking reading.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7696197.stm

At the rate we are going, by the mid-2030's we would need two planets to maintain our lifestyles. And the UK's 'ecological footprint' is the 15th biggest in the world - the same size as that of 33 African countries together.

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