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As of the 27th, Earth’s Annual Resources are Used Up … report says

Thursday, September 29, 2011 23:33
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The Global Footprint Network (GFN) has declared today (Sept. 27) "Earth Overshoot Day." That's the day when humankind's demand on nature exceeds the planet's ability to regenerate resources and absorb the waste.

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Earth's Annual Resources Used Up Today, Group Says

HERE Stephanie Pappas LiveScience 27 Sep 2011

Gray haze coats northeastern China in this NASA satellite image. The Global Footprint Network estimates that today (Sept. 27) is the day humans have outstripped the Earth's ability to provide renewable resources and absorb waste for the year.

It's only September, but humans have used up the Earth's natural resources for the year, according to a sustainability nonprofit group.

"Our research shows that in approximately nine months, we have demanded a level of services from nature equivalent to what the planet can provide for all of 2012," according to a GFN statement. "We maintain this deficit by depleting stocks of things like fish and trees, and by accumulating waste such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the ocean."

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