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Enormous Environmental Study Concludes
And the verdict is: pretty much screwed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4391835.stm
Quote:
The most comprehensive survey ever into the state of the planet concludes that human activities threaten the Earth's ability to sustain future generations.
The report says the way society obtains its resources has caused irreversible changes that are degrading the natural processes that support life on Earth.
This will compromise efforts to address hunger, poverty and improve healthcare.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment was drawn up by 1,300 researchers from 95 nations over a period of four years.
This report is essentially an audit of nature's economy, and the audit shows we've driven most of the accounts into the red
Jonathan Lash, World Resources Institute
It reports that humans have changed most ecosystems beyond recognition in a dramatically short space of time.
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The quote is just the intro to this article. It's not hugely long, and definitely worth a read in my opinion. I can't say it surprises me, but definitely instills a little bit of fear.
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