World Over Shoot Day 2013- 20th August

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World Over Shoot Day 2013- 20th August
by George Zacharia \| 20-08-2013 14:14 0
Today the world celebrates "Over Shoot Day" to signify the day when the Earth's budget for that particular year is used up by Humanity. This year too we have failed to extend the budget upto the end of the year. We have finished it in just 8 months. We use resources of more than one earth can offer every year. Soon, we won't have anything left. So, make it a point to start rationing your resources. We are now operating in overdraft. For the rest of the year, we will maintain our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Just as a bank statement tracks income against expenditures, Global Footprint Network measures humanity?s demand for and supply of natural resources and ecological services. And the data is sobering. Global Footprint Network estimates that in approximately eight months, we demand more renewable resources and C0₂ sequestration than what the planet can provide for an entire year. In 1993, Earth Overshoot Day—the approximate date our resource consumption for a given year exceeds the planet?s ability to replenish—fell on October 21. In 2003, Overshoot Day was on September 22. Given current trends in consumption, one thing is clear: Earth Overshoot Day arrives a few days earlier each year. Do check out http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/earth_overshoot_day/ . Credit: Information: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/earth_overshoot_day/ Pictures: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/earth_overshoot_day/ , http://www.listofimages.com/clouds-meadow-tree-greenery-sunset-summer-nature.html

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