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Earth overshoot day.

Posted by Dobrien 8 years, 10 months ago to Culture
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According to these econonsense no industry fanatics. We used up a years worth of resources by August 2nd the earliest ever according to this group. They say we need 1.7 earths to support our usage. It is likely subjective and meant to discourage production and consumption.

On the site they have a personal use calculator.
According to the calculator if everyone lived like I did , June 18 would be the date and We all would need 2.2 Earths.
What are the other gulchers resource calculations?


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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I think the more Earths you use in regard to this calculator the higher your standard of living. We will all be dead at some point.
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  • Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    As usual, the testers assume there will not be any breakthroughs that make civilized life possible, and still have a thriving ecosystem.
    Guess they failed to notice the decline in pollutants over the past 60 years and the inventions like led lighting.
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  • Posted by 8 years, 10 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Thanks Freedomforall,
    I retook the calculater with a better picture of meat and pork consumption and I added public transportation ( that I never take) and I came in at 3.5 Earths. Sheeez I would like a carbon footprint
    To tatto their asses.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 8 years, 10 months ago
    My life, since 09 has been pretty austere, trying to pay down debt, the mortgage and prepare for not the best of futures; so, I would only need 1.05 earths, therefore, have not use up my fair share of resources quite yet this year... . . . .PFFFFFThahahahahahahaaaaaaa.....
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    Posted by freedomforall 8 years, 10 months ago
    OK, I took it as a test.
    Assume that:
    1)I am vegan (never eat animals-HAHAHA, I'm walking (yes, walking) to the store to get Ribeyes as soon as I finish this)
    2)I never eat anything packaged at all-all grown in my yard
    3) My house is 50 sq ft freestanding with no running water
    4) Two people live in my house, and it has electricity- no choice of saying if I generate it or not
    5) My house is extremely "Efficiency-centered design (passive heating/cooling, advanced temperature control and ventilation, low electricity use)"
    6) I create almost no trash- composting everything
    7) I do not travel by car at all - ever.
    8) I never (always) ride with someone else-this made no difference in the results
    9) I never use public transport
    10) I never fly anywhere

    OK, Guess what.
    If everyone did exactly what I said above, that is, give up civilization completely and never produce anything at all, ..... drum roll ...
    It still takes one complete earth to live as above.
    That's how biased this "test" is.
    To satisfy these %$@*&^% everyone has to go live in a cave and live on roots and berries... except that there aren't enough roots and berries, so we have to die.

    BTW, Dobrien, my real result was 2.5 earths since I do drive a car about 3000 miles a year, and live in a house with running water and electricity. I do compost though.
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