Two-thirds of world's resources 'used up'

The Guardian ^ | Wednesday March 30, 2005 | Tim Radford

[Thrusher]

The human race is living beyond its means. A report backed by 1,360 scientists from 95 countries - some of them world leaders in their fields - today warns that the almost two-thirds of the natural machinery that supports life on Earth is being degraded by human pressure.

The study contains what its authors call "a stark warning" for the entire world. The wetlands, forests, savannahs, estuaries, coastal fisheries and other habitats that recycle air, water and nutrients for all living creatures are being irretrievably damaged. In effect, one species is now a hazard to the other 10 million or so on the planet, and to itself.

"Human activity is putting such a strain on the natural functions of Earth that the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted," it says.

[Thrusher]

We're doomed. Only Art Bell and Alternative 3 can save us now.

[facedown]

Same story from 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000....

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........

[CzarNicky]

so what they are saying is we have the other third still to use before we have to use something else.

[EagleUSA]

Here we go again --- attack of the Chicken-Littles. I wish two-thirds of the earth's handwringing LIBERALS had been used up.... :-)

[pabianice]

OK. Man has been around for 2+ million years. That means it will take another 4 million years to use-up the rest. Hard to lose sleep over.

[peyton randolph]

1,360 scientists from 95 countries - some of them world leaders in their fields

Legends in their own minds no doubt.

[dead]

Time for the world government to round up the fat people and fire up the soylent green factories.

I'm going to grow gills and live in the sea.

[YOUGOTIT]

How come these Europeans are using up so much land? They cut all the trees, they bombed 80% of their homeland into mud, they used up resources on wars for over 700 years, they have had to rebuild over and over again as they killed and bombed each other. And now they say the human race is using up the resources.

Bull Crap. Another lie from the left-wing fascist who would move us all into boxes and deny us freedom.

[KC_for_Freedom]

No doubt Paul Erlich, the author of The Population Bomb in the '60 is one of these world leaders. Except that Paul did not believe we would make it to the year 2000.

[big bad easter bunny]

Tripe is not just a cooked delicacy!

[Izzy Dunne]

Man has been around for 2+ million years. That means it will take another 4 million years to use-up the rest.

You should read the thing again, or re-do your math.

[USF]

Solution:

The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement

"May we live long and die out"

[Always Right]

The human race is living beyond its means. A report backed by 1,360 scientists from 95 countries

So, 0.0000003% of the population believe this?

[cymeckajax3]

On to the asteroid belt!!

[FlipWilson]

Qucik, break out the clubs and head for the caves, its the only answer to our problems, join the back to the stoneage movement today!!!

[dfwgator]

Scientists are never wrong. </sarcasm>

[reagan_fanatic]

Didn't Ted Danson warn us 20 or so years ago that the oceans would die in about 10 years?

Liberals is so stoopid.

[Sthitch]

Interesting more than 10 times as many scientists have signed a letter disputing "global warming" and it is ignored.

[george wythe]

This is the same recycled predictions from the doom-and-gloom crowd, proven false over and over again.

Btw, the greatest world resource is humanity, and there are plenty of humans around.

[sure_fine]

Same story from 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000....





of course it is, same text books