An interesting article in a recent issue of the Guardian by George Monbiot was a reminder of the pressures facing the planet from different sources, and the way that we are currently using the resources.
It's an important message for everyone who is a consumer, which is everyone to some extent...
The problem is not just plastic: it is mass disposability. Or, to put it another way, the problem is pursuing, on the one planet known to harbour life, a four-planet lifestyle. Regardless of what we consume, the sheer volume of consumption is overwhelming the Earth’s living systems.
Image copyright: Ben Jennings
It's an important message for everyone who is a consumer, which is everyone to some extent...
The problem is not just plastic: it is mass disposability. Or, to put it another way, the problem is pursuing, on the one planet known to harbour life, a four-planet lifestyle. Regardless of what we consume, the sheer volume of consumption is overwhelming the Earth’s living systems.
Image copyright: Ben Jennings
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