(Untitled)- October 9, 2006 Earth begins 'ecological debt' phase (BBC News, 9 October 2006) Rising consumption of natural resources means that humans began "eating the planet" on 9 October, a study suggests. . . . The date symbolised the day of the year when people's demands exceeded the Earth's ability to supply resources and absorb the demands placed upon it. . . . The figures' authors said the world first "ecologicalhttp://www.matrixmasters.com/blog/2006_10_01_archiveearth.html#116040964443041561 |