We are actually using more of the Earth than the Earth can replenish, and yet, things are much better than they could be. We’ve become much more efficient in the last 100 years. It takes less stuff and energy to make stuff. The problem is that, even with the increased efficiency, our raising standard of living and growing population combine to consume far more than ever. Technology and frugality can be a powerful pair if we couple those trends.

Still, the population in 2000 was much higher than the population in 1910. Worrisome stuff. This is why I wish recycling was bigger where I live.
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