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Unchecked Consumerism Causing Record-Breaking Resource Use, Study Says
2015-09-16 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Consumption of critical global resources from meat and coffee to fossil fuels and water has peaked in recent years, accelerating climate change, pollution, and resource depletion to unsustainable levels, according to an analysis by the Worldwatch Institute. The report tracked 24 global consumption trends and found many of them to be record-breaking. Meat production, for instance, has more than quadrupled in the last 50 years, leading to large-scale pressure on water, feeds, and grazing land....
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