Archive for December, 2008

We’ve all heard it at some point in our life: at the rate we currently consume resources, humanity will need another planet to sustain its current standard of living. I always thought it sounded a little too abstract, especially because it offered no solution. I mean, what am I supposed to do, become an astronaut? Well, now the WWF (as in conservation society, not the wrestling federation) is offering a plan that doesn’t involve searching the galaxy for another livable planet.

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They’ve released a “pocket guide” — published on FSC certified paper of course — to help us rethink our daily lives from a sustainability standpoint — it’s called the One Planet Lifestyle. Click here to check it out. According the WWF, at our current rates, we will need another planet in 30 years give or take. So we have at least that long to make some adjustments to our lifestyles. Who needs to do the most tinkering? No surprises here, it’s North Americans. According to the WWF we live ’5 planet’ lifestyles — meaning we are using 5 times what the earth can support. Europeans come in second with ’3 planet’ lifestyles. No word on how many planets it takes to sustain Dubai.

Source obtained from www.greendaily.com.