Three days ago, on 9 October, it was the Day of the Ecological Debt. For 20 years, the British organisation New Economics Foundation has kept count of our consumption of natural resources and every year they select an "overshoot day", on which we start overdrawing our natural supplies. What is scary is that this day enter earlier and earlier every year. In 1987 it was on 19 December; in 1995 21 November; but today, 2006, it was 9 October.
The ecological debt keeps on ticking, year after year. From 9 October we are living beyond the earth's means. Humanity has already consumed its quota of resources that can be renewed during this year, and we're draining on the ecological capital, and on the future of our children and children's children. To put it differently, it takes a year and three months to re-create what we have already consumed during the year. What's worse is that it is those who are least responsible for the consumption who suffer the most.
Have you seen the Al Gore documentary? It should be obligatory for everyone to see it and to educate themselves concerning the environment and our responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to be a fly on the wall when the Allianse' leaders saw the film together with Gore. What did they have to say about themselves and their politics?
I haven't seen it yet but I really want to!
ReplyDeleteI would have like to see that too!
I suspect An Inconvenient Truth is going to have a lot in common with The Satanic Verses. i.e., the people whingeing about it the most will be the ones who won't go and see it.
ReplyDeleteThe ones who will already agree with Al Gore.
Sadly, he's preaching to the converted.
P.S. I'm BACK! Did you miss me?
You might be right, unfortunately...
ReplyDeleteWelcome back!