People expect the collected footprint of 6 billion people to deplete fossil fuel and water reservoirs, reduce the production of fisheries and forests, poison the land, water, and air, change the climate, and escalate social conflict. The ...See morePeople expect the collected footprint of 6 billion people to deplete fossil fuel and water reservoirs, reduce the production of fisheries and forests, poison the land, water, and air, change the climate, and escalate social conflict. The inability to gather, process, and value information prevents this generation from fully grasping the severity of its predicament. Limited thought processes allow this generation to believe that recycling, conserving, proper handling of toxic waste, carbon dioxide management and zero population growth will avert a bad destination when it won't. Written by
Jack Alpert
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