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Today's Earth Overshoot Day marks the nominal point mankind's demands for resources exceeds what the planet can renew

Today the world dips into its environmental overdraft as mankind's demands for resources since the beginning of 2013 exceeds what the planet can renew in a year. Think tank Global Footprint Network...

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