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Small planet In 1995, 166 million people lived in 18 countries where the average supply of fresh water was less than 1,000 cubic meters a year—the amount deemed necessary to satisfy basic needs for food, drinking water, and hygiene. By 2050, water availability per person is projected to fall below the 1,000- cubic-meter benchmark in some 39 countries. By then, 1.7 billion people will in effect be suffering from hydrological poverty. Water scarcity
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Small planet While the world's population tripled in the 20th century, the use of renewable water resources has grown six-fold. Within the next fifty years, the world population will increase by another 40 to 50 %.
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Small planet Pumping Punjab dry (IEEE Spectrum) 6/2010 Four hours of free electricity per day has allowed subsistence farmers to dangerously lower the water table in Punjab.
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Small planet A new study by Evan Mills of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds that indoor Cannabis production has a very large carbon footprint. If you’re too far gone to read the study, man, then, like, just look at the picture:Evan Mills
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Small planet The World Wildlife Fund for Nature claims that the human footprint has exceeded the biocapacity (the available supply of natural resources) of the planet by 20%.
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