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The Earth is telling us we must rethink our growth society
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The Earth is telling us we must rethink our growth society

In two centuries, human population has spiked seven-fold and consumption by 100 times. 'The Earth will have its revenge,' warns noted UBC systems ecologist William Rees, co-inventor of the ecological footprint concept.

William E. Rees: The earth is telling us we must rethink our growth society
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William E. Rees: The earth is telling us we must rethink our growth society

However horrific the COVID-19 pandemic may seem, it is merely one symptom of gross human ecological dysfunction.

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