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Wednesday 15 July 2015

Human civilisation is 'unsustainable' unless we begin protecting Earth's plant life, researchers warn

Daily Mail: Researchers have issued a chilling warning that life on Earth is unsustainable for humans unless there are major changes. Unless we slow the destruction of Earth's declining supply of plant life, civilization like it is now may become completely unsustainable, according to a new paper. It claim's that humans have 'depleted the Earth's battery'.

'You can think of the Earth like a battery that has been charged very slowly over billions of years,' said the study's lead author, John Schramski, an associate professor in UGA's College of Engineering. 'The sun's energy is stored in plants and fossil fuels, but humans are draining energy much faster than it can be replenished.'...read more>>>...