Draining the Earth's Battery

[Beaker]

Humans viewing the Earth as a resource rather is rapidly pushing us past the carrying capacity of the planet. This article uses the metaphor of a battery to help illustrate in more understandable terms. Scientists understand that you pass carrying capacity BEFORE there is a crash. It takes awhile, but once that point is passed, a crash is inevitable...even if things seem ok for a time after the point is passed. The problem is, humans will not change as long as they are comfortable. They will not change until forced to change. The sad part is, once that tipping point is passed, there will be a huge price to pay despite any change. There will be literally millions of lives lost.

http://www.resilience.org/stories/2015-08-11/the-earth-s-battery-is-running-low?ref=yfp