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Ecological Debt

“The UK is about to run out of its own natural resources and become dependent on supplies from abroad, a report says.

A study by the New Economics Foundation (Nef) and the Open University says 16 April is the day when the nation goes into "ecological debt" this year. “

The story describes the concept of ecological footprint and describes why the UK goes into ecological debt earlier every year. There are some nice charts showing where other countries are in terms of ecological debt as well as some interesting links to the organizations that calculate these figures.

posted by Mrs Hartman @ 4/14/2006 08:02:00 PM