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We are playing a little game with this data - the numbers represent world annual growth rate, which is going down, which is a good thing. And we wanted to show at least one indicator showing green. But, keep in mind, the world population is still increasing. Data shown is obtained from, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, international database. |
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| CO2 Level | Forest Cover | Desertification | GDP | Sea Life | Population | ||||||
| 2009 | 1.72 | 2009 | 3,952 | 2009 | 12.1 | 2008 | 60,587,016 | 2009 | 75% | 2010 | 1.10 |
| 2008 | 1.66 | 2008 | 3,989 | 2008 | 12.0 | 2007 | 54,347,038 | 2008 | 69% | 1990 | 1.11 |
| 2007 | 2.12 | 2007 | 4,077 | 2006 | 48,244,879 | 2007 | 1980 | 1.13 | |||
| Moves Toward Sustainable As Numbers Go DOWN | Moves Toward Collapse As Numbers Go UP | ||||||||||
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A continual increase of any one criterion may cause a catastrophic collapse of civilization. |
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