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I found this graph to be extremely alarming - the ecological footprint of the US surpassed its biocapacity decades ago, even before 'climate change' became a topic of discussion.  The difference between the biocapactiy of the US and its footprint continues to increase over the period shown - a clear indication that change needs to happen now.  

It is interesting to note that Canada's ecological footprint has stayed fairly constant over the time period depicted, however the biocapacity has fallen dramatically. This organization stated on the previous page that "... countries and regions with surplus ecological reserves-not the ones relying on continued ecological deficit spending-will emerge as the robust and sustainable economies and societies of the future." Based on this, it would seem that with careful ecosystem management, Canada could become one of these "robust and sustainable" economies, particularly in comparison to others such as the USA, UK and China which have already surpassed their biocapacity.