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White House shooting suspect faces attempted assassination charge - CNN.com - 0 views

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  • parked several blocks away on the lawn of the National Institute of Peace
    • Brooke Elicker
      Brooke Elicker on 18 Nov 11
       
      If he just shot at the white house, why would Ortega-Hernandez leave his car parked on the lawn of the National Institute of Peace. Isn't it kind of bad to leave your car on the lawn of a national building after you just shot at the white house? And why would you park it on the lawn of the National Peace building lawn. You just shot at the place where the president resides, how in any way is that peaceful?
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  • is convinced that the federal government is conspiring against him
  • Ortega-Hernandez had stayed at the hotel with another person for a few days before the Friday shooting incident
  • was reported missing October 31
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The Earth Is Full - NYTimes.com - 6 views

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  • How did we not panic when the evidence was so obvious that we’d crossed some growth/climate/natural resource/population redlines all at once?
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 15 Jul 11
       
      Define tipping point.
    • Sam Gladfelter
      Sam Gladfelter on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point the "redline" that the author was referencing.
    • Kwe Parker
      Kwe Parker on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point- when you have exceeded the maximum amount of something in order to sustain it
    • Jessica Jasitt
      Jessica Jasitt on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point when a series of smaller events forces a person to do something that they wouldn't normally do.
    • Justine Parks
      Justine Parks on 29 Aug 11
       
      when all our resources have reached the bare minium, the point where good turns to bad.
    • Tyler Good
      Tyler Good on 29 Aug 11
       
      the point where things dramatically change
    • Mike Heilman
      Mike Heilman on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point would be when the human population scale and the wildlife scale is being tipped more towards the human population side
    • Jared Williamson
      Jared Williamson on 29 Aug 11
       
      A point where everything is on the verge of going wrong.
    • Alison B
      Alison B on 29 Aug 11
       
      the point when the bad things bulid up so much that people realize that things need to change.
    • Connor Nixdorf
      Connor Nixdorf on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point at which society has crossed that line of growth, climate, natural resources, and poulation.
    • Lauren McNamara
      Lauren McNamara on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point at which a lot of little changes cause a major change.
    • joel culp
      joel culp on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point - when something is maxed out to the point where it is no longer sustainable.
    • Andrew Velez
      Andrew Velez on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point when something minor or unnoticed becomes very significant in a short period of time.
    • sarah gardner
      sarah gardner on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think the tipping point is when everything changes. When all the little things that have been building up finally push everything over the top and everything gets worse.
    • Brooke Elicker
      Brooke Elicker on 29 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is something that finally happens after a bunch of small things builds up to something major. It is a point where something finally snaps or topples over and makes a bigger conflict.
    • Spencer Ortmyer
      Spencer Ortmyer on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when something happens that either effects a lot of people or it's something that everybody knows about or needs.
    • Katie Loughran
      Katie Loughran on 29 Aug 11
       
      it is when problems build up and become so extreme that at the tipping point it builds up and eventually reaches the highest point.
    • Katie Komar
      Katie Komar on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when something as reached it's limit and can no longer put up with anything else. Once something reaches this point usually a drastic change occurs very quickly. (i.e. your fill up a glass, once the glass can no longer be filled it overflows)
    • kelly epperson
      kelly epperson on 29 Aug 11
       
      the maximum point that leads to a downfall.
    • Walker May
      Walker May on 29 Aug 11
       
      A point when a thing or place (earth) has reached a state of unbalance.
    • Taylor Slusser
      Taylor Slusser on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point at which a bunch of smaller negative events build up into an even larger negative event
    • Tori Gray
      Tori Gray on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point where everything has gone wrong, causing people to change thier ways in order to get thier life back to the way it was before.
    • Jenna G
      Jenna G on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when something builds up so much that it "tips over" due to trying to handle an overabundance of something.
    • katie adams
      katie adams on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point at which things have been pushed to capacity and the effect will be a dramatic change
    • Hayley Harrold
      Hayley Harrold on 29 Aug 11
       
      when something so dramatic happens that forces people to realize that tragedy has struck.
    • Rachel Oerman
      Rachel Oerman on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is like when the natural rescource balance is upset by us taking things from them, and also when we crossed the redline that makes everything equal.
    • Dalton Dietrich
      Dalton Dietrich on 29 Aug 11
       
      When our world becomes so unbalanced, that it becomes a virtually unsolvable problem
    • Tyler Nelson
      Tyler Nelson on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point when we have gone to far, when something can no longer handle the capacity, the point that we as humans may have very well reached with the Earth.
    • ian jara
      ian jara on 29 Aug 11
       
      sound like it means the last possible thing to use, the tipping point, like its the last item possible
    • Mason Gilbert
      Mason Gilbert on 29 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is when no turning back becomes blatent. We have crossed over into a different realm and we are stuck in the world we have created.
    • Teslin Kralowetz
      Teslin Kralowetz on 29 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is when we have used the maximum amount of natural resources that we can to still live sustainably and things begin to go wrong because we have pushed these limits.
    • Julia Ochiobi
      Julia Ochiobi on 29 Aug 11
       
      The point where something reaches the absoulte maximum before spilling over.
    • jamilsa sanchez
      jamilsa sanchez on 29 Aug 11
       
      It takes something really dramatic to happen in order for people to be forced to realize that a tragedy can happen.
    • Jenna Veverka
      Jenna Veverka on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when everything is maxed out and the rest is on the edge of decreasing.
    • Dorian Campisi
      Dorian Campisi on 29 Aug 11
       
      The single point at which things must do one of two things- change for the better, or change for the worse.
    • kenny gross
      kenny gross on 29 Aug 11
       
      It is the point when people finally realize that they have gone to far but often times it comes too late
    • Lexi Slapp
      Lexi Slapp on 29 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is the point when everything is at it's worst and everyone realizes a change needs to be made.
    • Summer Atkins
      Summer Atkins on 29 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when something goes wrong and causes people to change their ways.
    • tom holder
      tom holder on 29 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is what happens when people outway the earths recources.
    • Nathan Ashbaugh
      Nathan Ashbaugh on 29 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is when the way we live finally catches up to us, and we realize we have to change the way we are living.
    • Brandon Becker
      Brandon Becker on 29 Aug 11
       
      When we use too much of the resources we need then when we use them all up everything falls apart
    • Nathan Ashbaugh
      Nathan Ashbaugh on 29 Aug 11
       
      A tipping point is when all the negative things we are doing to the earth catches up with us and we have to change the way we are living.
    • Dalton Dietrich
      Dalton Dietrich on 29 Aug 11
       
      a time when the world becomes so unbalanced that it becomes an almost unsolvable problem
    • Jordan Christy
      Jordan Christy on 30 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is where the effects of any change will lead to a downfall or tragedy.
    • olivia rehman
      olivia rehman on 30 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is the point at which a series of small changes has reached enough momentum to cause a great change. More simply when a balance has shifted and changed good to bad.
    • Megan Lundy
      Megan Lundy on 30 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is the point when small changes lead to larger changes that could have a great im pact on the earth.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 30 Aug 11
       
      lots of small changes that all lead up to a big, significant change
    • Steven Sauers
      Steven Sauers on 30 Aug 11
       
      when somrthing changes alot and gets people to realize what's happening
    • Sydney Strine
      Sydney Strine on 30 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when a certain line is crossed that redefines our population.
    • Adam Zech
      Adam Zech on 30 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is when there is a change due to a build up of something.
    • Ashley Mullinix
      Ashley Mullinix on 30 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when something begins to change dramtically.
    • Cory Heathcote
      Cory Heathcote on 30 Aug 11
       
      The point where there is something that happens that dramatically effects the world.
    • Aaron Diffenderfer
      Aaron Diffenderfer on 30 Aug 11
       
      When the Earth goes from balanced to unbalanced.
    • Alyssa Mazzei
      Alyssa Mazzei on 30 Aug 11
       
      Tipping point is when things have built up so much that there is a dramatic change because of it.
    • Alan Pritchard
      Alan Pritchard on 30 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is when one final action such as using up a natural resource causes everyone's standard of living to diminish.
    • Davon Crowell
      Davon Crowell on 30 Aug 11
       
      Tipping Point- The point where all things are at their peak and just begin to fall or go down hill after a period of time.
    • Jesse Richardson
      Jesse Richardson on 30 Aug 11
       
      Jesse & Robby: We feel like the tipping point is when we as a people start using our resources faster than we are reproducing, causing a drastic spike in things such as prices.
    • McKenna Harter
      McKenna Harter on 30 Aug 11
       
      tipping point is when something goes from not so bad to extreme all at once or the "redlines" that the author was refering too.
    • Lauren Burkhart
      Lauren Burkhart on 30 Aug 11
       
      A tipping point is when something is at it's peak and is about to drastically change for the worse
    • Tybria Wright
      Tybria Wright on 30 Aug 11
       
      the point were we realize that this is a dramatic situation
    • Eric Murphy
      Eric Murphy on 30 Aug 11
       
      The point at which a bunch of small events that are negative turn into a larger event that is even worse then the previous, smaller, events.
    • Bao Nguyen
      Bao Nguyen on 30 Aug 11
       
      tipping point is pushing the limit on something.
    • Malachi Smith
      Malachi Smith on 30 Aug 11
       
      The point where everything runs out and there is nothing we can do about it. When this happens the world will basically come to an end
    • Alan Pritchard
      Alan Pritchard on 30 Aug 11
       
      The tipping point is when when an issue becomes so great that everyone falls along with it
  • “When you are surrounded by something so big that requires you to change everything about the way you think and see the world, then denial is the natural response. But the longer we wait, the bigger the response required.”
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 15 Jul 11
       
      Do you agree with this statement? Can you think of an example of a problem that is so big in your life where it was just easier to deny the problem because dealing with it was too much work? Explain.
    • Sam Gladfelter
      Sam Gladfelter on 29 Aug 11
       
      I go straight from school, to cross country practice, and then to work. I got home last thursday and did not even consider doing my homework; all I wanted to do was shower and go to bed. Humanity is me, and the environmental issues are the homework.
    • Sam Gladfelter
      Sam Gladfelter on 29 Aug 11
       
      And I agree.
    • Jared Williamson
      Jared Williamson on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes i agree. A perfect example is the Exxon oil spill. They simply hid the problem by making all the oil sink, but its still all in the ocean. The problem hasnt gone away, it just disapeared
    • Connor Nixdorf
      Connor Nixdorf on 29 Aug 11
       
      I do agree with this statement because when i worry about something that is hard to deal with i try not to think about it to much so im not stressed out.
    • Justine Parks
      Justine Parks on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement because although I have not personally experienced it, I know that people who have been in debt go through this. They become so far in debt that they just deny the fact that they owe so much money and continue to live the way they have been, which in the end just puts themeselves in more debt.
    • Mike Heilman
      Mike Heilman on 29 Aug 11
       
      Today i have school and right when i get home i will leave for work and wont get home until really late. I wont really want to do my homework, Humanity is me and environmental problems are my homework
    • Kwe Parker
      Kwe Parker on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement. There has been a problem in my life that was much easier not dealing with than dealing with it. This was driving when I first moved. It was much easier to ask someone for a ride and now I have to deal with gas and repairs.
    • Tyler Good
      Tyler Good on 29 Aug 11
       
      yes i agree with this statement. it describes most things in the world. we would rather just deny and ignore the problems rather than stop, think, and change things
    • Alison B
      Alison B on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement, denial is the natural response. This happens to me when I have something big to do and tell myself that I will do it later, but I know well enough that I do not plan to get it done. I deny the fact that I need to do it, and just let the problem build.
    • Katie Komar
      Katie Komar on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes I do agree with this statement because the longer you wait to do something, usually the worse it gets. For example when I have homework, I know I can do it as soon as I get home however I put it off until the last minute, which causes me to panic and get stressed.
    • Lauren McNamara
      Lauren McNamara on 29 Aug 11
       
      Sometimes I will procrastinate doing my homework until it's like 11 o'clock at night and then I'll end up just not doing it at all because it seems like too much work. Kind of like how environmental problems are a lot of work to fix so humanity is denying the problem or procrastinating the solution.
    • Andrew Velez
      Andrew Velez on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree, sometimes after school instead of doing my work that could raise my grade I'd rather sleep or do something more interesting.
    • Brooke Elicker
      Brooke Elicker on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement. I was fighting with someone extremely important to me in my life and it had become so extremely hard to deal with that I had to just walk away and get out of the situation because it was just way too hard to try to work things out.
    • joel culp
      joel culp on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yeah i completly agree, jared's example is on point. Too often its just easier to hide problems rather then to actually solve them. I feel most people would rather deny whats infront of them for freat that the truth is too large to handle.
    • Spencer Ortmyer
      Spencer Ortmyer on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes I agree with the statement, for me sometimes it's easier to forget about something or deny it so that it is not in my mind constantly stressing me out.
    • sarah gardner
      sarah gardner on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with that statement, procrastination always make things worse. When my room gets really messy instead of just cleaning it I deny that it's actually dirty and then it gets dirtier and dirtier until i face the fact that i need to clean.
    • kelly epperson
      kelly epperson on 29 Aug 11
       
      I do agree because several things in our country could have been handled better such as Hurricane Katrina. All of the signs were there to tell people that the hurricane would wipe out the state but because it was such an uncommon and unbelievable thing people chose not to evacuate and the goverment didnt prepare them for such a natural disaster.
    • Taylor Slusser
      Taylor Slusser on 29 Aug 11
       
      I definitely agree with this statement. When my mom and my stepdad got divorced I had convinced myself that it wasn't going to change much, but in reality it had already changed my whole family and home life. It was easier to ignore it than to have to deal with all of the new responsibilities and new changes.
    • Katie Loughran
      Katie Loughran on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes i agree with this statement. When ever i am stressed out or worried about something it is easier to get it out of my mind and think about something else. Trying not to think about the problem helps me believe that maybe i dont have to deal with it, when in reality, you really do.
    • Walker May
      Walker May on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think this is very true. I know I have done that with things at work. Sometime I will have over a week to check things out and get them handled because they are such big problems. Sometime I just don't think about it and pretend that they never need to be done. Then come the day before its due and I have to rush and it just makes more problems.
    • Jenna G
      Jenna G on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes I agree, an example of this statement is instead of admitting that my room is a mess and cleaning it I chose to deny that is a mess and just leave it the way it is. That way it is less work to do.
    • katie adams
      katie adams on 29 Aug 11
       
      I can agree with that statement. Denial is may times easyer than facing reality, this holds true with death. It is easyer to continue to think that a person is alive then face all the problems and emotional distress that are associated with death.
    • Rachel Oerman
      Rachel Oerman on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes I agree with the statement, I know for me I have forgotten things that were problem because I really do not want to have the stress of them stressing me out.
    • Jessica Jasitt
      Jessica Jasitt on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement. When something stresses us out, we just want to ignore the problem or the cause and hope that it resolves itself. In my life, this could be true for driving. Sometimes I feel that it is so much easier for me to just ask someone for a ride than to get my liscense, do the driving myself and worry about gas and rapairs.
    • Hayley Harrold
      Hayley Harrold on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with the statement because it happens everyday. Whether it's small things like procrastinating with homework or bigger ideas like the climate change that's happening. People do not want to deal with it so we put it off and deny any possible change or solution.
    • Tori Gray
      Tori Gray on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, I agree with this statement. I don't believe that I have been through this sort of denial, but I know that when some people have family issues or are in major debt and cannot find a job, they deny thier issues instead of facing them and fixing family problems or finding a way to get out of debt.
    • Dalton Dietrich
      Dalton Dietrich on 29 Aug 11
       
      Bullying is a big example of that. It happens so much that everybody just turns a shoulder thinking that they are doing nothing wrong. When in turn they are doing things very wrong. Denial is sometimes a very bad thing.
    • Lexi Slapp
      Lexi Slapp on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement because it's only natural to hide or deny the biggest problems we're faced with. With my ex, I didn't want to believe he had moved on...to my good friend, so I kept trying to talk to him like everything was okay.
    • Mason Gilbert
      Mason Gilbert on 29 Aug 11
       
      As a teenager this statement describes my life. I would be so much easier to just ignore my responsibilities and problems. But you cant do that because then you are left with a mess.
    • Tyler Nelson
      Tyler Nelson on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement mostly because I do it myself more often then i would like. I tell myself I will eventually get to the work I have to do but I always seem to put it off until it's too late.
    • ian jara
      ian jara on 29 Aug 11
       
      yes i agree , and something that i found easier not to deal was changing my cars flat tire because it was too late night and i was tired from wrestling practice
    • Teslin Kralowetz
      Teslin Kralowetz on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with the statement because it is something we all do. When we don't want to deal with a certain situation or problem we tend to just ignore it until the problem is much bigger than if we had just dealt with it to begin with. Most people do this daily with their school work. They don't feel like doing it when they have the time so instead they wait until five minutes before the class starts struggling to finish it before the class starts.
    • Julia Ochiobi
      Julia Ochiobi on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes I completely agree with the statement. I personally prefer to deny problems until I can find a way to approach them without creating more chaos for myself. Like when it comes to school work for example. If I dont understand, I don't do the entire project and then ask for clarification. If I did that, I might end up doing the project all over again.
    • Dorian Campisi
      Dorian Campisi on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with the statement because it is human nature to sometimes be lazy toward big issues rather than just get up and deal with it. For example, if someone hurts someone verbally and the other person gets upset, the usually convince themselves that the person being upset deserved it or is being unreasonable, where the should just apologize.
    • jamilsa sanchez
      jamilsa sanchez on 29 Aug 11
       
      yes I agree. when my best friend passed away 3 years ago I didn't want to accept the fact that he was gone. I would yell and get really mad at people who would try and tell me he was dead. I was stuck in denial.
    • Brandon Becker
      Brandon Becker on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, i think of bullying i had a problem with it and it took longer than it should have to relize and do something about it
    • kenny gross
      kenny gross on 29 Aug 11
       
      I do agree with this statement. A good example of this is oil. It is inevitable that we will run out of it, we just don't know when. But we still use it at an alarming rate.
    • Nathan Ashbaugh
      Nathan Ashbaugh on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, I agree with this statement because it is much easier to deny the bad things in life than to deal with them. An example of this is people with addictions, it is much easier for them to deny that they have a problem. If they would face reality and fix it, then the world would be a better place.
    • tom holder
      tom holder on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement, we deny any problems that are going on when we should be fixing the problem instead of letting it grow.
    • Summer Atkins
      Summer Atkins on 29 Aug 11
       
      I totally agree with the statement. When I am arguing with someone and it gets too fusturating I tend to give up and walk away because it is to much to handle.
    • Nathan Ashbaugh
      Nathan Ashbaugh on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement because it is much easier to deny a problem than to face it. An example of this is people with addictions, they usually deny the fact that they are addicted. We should face the problems we have instead of denying them.
    • Jordan Christy
      Jordan Christy on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes i agree because i have done it before because its sometimes is easier to take the quicker less stressful way out.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 30 Aug 11
       
      I definitely agree with this statement. The thing that comes first to my mind is health problems. Sometimes they seem so overwhelming and impossible to fix that you don't even feel like trying. In the end, however, like the environment, you can't ignore them forever, and you eventually are forced to find a solution.
    • Sydney Strine
      Sydney Strine on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes I agree with this statement, an example is when I need to do my laundry. I continue to put it off & put it off until I have no clean clothes left. I would have been in denial that it needed done & the result is I ran out of clean clothes.
    • Ashley Mullinix
      Ashley Mullinix on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree because when I have a lot of homework, sometimes I decide that it'd be easier to just not do it.
    • Adam Zech
      Adam Zech on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree, sometimes the easiest thing to do is to just deny the problem. We see this all the time. Wether it is a clogged drain, or a large amount of homework after a hard day, we tend to put it off rather then deal with it.
    • olivia rehman
      olivia rehman on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement, because many times people deny things they do not want to be true, similar to how people make up things they do want to be true. While people do this often, the most common "person" to deny something would be big companies that have something to hide. When companies find out that their products have a defect, they try and hide it, or deny it by making excuses or not even owning up to it, because they'd rather ignore it than fix it.
    • Cory Heathcote
      Cory Heathcote on 30 Aug 11
       
      I really agree with this statment. You can deny something but it will always be there no matter what. People put off a problem longer and longer, and it just keeps growing and growing. Just simple things like when you were little and break something and didnt tell you parents. They were more upset when they found out about it a lot later.
    • Aaron Diffenderfer
      Aaron Diffenderfer on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this quote because sometimes the largest problems are the ones unsolved. Most of the time I and other people just solve the little problems first, hoping that the larger one may work itself out.
    • Megan Lundy
      Megan Lundy on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with the statement. Individuals are in denial becasue they feel that it's easier to set their problems aside instead of confronting them. This can be seen in my own life in school, at home, and outside of school. Things like putting off homework or assignements doesn't make them any easier later.
    • McKenna Harter
      McKenna Harter on 30 Aug 11
       
      yes i agree with this statement 100% because people always want to think that everything will just wirk themselves out when in reality that does not always happen. I have had many problems that i just wanted to ignore and deny that it was a problem because I thought it would just go away but I realized the longer I wait to solve it the bigger the problem becomes.
    • Davon Crowell
      Davon Crowell on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes i agree with this statement. There are lots of things in my life and other peoples lives that they dont think about. We try to deny the problem and stay away from it until it is too late.
    • Jesse Richardson
      Jesse Richardson on 30 Aug 11
       
      Jesse & Robby: We agree with this statement. The death of a loved one is something that one could be in denial about. Thinking that they are going to come back or they are only gone for a little bit.
    • Tybria Wright
      Tybria Wright on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes i agree. people don't like dealing with things so we tend to just put it off. lIke if you know the dishes should be cleaned by a certain time and you wait untill the next day the response will be there are more dishes from before.
    • Steven Sauers
      Steven Sauers on 30 Aug 11
       
      I only want to deal with my problems and don't take the time to deal with the big problems that effect evertbody.
    • Eric Murphy
      Eric Murphy on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement. In my life it happens when I become busy with many bigger events or duties cause me to put off or forget about smaller events or duties.
    • Alan Pritchard
      Alan Pritchard on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement. Look at the BP oil spill they may have capped it off, but noboby is watching it to make sure it won't burst again. Why are they ignoring it because all they wanted to do was get people to shut up about there "mistake" they think that it's too much work to make sure that an incident like this doesn't happen again.
    • Bao Nguyen
      Bao Nguyen on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with statement because sometimes it's just easier for me to sleep in and not worry about going to school because I don't have to deal with homework, teachers and ect...
    • Lauren Burkhart
      Lauren Burkhart on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement because I personally have dealt with a situation like this. Over a year ago I started to experience back pain but instead of dealing with it I decided to ignore my pain so I could finish out the rest of the basketball season. Eventually the pain became unbearable and I was forced to give up basketball along with all the other sports I played. I was in denial about my back pain and it eventually caused a response that was hard to accept.
    • Alyssa Mazzei
      Alyssa Mazzei on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement. Whenever I'm stressed about something I'd rather put it off then think about it. Sometimes it's easier to deny things then actually come to terms with what the problem it.
    • Dan Hunter
      Dan Hunter on 30 Aug 11
       
      There is a lot of truth to this statment. I couldn't even imagine a whole society changing this drastically. I always try to make things better with denial but in the end it doesn't matter because nothing can be changed. I deny putting off homework and procrastinating.
    • Alan Pritchard
      Alan Pritchard on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree. A situation like this is the BP oil spill. They capped it off but there still isn't anyone mantaining it because they think that's doing too much. BP just wanted to cover up their problems.
    • Malachi Smith
      Malachi Smith on 30 Aug 11
       
      Because we are so used to the way we are living now it is going to be very hard to change our ways. For example we know that we need to slow down how quickly we are using our resources but instead we drive unnecessarily and run water too much
  • Right now, global growth is using about 1.5 Earths.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 15 Jul 11
       
      In the near future we will be figuring out how many planets there would need to be if everyone on the planet lived like you did. How many planets do you think it would take?
    • Justine Parks
      Justine Parks on 29 Aug 11
       
      3
    • Jared Williamson
      Jared Williamson on 29 Aug 11
       
      A good 2 or 3 planets because the population keeps growing and i take up alot of space
    • Sam Gladfelter
      Sam Gladfelter on 29 Aug 11
       
      If global growth requires the resources of 1.5 planet earths, then it will take 1.5 planets. However, you can't really have half of a planet, so 2 planets are needed.
    • Mike Heilman
      Mike Heilman on 29 Aug 11
       
      15.3 planets
    • Connor Nixdorf
      Connor Nixdorf on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think that it would take at the least 2 or three and at the mostr 4 or 5 because i use a lot of resources that other people around the world do not. and for every one in order to live my lifestyle would need so many more resources than we have available to us right now.
    • Kwe Parker
      Kwe Parker on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think that it would take roughly 2-3 planets. This is because I don't live sustainably.
    • Alison B
      Alison B on 29 Aug 11
       
      At least 5 planets
    • Katie Komar
      Katie Komar on 29 Aug 11
       
      I'm not sure how many planets it would take, I feel as though it would take close to 3.5 for some reason...
    • Tyler Good
      Tyler Good on 29 Aug 11
       
      2
    • Lauren McNamara
      Lauren McNamara on 29 Aug 11
       
      For now, two planets. But it will probably continue to increase.
    • joel culp
      joel culp on 29 Aug 11
       
      Alot.
    • Andrew Velez
      Andrew Velez on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think it would be 3-4 planets.
    • Spencer Ortmyer
      Spencer Ortmyer on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think 2 or 3, but it would continue to increase.
    • Brooke Elicker
      Brooke Elicker on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think I would need 3 plantes.
    • sarah gardner
      sarah gardner on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think maybe 4 or 5 planets.
    • Taylor Slusser
      Taylor Slusser on 29 Aug 11
       
      Probably about 1.5 Earths as well because I don't do much to live sustainably.
    • Katie Loughran
      Katie Loughran on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think it will take about 3-4 planets.
    • Jenna G
      Jenna G on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think it would take 3 planets.
    • Walker May
      Walker May on 29 Aug 11
       
      Now thinking about it in this way it would probably take 2 or 3 planets. Which is sad…
    • katie adams
      katie adams on 29 Aug 11
       
      2 planets
    • Rachel Oerman
      Rachel Oerman on 29 Aug 11
       
      About 4 maybe 3.5
    • Jessica Jasitt
      Jessica Jasitt on 29 Aug 11
       
      Last year in Global Studies our class figured out how many earths we would each need. The number was high and very shocking. I don't exactly remember the answer I got but it might have been somewhere around 5 planets.
    • kelly epperson
      kelly epperson on 29 Aug 11
       
      Hundreds of planets because everyone does not have a home,everyone does not own their own land and everyone does not live comfortably, so i think that in order for that to happen hundreds of planets would need to exist.
    • Hayley Harrold
      Hayley Harrold on 29 Aug 11
       
      Probably 2-3 planets
    • Tori Gray
      Tori Gray on 29 Aug 11
       
      I believe that we would need about 5-6 planets.
    • Dalton Dietrich
      Dalton Dietrich on 29 Aug 11
       
      3-5 planets in order to sustain human life as we know it.
    • Mason Gilbert
      Mason Gilbert on 29 Aug 11
       
      3.4% uses 30% of the energy...do the math and we are looking at 20-30 earths i would guess.
    • Tyler Nelson
      Tyler Nelson on 29 Aug 11
       
      A lot more than 1.5, possibly 5 or 6
    • Lexi Slapp
      Lexi Slapp on 29 Aug 11
       
      4 planets.
    • Jenna Veverka
      Jenna Veverka on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think it would take at least five planets, because of the rapid population and all of the other needs for humans and animals.
    • ian jara
      ian jara on 29 Aug 11
       
      i think the we are going to end up using 3 planets maybe even more because population is not going to just double it might even triple or more
    • Bryce Geesey
      Bryce Geesey on 29 Aug 11
       
      I would say about 2-3 planets.
    • Julia Ochiobi
      Julia Ochiobi on 29 Aug 11
       
      I f everybody lived the way I do, It would probably be the same 1.5.
    • Teslin Kralowetz
      Teslin Kralowetz on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think it would take a few planets. At the moment we do not need an excessive amount such as a hundred because the earth does provide a lot of resources but we are using more than we have available to us so it will require at least 2 or 3 earths for what we use and live sustainably.
    • Brandon Becker
      Brandon Becker on 29 Aug 11
       
      A lot more than 2 or 3 maybe even something like 8 or 9 or even more
    • Dorian Campisi
      Dorian Campisi on 29 Aug 11
       
      I would say hundreds because the rate currently does not assume that the many billions of people on earth live like we do, but much more simply. If everyone on earth lived like we do, the amount of planets would be much higher than 1.5.
    • tom holder
      tom holder on 29 Aug 11
       
      3
    • jamilsa sanchez
      jamilsa sanchez on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think it would take 4 or 5 planets because poppulation is increasing so rapidly and it would most likely continue to increase at ths rate.
    • kenny gross
      kenny gross on 29 Aug 11
       
      For everyone to live the same lifestyle as we do there would probably have to be 10 to 15 planets.
    • Summer Atkins
      Summer Atkins on 29 Aug 11
       
      3 or 4 planets.
    • Da'Vonne Jiles
      Da'Vonne Jiles on 29 Aug 11
       
      There isnt a specific number because they will continue to increase
    • Jordan Christy
      Jordan Christy on 30 Aug 11
       
      i think 4 or 5
    • Ashley Mullinix
      Ashley Mullinix on 30 Aug 11
       
      Probably 2 or 3 planets
    • Cory Heathcote
      Cory Heathcote on 30 Aug 11
       
      Easily 2 or 3, but if we stay at this rate we will soon need even more.
    • Aaron Diffenderfer
      Aaron Diffenderfer on 30 Aug 11
       
      It depends on if we don't destroy this planet first, but i would say 3 planets. If everyone lived like I do, this planet would be destroyed.
    • Sydney Strine
      Sydney Strine on 30 Aug 11
       
      Seeing as we use 1.5 Earths today & that's with the U.S. using 30% of the world resources with only 4.3 of the population. I think we would need at least 5 Earths for the entire population to live sustainably. But I think eventually we would grow more & more & use more & more resources & we would still need more room & resources. So in reality we would need an endless amount of Earths for our civilization to continue.
    • Steph Starr
      Steph Starr on 30 Aug 11
       
      At least 5 planets
    • McKenna Harter
      McKenna Harter on 30 Aug 11
       
      I think it would take about 4 planets.
    • Adam Zech
      Adam Zech on 30 Aug 11
       
      7
    • Jesse Richardson
      Jesse Richardson on 30 Aug 11
       
      Jesse & Robby: We would say that it would take about 4 planets equal to ours.
    • Davon Crowell
      Davon Crowell on 30 Aug 11
       
      I think it would take like 5 or 6 plants to suport everybody if we kept living the way we do.
    • Megan Lundy
      Megan Lundy on 30 Aug 11
       
      At the rate that individuals are consuming resources, taking up space, etc, 3 plantets are most likey needed in order to allow all people to live sustainably and at the quaility of life that we do.
    • Eric Murphy
      Eric Murphy on 30 Aug 11
       
      We would probably need around five planets.
    • Tybria Wright
      Tybria Wright on 30 Aug 11
       
      We would deffiantly need at least 6 because there are many people in the world
    • olivia rehman
      olivia rehman on 30 Aug 11
       
      Because, the US has about 4.3% of the Earth's population and uses 30% of its yearly resources, with all of the countries behaving in this same manner, we would easily exceed 100% of the earth's resources. I dont know how many earths we would need but it would be many - maybe 10 earths.
    • Alyssa Mazzei
      Alyssa Mazzei on 30 Aug 11
       
      I think it would be 2-3.
    • Bao Nguyen
      Bao Nguyen on 30 Aug 11
       
      I believe that it would take at lease 2 more planets.
    • Lauren Burkhart
      Lauren Burkhart on 30 Aug 11
       
      I think it would take atleast 5 earth's for the entire world to live like we do.
    • Steven Sauers
      Steven Sauers on 30 Aug 11
       
      Probably 2 planets now but we'll need more in the future.
    • Dan Hunter
      Dan Hunter on 30 Aug 11
       
      Now i would say 2-3 planets. However, with the growth of the population it may soon be 4.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • “The depletion, deterioration and exhaustion of resources and the worsening ecological environment have become bottlenecks and grave impediments to the nation’s economic and social development.”
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 15 Jul 11
       
      This statement is made regarding China. But, can this also be applied to the US? Do you think that there is any relationship between the exhaustion of resources and our economic recession?
    • Mike Heilman
      Mike Heilman on 29 Aug 11
       
      yes, we are running out of resources so the demand becomes higher than the supply causing prices to reach a point were people can afford it
    • Kwe Parker
      Kwe Parker on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, this is a major problem for the U.S. when the U.S was a world power we had an abundance of resources which helped drive our economy.
    • Jared Williamson
      Jared Williamson on 29 Aug 11
       
      I beleive that the United States purchases most of the resources it needs. Everybodies needs and wants cause a tremendous amount of importing and exporting which costs alot. This is a reason why we kep losing money.
    • Connor Nixdorf
      Connor Nixdorf on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes because the U.S.'s popultaion is rapidly growing. China has an enormous amount of people and is forced to use a lot of resources. Eventually the U.S. will be forced to make some of the changes that china has. Also the U.S. is in an economic recession and is losing jobs rapidly.
    • Tyler Good
      Tyler Good on 29 Aug 11
       
      yes, we dont have as much resources, so we have to import them, which costs more money than it would if the resources were in america
    • Sam Gladfelter
      Sam Gladfelter on 29 Aug 11
       
      If there are no resources to buy or harvest, jobs and the economy go down.
    • Katie Komar
      Katie Komar on 29 Aug 11
       
      Of course this statement can be related to the U.S., it probably could be related to any developed country. As for the recession, I suppose that it is possible for a connection to exist. If we use up all of our resources there has to be a point in time where we are waiting for our resources to regrow, which is when our lifestyles take a turn for the worse.
    • Alison B
      Alison B on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes it can, because is at about the same developmental stage as China is. I do think that there is a connection between the fewer resources and the economic recession because with a lower suppy, the demand increases which makes things more expensive. People have to pay more than they used to, so as a result have less money for themselves.
    • Spencer Ortmyer
      Spencer Ortmyer on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes because we are running out of resources so that will make the US continue to buy resources and that costs a lot of money leading to some type of recession.
    • Andrew Velez
      Andrew Velez on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes it can be applied to the U.S. because of the way we are exhausting our resources the prices on them will continue to rise to the point where very few people can afford them.
    • Justine Parks
      Justine Parks on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think this statement can be applied to the US, and there is some relationship between the exhaustion of resources and the recession because goods are being priced high which have put many people in difficult situations since a lot of people can't afford basic needs. Since goods are in higher demand but aren't as easily avaliable, the prices are increased.
    • Lauren McNamara
      Lauren McNamara on 29 Aug 11
       
      The less resources there are the higher the demand. The higher the demand the higher the price. The U.S. pretty much imports everything and doesn't produce very much itself so we are forced to pay very high prices for our resources. Which could be one of the many reasons that caused our economic recession.
    • joel culp
      joel culp on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, the US uses more resources then most other, if not all other countries. Like Mike said the demand becomes so much higher but the lack of overall resources is depleting so quickly that the prices are soaring, even for the most simple everyday items.
    • sarah gardner
      sarah gardner on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yeah i think theres a big relationship. The more resourses we use the more money we spend. So the more money we spend the worse our economy gets.
    • Brooke Elicker
      Brooke Elicker on 29 Aug 11
       
      I believe that there is a strong connection between our exhaustion of resources and our extreme debt. Because we are running out of resources the prices of these resources have gone up an extroardinary amount. This causes us to spend more money that we don't have to begin with.
    • Taylor Slusser
      Taylor Slusser on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes because we continue to build newer and bigger homes that not only can people not afford, but it's wasting even more of our resources.
    • Walker May
      Walker May on 29 Aug 11
       
      I definitely think this can apply to the United States. Although I think these problems have little or no effect on our economic state at this point.
    • Jenna G
      Jenna G on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes this statement can be applied to the US. The exhaustion of resources relates to our economic recession because we buy all of our resources from other countries causing us to lose money, because the resources aren't right here in America.
    • Katie Loughran
      Katie Loughran on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes because the when things are in high demand it means that there is less of that product. When there is less of a product the price goes up. Not everyone can afford to pay when the prices start to increase.
    • Jessica Jasitt
      Jessica Jasitt on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think this can also be applied to the United States. When resources run low, they are in high demand everywhere. This means that those resources cost more, because there are less of them. An example of this would be the gas prices.
    • Hayley Harrold
      Hayley Harrold on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think there is a definitely a relationship between our natural resource depletion and the recession. People are demanding more resources that the US doesn't have an abundance of anymore so we look to other countries to help us. This inevitably drives prices up.
    • Rachel Oerman
      Rachel Oerman on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes I think this statement is also true for the US. I also think that there is a relationship between exhaustion of resources and our economic recession, this is because the more that we use the less there will be then there will be a higher demand for the rescourse and the price of that rescourse will go up.
    • Tori Gray
      Tori Gray on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, I think there is a huge relationship. Due to the fact that there is such a high demand for most resources, there are not very many resources left. The lack of resources is making the remaining resources very high in price.
    • kelly epperson
      kelly epperson on 29 Aug 11
       
      I do think that it can be applied to the US because we do exhaust or resources. We cut down way more trees than we grow, we use up a large amound of food, oil, and land which make it hard to see how we could remain a comfortable environment the way we use our resources.
    • katie adams
      katie adams on 29 Aug 11
       
      Most definitely, like we have talked about before, when resources are scarce it creates conflicts. We can see this with the perseption that we and other countries are creating about America because we will go to war over oil. Oil is very important for Americans in their daily life, because we do import most of our oil we are not in control of the prices nor are we gaining all the revenue this may be hurting the economy.
    • Jenna G
      Jenna G on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes this problem is applied to the US. The exhaustion of resources relates to our economic recession because we buy all of our resources from other countries causing us to lose money, because the resources aren't right here in America.
    • Dalton Dietrich
      Dalton Dietrich on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, as the amount of oil to be mined decreases the price or gas increases, making it harder and harder for us to drive. Companies that use fuel in their line of work, are closing, causing job loss, its basically a snowball effect.
    • Mason Gilbert
      Mason Gilbert on 29 Aug 11
       
      Of course there is a direct corelation between our economic problems and the natural resources depleteing. They are tied so closely that you cant mention one without the other,
    • Tyler Nelson
      Tyler Nelson on 29 Aug 11
       
      I would definitely say yes, because the more resources we use the more we have to outsource directly impacting our economy negatively.
    • Dorian Campisi
      Dorian Campisi on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes because we use things faster than we produce them.
    • ian jara
      ian jara on 29 Aug 11
       
      of course because the more people are the more resources are needed and they just keep the prices higher to the point some people cant aford it anymore
    • Julia Ochiobi
      Julia Ochiobi on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes! This is a major problem for the US as well because since the resources are being squandered faster than they can be replaced, its causing us to use more resources, which we are having trouble replacing in the long run.
    • Teslin Kralowetz
      Teslin Kralowetz on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes this can be applied to the US too. The fact that simple resources are depleting so quickly is causing prices to go up because we create our goods out of natural materials.
    • jamilsa sanchez
      jamilsa sanchez on 29 Aug 11
       
      yes the US popullation is rapidly growing and we are running out of resources.
    • kenny gross
      kenny gross on 29 Aug 11
       
      Yes, in my opinion there is a direct link between our economy an our natural resources. Take oil for example.
    • Jordan Christy
      Jordan Christy on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes it can be because the U.S. is growing rapidly each year and it will eventually be equal to China's population or more so this could be applied to the U.S. also. Also, because of the U.S. using so much resources, we constantly have to buy more resources resulting in higher prices which leads to us not having as much money needed for us to live successfully.
    • Aaron Diffenderfer
      Aaron Diffenderfer on 30 Aug 11
       
      I think the relationship is extremely close. Wildlife and nature decrese, prices of food goes up.
    • Ashley Mullinix
      Ashley Mullinix on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes, because we spend money to buy resources.
    • McKenna Harter
      McKenna Harter on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes, we are are running out of resources but our demands are getting higher. This has already and will continue to make our economy crash if we do not do something.
    • Adam Zech
      Adam Zech on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yeah, the more resorces we use, the more strain we put on ourselves. It's harder to sit in the shade when there are fewer trees, correct?
    • Sydney Strine
      Sydney Strine on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes I think there is a relationship between the two. Because we are running out of resources so people that have these wanted resources can charge others more because they are valuable. & this plays a direct effect on the economy because people can't afford the items & resources the way they used to.
    • Cory Heathcote
      Cory Heathcote on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes i agree with this. China is a big modern country just like the US, and we use just as many resources. I also think that this might be a problem with the economy. Its just supply and demand. Since there are more people of the Earth the demand goes up, but the supply goes down because there are so many people. This might be why prices have gone up for everything.
    • Tybria Wright
      Tybria Wright on 30 Aug 11
       
      yes because we use alot of resources
    • Jesse Richardson
      Jesse Richardson on 30 Aug 11
       
      Jesse & Robby: We think that is can be applied to the U.S.. The U.S. has people growing faster than our resources are growing, so the economy will go down as we use more resources for more people but the resources aren't there.
    • Davon Crowell
      Davon Crowell on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yes there is a relationship because the U.S. has an over growing population. With a big population you need resources to support the people. Less resources leads to a economic recession.
  • We’re currently caught in two loops: One is that more population growth and more global warming together are pushing up food prices; rising food prices cause political instability in the Middle East, which leads to higher oil prices, which leads to higher food prices, which leads to more instability. At the same time, improved productivity means fewer people are needed in every factory to produce more stuff. So if we want to have more jobs, we need more factories. More factories making more stuff make more global warming, and that is where the two loops meet.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 15 Jul 11
       
      Human population growth is really problematic to the economy but so is improved efficiency. Comments?
    • Kwe Parker
      Kwe Parker on 29 Aug 11
       
      Improved efficiency isn't a problem for the country. It is what we need more of.
    • Jared Williamson
      Jared Williamson on 29 Aug 11
       
      As we learn more and discover new technology, i beleive that we will have less and less jobs. this is because it is more efficient to have a machine make something then to pay someone to make something.
    • Mike Heilman
      Mike Heilman on 29 Aug 11
       
      More people means more problems, but improved efficency will mean we will try to take on more since we are working so good at the time, causing more problems
    • Connor Nixdorf
      Connor Nixdorf on 29 Aug 11
       
      I feel that it is more cost effective to pay less people when 1 can do the job of 3. but at the same time we are needing to create more jobs which means building more factories and cutting down trees and using so many more resources.
    • Tyler Good
      Tyler Good on 29 Aug 11
       
      it makes sense, there is no need for as much labor as before do to technology
    • Alison B
      Alison B on 29 Aug 11
       
      improved efficiency means less jobs. population growth means more people who need jobs. The economy and the environment work against each other.
    • Justine Parks
      Justine Parks on 29 Aug 11
       
      Although improved efficiency is problematic it is something society needs to go through. Without improvement in technology the standard of living may stay at a hault.
    • Spencer Ortmyer
      Spencer Ortmyer on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think as technology continues to improve and effiency goes up, less people will have jobs because they are not needed in factories and places like that.
    • joel culp
      joel culp on 29 Aug 11
       
      Technology is going to take the place of people and there jobs alot faster then we expect. Its happening right now in front of our eyes...
    • Sam Gladfelter
      Sam Gladfelter on 29 Aug 11
       
      We are basically caught in a bad position. The population is continually growing and we are continually becoming more efficient.
    • Lauren McNamara
      Lauren McNamara on 29 Aug 11
       
      Technology and improved efficiency is a problem because it is cutting down on jobs. Less people are needed. So people are losing jobs, which means we need more jobs. Which means we are making more factories (which inturn means we're using more resources). Basically the whole thing is a vicious cycle that we need to find a solution to.
    • Andrew Velez
      Andrew Velez on 29 Aug 11
       
      With very few jobs in factories and a huge population this will cause many problems due to the machines being used are more efficient and much more cheaper over time.
    • Brooke Elicker
      Brooke Elicker on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with Jared. The smarter we get with our technology the less big businesses are going to need humans to run them. Factories can just have machines run by computers do the work that a human would do but for a lot less money.
    • sarah gardner
      sarah gardner on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think that we should come up with a solution for improved efficiency because thats something we can actually fix. We can't really control how many people live on the planet but we can make more factories to make more jobs for people but theres also the issue of global warming.
    • Walker May
      Walker May on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think there improved efficiency is very important although people need jobs.
    • Katie Komar
      Katie Komar on 29 Aug 11
       
      I feel as though efficiency and human population growth are closely linked together so it's no real surprise that they both effect the economy. More people = higher demand for products = higher efficiency, simple.
    • Taylor Slusser
      Taylor Slusser on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think that within improved profficiency we should create more jobs that don't have to deal with factories, instead of building more factories to have more jobs for peopple.
    • Jenna G
      Jenna G on 29 Aug 11
       
      Technology is a good thing but at the sametime it's a bad thing because with technology doing jobs that a person used to be doing the amount of jobs is going down.
    • Jessica Jasitt
      Jessica Jasitt on 29 Aug 11
       
      There are more factories today that use machines to do work which humans used to do. This means that many people that used to do those tasks, no longer have jobs. It's great that the jobs are getting done faster and thus more products can be made. It's also very problematic that people don't have jobs.
    • Katie Loughran
      Katie Loughran on 29 Aug 11
       
      The population will always be growing, so if there is poeple there that need a job you might as well just give them a job. I would rather have a job done right than have it done fast and have it done wrong.
    • Tori Gray
      Tori Gray on 29 Aug 11
       
      I think that although the factories are harming the environment, and now less people are needed to do the same jobs as before, if there is still going to be a population growth, you should just give the people jobs to do.
    • katie adams
      katie adams on 29 Aug 11
       
      We either need more environmentally responsible efficiency or a smaller population to reduce the nessesity for industry.
    • Katie Loughran
      Katie Loughran on 29 Aug 11
       
      The population will always be growing, so if there is poeple there that need a job you might as well just give them a job. I would rather have a job done right than have it done fast and have it done wrong.
    • Dalton Dietrich
      Dalton Dietrich on 29 Aug 11
       
      Technology has enabled us learn so much so why not let it teach us how to make enviromentally friendly factories, therefore creating work, which creates jobs, which creates a better economy.
    • Mason Gilbert
      Mason Gilbert on 29 Aug 11
       
      The extensive use of technology in factories is putting people out of work. Yes they are more efficent and cost much less, but still it is affecting our jobs.
    • Tyler Nelson
      Tyler Nelson on 29 Aug 11
       
      Maybe we should start hiring people to work at desalinization plants because it's sounds like we might be needing more of those soon.
    • Dorian Campisi
      Dorian Campisi on 29 Aug 11
       
      Both problems seem to come from population growth.
    • ian jara
      ian jara on 29 Aug 11
       
      the more efficient ways are created the less people are hired to do a job which mean high unemployment
    • Julia Ochiobi
      Julia Ochiobi on 29 Aug 11
       
      I feel like its a lose-lose situation. More factories provide jobs for the ever-growing population, but with more factories, theres more emission into the air which isn't good for the environment.
    • Jordan Christy
      Jordan Christy on 30 Aug 11
       
      As our knowledge of technology and developing more and better technology grows, the less jobs there will be for people. The people that design and build new and better technology are actually designing ways to eliminate jobs for people.
    • Ashley Mullinix
      Ashley Mullinix on 30 Aug 11
       
      It makes sense because it's cheaper to pay less people.
    • Aaron Diffenderfer
      Aaron Diffenderfer on 30 Aug 11
       
      I believe human labor is becoming out of date and soon machines may be able to handle most if not all of human responsibilities.
    • Adam Zech
      Adam Zech on 30 Aug 11
       
      Improved effitiency would cost more, and could put more americans in short term loses.
    • McKenna Harter
      McKenna Harter on 30 Aug 11
       
      I feel that the rise in population is taking away more resources but at the same time we could use the people for more factories and labor.
    • Sydney Strine
      Sydney Strine on 30 Aug 11
       
      Population growth is much more harmful to the economy, because overall the more people the more money. But improved efficiany will overall be a positive thing for our economy.
    • Cory Heathcote
      Cory Heathcote on 30 Aug 11
       
      Yea I agree with both of these, but more so the population part. With newer technology there still needs to be jobs for people that invent the machines, inspect them, and run them. There might be a little fewer jobs, but I dont think that this is a big of a problem as the population growth it's self.
  • But Gilding is actually an eco-optimist. As the impact of the imminent Great Disruption hits us, he says, “our response will be proportionally dramatic, mobilizing as we do in war. We will change at a scale and speed we can barely imagine today, completely transforming our economy, including our energy and transport industries, in just a few short decades.”
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 15 Jul 11
       
      Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?
    • Kwe Parker
      Kwe Parker on 29 Aug 11
       
      There will be a transformation of the economy within the next couple of decades, so I do agree. But, over the next century is when there will be a dramatic change. The rate of consumption and pollution isnt that high
    • Jared Williamson
      Jared Williamson on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree. As times change so does technology. People tend to learn from mistakes so if something we did causes a dramatic affect, somehow we will learn to improve so it doesnt happen again.
    • Mike Heilman
      Mike Heilman on 29 Aug 11
       
      There will be a change for the better, im just not sure it will come in the time or speed that he feels it will. a few short decades is still 20-30 year. i wouldnt call that speed
    • Connor Nixdorf
      Connor Nixdorf on 29 Aug 11
       
      I do agree with this statement because humans are very quick to adapt to their surrounding environment. Also no one will want to live any worse of a life that they already live so they will compete with others and not stop till it returns to normal.
    • Tyler Good
      Tyler Good on 29 Aug 11
       
      i agree because each day things get easier to do, and are able to be produced quicker. this rate is just going to keep growing into the future
    • Alison B
      Alison B on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree, there will be a transformation. Obvioiusly this lifestyle will not be sustained forever, there need to be changes made in order to keep things at such a high standard.
    • Justine Parks
      Justine Parks on 29 Aug 11
       
      i agree, i think people will change when change is needed. But, if we wait too long we have no other choice but to change and to change fast.
    • Sam Gladfelter
      Sam Gladfelter on 29 Aug 11
       
      I do agree with this. You will not change until you have to. For example, if you're floating down the river towards a waterfall in a boat made of money; you aren't getting out until the end. Once the problem is directly facing us and affecting Americans everyday, then we will change.
    • Lauren McNamara
      Lauren McNamara on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree with him that eventually we will change. But I think it would take some sort of crisis to motivate and mobilize people towards change because it will probably be costly.
    • Spencer Ortmyer
      Spencer Ortmyer on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree, the economy will be changing within the next couple of decades. I dont know if it will happen as fast as he is talking but I'm sure there will be a change.
    • joel culp
      joel culp on 29 Aug 11
       
      I completly agree. As stated in just a few short decades, nearly every aspect of our lives today will be changed drastically. From the most complex down to the simplest task. In time we will go about them completly differently. We may end up getting ourselves in such a bad state that we have no other option but to change the way we do things.
    • Mike Heilman
      Mike Heilman on 29 Aug 11
       
      I fell that there will be change, but not as fast as he hopes. a few short decades is still 20-30 years from now, and i dont think that would be a speedy rebound like this country has never seen before
    • Brooke Elicker
      Brooke Elicker on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree. I believe that we will make the improvements we need to bounce back. Hopefully when this situation comes up again in the future, people will be able to learn from our mistakes and stop the problem before it happens.
    • Spencer Ortmyer
      Spencer Ortmyer on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree, the economy will be changing within the next couple of decades. I dont think it will happen as fast as he is talking but im sure there will be some change.
    • Andrew Velez
      Andrew Velez on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree because it may happen slowly but it will surely happen in a short time because people will realize there mistakes.
    • sarah gardner
      sarah gardner on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree that our economy will have to make dramatic changes because if we don't our standard of living will drop greatly.
    • Taylor Slusser
      Taylor Slusser on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree. I think a lot of people are in denial about the state that our environment is in, so for those people it's going to be a big shock and a huge change for them.
    • Walker May
      Walker May on 29 Aug 11
       
      I somewhat agree, we can't prepare for something we don't know is going to happen. I mean I do think we need to find cleaner energy and things of that nature. I just think that sometime we act like "the worlds going to end" because of the things we do. Where in my opinion I think we will adapt with the changes that are being made and become more efficient.
    • Katie Komar
      Katie Komar on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree because it is not until people are faced with disaster that they find the will to change. Humans are far more adaptable than other speices meaning that we are capable of drastic changes when the need arises, but only when that need arises. Until that happens, no ones truely going to change because most people don't react to what they hear or see on tv.
    • katie adams
      katie adams on 29 Aug 11
       
      As humans we do have the ability to make the world around us adapt to us but if the change is emence I'm not sure if we can adapt quickly enough.
    • Dalton Dietrich
      Dalton Dietrich on 29 Aug 11
       
      I dont know that we will change all that quickly, because we have dug ourselves into an extremely deep hole. We need more resources, more jobs, and less natural resource consumption, all of which is gonna take an extremely long time to do.
    • Mason Gilbert
      Mason Gilbert on 29 Aug 11
       
      I dont see how we will manage to change so rapidly, because we are a people that does not like change. We like the normalcy of our everyday life, but the changes needed to help improve the sustinablitly will call for dramatic changes.
    • Dorian Campisi
      Dorian Campisi on 29 Aug 11
       
      I agree, because nobody will just sit back and allow themselves not to have food or water.
    • ian jara
      ian jara on 29 Aug 11
       
      i agree , because humanity has proven it self over and over what they can do, and just like in war we will do what ever we can do to what is needed
    • Dan Hunter
      Dan Hunter on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree with this statement but I can also see how people can be ignorant of the fact that we are running out of resources. When a society has a high standard of living people ignore things that may jeoparodize the luxuries they have. Denial is playing a huge roll in the loss of resources.
    • Ashley Mullinix
      Ashley Mullinix on 30 Aug 11
       
      I agree, because we do change things pretty quickly most of the time.
    • Aaron Diffenderfer
      Aaron Diffenderfer on 30 Aug 11
       
      I believe it's a true statement, but it could also be worse than what he said. If there are limited supplies some countries may actually turn to war so they have the supplies they need.
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    Biography of Rachel Carson by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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  • Did someone just remark that these impacts don’t stem from our population, but from our consumption?
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 02 Aug 11
       
      Why might our consumption of natural resources be more problematic in the future as countries like India and China become more developed?
  • It’s as though a geometry text were to propound the axiom that it is not length that determines the area of a rectangle, but width.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 02 Aug 11
       
      I think this is a great analogy for environmental problems in general. There are usually more than just one root cause for the problem. It's often multiple causes working in conjunction that create the issue. Thoughts?
  • It is precisely because our population is so large and growing so fast that we must care, ever more with each generation, how much we as individuals are out of sync with environmental sustainability.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 02 Aug 11
       
      Do you really think that your generation is more out of sync with environmental sustainability than your parents generation?
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  • Fresh water is now shared so thinly that the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) projects that in just 14 years two thirds of the world’s population will be living in countries facing water scarcity or stress. Half of the world’s original forests have been cleared for human land use, and UNEP warns that the world’s fisheries will be effectively depleted by mid-century. The world’s area of cultivated land has expanded by about 13 percent since its measurement began in 1961, but the doubling of world population since then means that each of us can count on just half as much land as in 1961 to produce the food we eat.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 02 Aug 11
       
      These figures suggest that we haven't been living sustainably on this planet for some time. Why is the Industrial Revolution often blamed for this nonsustainable lifestyle? Could the Agricultural Revolution be more at fault?
  • We can elevate the autonomy of women to make life-changing decisions for themselves. We can lower birth rates by assuring that women become pregnant only when they themselves decide to bear a child.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 02 Aug 11
       
      Is this easy to do? Are there countries/people groups whose culture will have to change in order for this to take place? How easy is it to change culture and whose culture is actually right?
  • Simultaneously, we need a swift transformation of energy, water, and materials consumption through conservation, efficiency, and green technologies.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 02 Aug 11
       
      How quickly is our country moving to green forms of energy? What/who is holding us back?
  • No human being has the right to consume forever more than any other.
    • Eric Webb
      Eric Webb on 02 Aug 11
       
      Do you agree with this statement?
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