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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Looking toward mankind&#039;s relationship with and use of natural resources (whether fossil fuels, water, air, or otherwise), one serious question we all must ask is whether humanity has &lt;a href=&quot;http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/2604#more&quot;&gt;overshot&lt;/a&gt;. Whether&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mankind has exceeded the carrying capacity of its habitat and will have to face some sort of adjustment to go back into balance with it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Was Malthus right? Are there, simply, limits beyond which we can&#039;t go beyond in a sustainable fashion?  And, if we&#039;ve exceeded those limits -- if we&#039;ve facing &lt;em&gt;Overshoot&lt;/em&gt; -- what can we do about it? &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:19:43 -0600</pubDate>
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