This downer of a holiday keeps getting earlier every year

Grist
By Kate YoderAug 8, 2016, 5:21 pm129 pts
When it comes to gobbling up natural resources, we humans are exceptionally gifted. Monday, August 8, is Earth Overshoot Day, a downer of a holiday that keeps creeping up earlier on our calendars, arriving five days earlier than last year. The Global Footprint Network tracks the point in the year when…

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