“ If all the seven billion people on the planet find access to the comforts and conveniences that an average American citizen has, we would need four and a half planets to sustain us. But we have only one. We are surviving only because there is a disproportionate situation. ”
Source: Book: A Tree Can Save The World; page: 8
Categories: Nature
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