July 30, 1999
Life in the Lap of Luxury as Ecosystems Collapse
Have you ever asked yourself how much of the earth's surface is required to support you in the style to which you are accustomed? Every free-range dairy farmer knows, within a few square meters, how much pasture of a given quality is needed to support each of his cattle, and just how many head he can safely graze on the back forty. Similar questions, however, seldom come up in relation to people.
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