1. Human Consequences “We do not inherit the earth from ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” - Native American Proverb Blue Marble (planet earth), Woodley Wonderworks, 9/15/10
2. Deforestation Trash and waste Factory Farming Overpopulation Human Consequences Human activities impact survival YOU are a problem or a solution!
3. Quickly disappearing 64,000 sq. miles a year *1 80% Natural forests already lost *1 70% Earths animals live in forests *1 Deforestation FACTS IMG_4882.JPG, Mark Plummer, 3/6/07
4. Wildlife looses space and habitat 421 endangered species live in National forests *5 Increase in global warming *1 Deforestation IMPACT Deforestation, Nathanael Boehm, 4/2/10
5. Deforestation Be a solution! Plant a tree…or many Use less and recycle Donate time/money to protection groups LEARN MORE: NativeForest.org SierraClub.org Go plant a tree, Mike Bitzenhofer, 4/17/09
6. 248,000,000 TONS of bottles and jars *2 =4.5 lb per person per day 40,000,000,000 Plastic utensils per year *3 1,000,000 Plastic Bags every MINUTE *4 Trash FACTS There was this much along the entire coast, Malingering, 11/16/06
7. Bottled water not as clean *2 Pollution *2 Loss of Space Unhealthy for animals *2 Trash IMPACT Bottled Water Isle, Ely Cefeliz, 9/16/09
8. Minimize consumption Resist single use items Eliminate plastic bags RECYCLE = <waste, >$ Compost table scraps Trash Be a solution! LEARN MORE: StoryOfStuff.com
9. 12x18 up to 6 chickens*6 Close quarters = >Disease + < Quality *6 Dangerous pesticide amounts *7 Bee population declining *8 Factory Farming FACTS
10. Lower food quality and higher risks *6 Antibiotics and growth hormones *6 Pesticides Higher pollution and land destruction < bees = < produce Factory Farming IMPACT Peligro, Jerry Burke, 6/28/05
11. Factory Farming Be a solution! Check labels Buy local in season produce Buy organic Plant a garden Do not use pesticides Organic Redwood Apples, Yestia, 11/3/07 LEARN MORE: SustainableTable.org AnimalVegatableMiracle.com
12. 310,414,124+ Population of U.S. 2010 *9 Up to 500,000,000 projected by 2050 *10 Birth every 7 seconds *9 Overpopulation FACTS Slums in Rio de Janero, Brazil, World Resources, 7/2/07
13. Finite amount of resources More pavement = loss of wildlife Greater pollution Increases impact in all previous areas Overpopulation IMPACT
14. Overpopulation Be a solution! Smaller family size Use and promote renewable resources Carpool or use efficient transportation LEARN MORE: PopulationConnection.org Green Ideas, Mickey Aldridge, 10/8/08 via Flickr under Attribution License
15. Human activities impact survival Make a change Don’t be a problem, BE A SOLUTION! Human Consequences LEARN MORE: StoryOfStuff.com SubstainableTable.com SierraClub.org AnimalVegatableMiracle.com NativeForest.org PopulationConnection.org
17. Citation Unless stated otherwise, ALL pictures were uploaded via Flickr under the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License Un-listed pictures (in order of appearance): Suburban Squalor, Kevin H 8/2/09 Broiler chickens raised for slaughter, Farm Sanctuary, 1/3/08 Log truck, Curtis Perry 9/23/05 So. Many. People., angwe23, 11/4/08 Recycle_DC.jpg, Kevin Rosseel9/23/07 via Morguefile free license Recycle, Enokson, 2/24/10 Foie Gras Production 6, Farm Sanctuary, 9/17/06 Pigs in gestation crates, Farm Sanctuary, 1/3/08 European Honey Bee Touching Down, Autan, 5/27/07 Food Inc., elycefeliz, 11/20/09 Winter Fall, Phil Thomas, 4/10/09 Giving it up for GAS, Mike Bitzenhofer, 5/22/08 Blue Marble, acbo, 11/29/07 Live earth, bernissimo 7/7/07
