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August 1 marked Earth Overshoot Day, the day that worldwide humanity will, in only seven months, have taken more resources from the earth than can be replenished within a single year. During a calendar year, the globe’s 7.6 billion residents consume through overfishing and overharvesting forests more than earth can replace and emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than ecosystems can absorb...