here is a website that gives very sobering statistics on where the Earth is headed and it aint pretty. some environmental stats forest loss in hectares this year ....9,688,995 desert land formed due to mismanagement (acres) this year... 12,649,540 productive land loss through soil erosion (hectares) this year.... 5,382,795 some health stats underweight kids right now.....180,000,000 hungry people right now.....273,750,000 dollars, spent on diet in the USA this year.....29,013,985,144 (this number changes so fast you cant really specify an amount) also lists several other stats, including estimated oil comsumption this year at 4.3 billion barrels. very enlightning site http://worldometers.info/
