SPEAKING POINTS - Footprint Network



September 25 2009: Earth Overshoot Day

SUPPORTING GRAPHICS and VISUALS

1. Running on Empty: human demand vs. nature’s supply

2. Overshoot Day and Planet Size

3. Earth Deficits: How Nations Compare

4. Flash Web graphic: Earth Overshoot Day countdown clock -- How quickly are we using up

nature’s budget?

1. Running on Empty: Human Demand vs. Nature’s Supply

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2. Overshoot Day and Planet Size

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Graphic source: Info Grafik

3. Earth Deficits: How nations compare

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Graphic source: Info Grafik

4. Flash Web graphic; Shows how much we have used of nature’s annual budget each day; updates daily. (Embed code provided below.)

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For any inquiries about Earth Overshoot Day, please contact:

Nicole Achs Freeling

Communications Manager

nicole@

tel.: +1-510-839-8879 x 302 (-0800 GMT)

mobile: +1-415-577-9282

or

Pati Poblete

Communications Director

pati@

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Global Footprint Network is committed to a world where all people have the opportunity to live satisfying lives within the means of one planet. The organization is working make ecological limits a central factor in policy and decision-making by advancing use of the Ecological Footprint, a measure of how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what. See for more information about overshoot, Global Footprint Network, and the Ecological Footprint.

For more information about Earth Overshoot Day, visit earthovershootday

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