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People on Earth use 1.64 times more natural resources than is sustainable.

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Higher demand for cheap goods

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Money-focused companies don't care about damaging other countries' land

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More goods => better quality of life and longer lifespans

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Product designers create planned obsolescence - goods designed for the dump (e.g. invalid computer parts)

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Advertisers create perceived obsolescence - customers believe they need an updated version (e.g. skinny/wide shoe heel)

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Release of harmful gases into the atmosphere

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Poorer people's desperation to find work makes it easier for developed countries to externalize costs.

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Impoverished people don't have time to learn about the environment.

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There was a misconception that that burning dead grasslands is more efficient than livestock herding.

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Desertification - lands become barren

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99% of the stuff we buy is trashed within 6 months, creating a need for more

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The U.S releases more than 4 billion pounds of pollution a year.

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Over-extraction of natural resources like wood and oils

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America uses 30% of the world's resources.

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A lack of basic science knowledge may be preventing us from discovering new solutions.

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Workers in other countries provide the metal, plastic, assembly labor, and other inputs to make radios (for example).

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More people leads to a greater need for resources and products, increasing humans' impact on Earth.

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Consumers buy lots of cheap goods, and factories mass produce to meet demand

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Because people are in need of jobs, they work at factories where pollutants are being released into the air.