As a collective, we consume more natural resources than the planet can replenish and in the last 45 years, our demand for these resources has doubled. (tinyhousebuild.com)
Not to mention that to make disposable diapers it is actually using up far more natural resources. (the-cloth-diaper-connection.com)
Similarly, the best economic rationale for simple living is not that it leaves more natural resources on the plate for others, but that it increases our capacity to give. (religion-online.org)