{"id":19310,"date":"2016-06-17T11:34:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=19310"},"modified":"2016-06-17T11:34:45","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T15:34:45","slug":"state-earth-50-years-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/state-earth-50-years-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"The State Of The Earth In 50 Years [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We often talk in general terms about the impact of current choices and practices on the planet&#8230; but what specific effects will our current actions have on the future Earth? This infographic from ReusethisBag.com and our friends at Nowsourcing digs into what the world might look like in 50 years based (largely) on our current rates of <a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/2015\/05\/21\/us-leads-world-in-clean-energy-electric-vehicles-and-high-energy-consumption\/\" target=\"_blank\">consumption<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/the-story-of-our-waste\/\" target=\"_blank\">waste production<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the details shared in this infographic, and tell us what you think. Is this a fairly accurate representation of what we&#8217;re setting future generations up for?<\/p>\n<p><b>++ Click to Enlarge Image ++<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reusethisbag.com\/reusable-bag-infographics\/state-of-the-earth-in-50-years.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/static.reusethisbag.com\/images2\/articles\/state-of-the-earth-50years.png\" alt=\"State of the Earth in 50 Years\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSource:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reusethisbag.com\/reusable-bag-infographics\/state-of-the-earth-in-50-years.php\">Reusethisbag.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will the planet look like in 50 years? 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