Post #2804301
2026-04-21 15:50 UTC
“The average new born American, according to the Institute for Mineral Information, will consume in their life time (77.9 years): 12,614 kg of iron ore, 2297 kg of aluminum (bauxite), 424 kg of copper, 389 kg of lead, 212 kg of zinc, 45.4 g of gold, 17,526 kg of cement, 14,876 kg of salts, 7,667.5 kg of phosphate rock, 5,795 kg of clays, 494.4 million tonnes of stone, sand, and gravel, 18,374 kg of other minerals and metals, 230 tonnes of coal, 240.1 toe… (2/3)
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@btschumy@mas.to 2026-04-21 15:50
of petroleum and 163.3 toe of natural gas.” That’s a lot of consumption. The Earth can’t support this. (3/3) @Christo_459@mastodon.me.uk
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@Christo_459@mastodon.me.uk 2026-04-22 09:12
@btschumy@mas.to If that's one new born American , what does a trillionaire consume?