Jared Diamond - The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and his...

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The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we are gradually exhausting our fisheries, our topsoil, our water. On top of that, we're coming to the end of world resources.

Jared Diamond

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die Vereinigten Staaten haben sich lange als das Land der unendlichen Fülle angesehen, und historisch hatten wir reichlich Ressourcen. Aber jetzt erschöpfen wir allmählich unsere Fischerei, unseren Mutterboden, unser Wasser. Darüber hinaus kommen wir zum Ende der Ressourcen der Welt.

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