The earth’s non-renewable resources are not going to last forever (hence, the reason for calling them “non-renewable”). Here are some interactives that show long each one has left:
Global resources stock check is from The BBC.
What Will Be Left Of The Earth’s Non-Renewable Resources? is from Information Is Beautiful.
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July 26, 2012 at 1:29 am
Fascinating, Larry! Thanks for your tireless work!
August 28, 2012 at 9:35 pm
fab post… Any info about where the ‘information is beautiful’ folks got numbers from?
August 28, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Sorry, I don’t. But they do their infographics for The Guardian and are very reliable.