"You can't wake a person pretending to sleep."

The most interesting thing I read about was the article about 7 Billion people concerned with world resources in Nigeria and across the world. The article opens with a young woman who names her child "Enough" when a nurse looks down upon her interest in how many children she wishes to have. Though, this is not just a prevalent issue within Nigeria; the article later points out how this is a globe-wide issue. Basically, overpopulation is becoming a social and economic crisis within itself. It is fascinating to comprehend the fact that for every 955 girls, there are 1,000 boys born in the United States. The article continues to discuss how over-populated China is, being the most populous country in the world. Being that they are so overly populated, they insist on their "one-child policy" which I have discussed in past blog posts. Hopefully the US does not drop the bomb on us that we have to restrict ourselves to a certain amount of children. During the Tribal Natural Resources documentary, tells the story of the group of people who worked together in order to restore and fund tribal natural resources primarily in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. They had specific goals that included the help from students, faculty, and professionals to shape the actions of this 5 year long project. These people claim that there is an intense spiritual and religious connection that connects them to their land. Farmers are certainly trying to increase food supply. This documentary basically describes the experience of Native Americans reconnecting with their land and nature. Within Jason Clay's talk "How Big Brands can help biodiversity," I was able to see how biodiversity is an important global issue. Given the examples he describes, I was able to interpret the fact that biodiversity provides us with things that are essential and what we need to survive. It is astonishing to see that by 2050, we are going to have 9billion people and consume billions more than we do now. No matter how much we bring up productivity and efficiency, it will most likely never be enough. We need to practice "going green" in order to save the future of our store's shelves.