New Population Milestone Reached: 7 Billion People

First of all, wow--7 billion people. I knew we were approaching that number but I had no idea we had reached it already. To make a somewhat off-the-wall reference, if this planet suddenly exploded and all of its inhabitants died, the Jedi would really feel that one. Seriously, 7 billion people is pretty crazy. But enough nerdy rambling.

It amazes me to think that it's even possible for us to sustain that many people on our planet. But, we are beings of survival and determination--if there's any way to do it, I'm sure we'll figure it out. Hell, Jason Clay has already presented a pretty reasonable first step in his video on how big brands could save biodiversity. Instead of trying to tell everyone on the planet how to consume, or every producer how to produce, why not simply concentrate on the middle man?

Companies are the ones who push the products to us, the consumers. They are the one thing that links the two entities together. By having the companies themselves change, it could really make a big impact on how we consume the world's resources. Of course, as I believe is even said in the video, this is not enough. It's a huge first step, but it's not going to make everything peachy and clean--at least some input on our end is still needed.

Thankfully, as showcased in the Tribal Natural Resources video, some people are already doing their part. There are people who are actively working to help the environment and teach kids a few things on nature that I believe all of us should discover in some way. I'm a huge technology geek, as some of you may have noticed, but I still like to take at least a little time off to enjoy the little things. The digital world is a magnificent place, but even with all of the advances in technology, it doesn't hold a candle to the real world.

Which is why I think we should work to protect it. In the above video, it shows how technology can be used for more than just checking your Facebook on the go or playing Scrabble with someone from across the planet. Indians are using technology to help determine safe soils and effective growing treatments very quickly. This may even help save a species of plant from dying off entirely.


I urge anyone reading this to give those videos a watch. At the very least, you should be able to make it through Clay's video--it's more of an entertaining speech than an educational video--and you could learn a lot. After all, we are beings of information as much as we are beings of survival. We strive to learn and discover. It's in our nature. So put that nature to work and learn a little bit about saving the environment, yeah? Then you can tell your friends how cool you are because you saw something they didn't, urging them to watch it, too.

If nothing else, do it for the Jedi. They have more than enough to worry about without dealing with an entire planet running out of resources.

Next time: less Star Wars jokes, I promise.