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The UN has a new report called Nature’s Dangerous Decline and it states that 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades, and this is more than ever before in human history. Have no fear, today on the show I will tell you how we can save Earth! As you probably know this isn’t Earth’s first extinction. Our planet has had 5 over its lifetime. Unlike past extinctions, caused by events like asteroid strikes, volcanic eruptions, and natural climate shifts, the current crisis is almost entirely caused by humans.Think about how big of a deal this is. Earth is 4.5 billion years old and it’s had 5 extinctions. We’ve only been around for a blink in the grand scheme of things and already we’ve managed to concoct our own mass extinction. I remember hearing about this in the 90s. Back then they were saying if we didn’t double the amount of green space available half of all animal life will be extinct in the next 50 years. It seemed really far fetched and apocalyptic, but it’s pretty close to be right on track. Audio used: Mogwai - Take Me Somewhere Nice, Excerpts from "Cowspiracy" available on Netflix http://www.cowspiracy.com/ Bill Nye the Science Guy - The Planet is on Fucking Fire!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFgBFYkBZ6E&list=LLD6vciM6vVGBhzNzerAG4Kg&index=4&t=0s