Earth Day: Colonialism´s role in the overexploitation of natural resources
(WorldNews Environment)

Much of the devastation of our globe`s natural resources traces its origins to early colonialism. These relationships continue to define the extraction of resources that severely impact ecosystems. We are currently experiencing the worst environmental crisis in human history, including a `biological annihilation` of wildlife and dire risks for the future of human civilization. The scale of that environmental devastation has increased drastically in recent years. Mostly to blame are anthropogenic, or human-generated factors, including the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil. Other industries like gem and mineral mining also destroy the world´s ecological sustainability, leading to...