This is the theory that life is not merely a surface scum which clings to the outside of planet Earth, but that living things, in the form of so-called extremophile bacteria which can tolerate infernal heat, penetrate several kilometres into the planet's interior.
That is the fundamentalism that cannot continue, because it is not operating in balance and collaboration with the living thing called the Earth.
Recognition was given to the fact that human activity had driven the planet into a new epoch, the Anthropocene, in which many Earth-system processes and the living fabric of ecosystems are now dominated by human activities.
Now, after decades of living in one of the most dangerous places on Earth, millions of Colombians enjoy normal lives, a growing economy and political stability.
These moguls have made significant commitments to the environment, whether through investment in technology, commitment to earth-friendly living or simply by raising the world's environmental awareness.
It is a crudely drawn yet beautifully rendered story of a man and a girl who find peace living in the treetops, away from darkness of the earth.
Whatever Immelt and his customers think of the thesis that the Earth is in the balance, they know they are going to be living in a world of high energy prices, caps on greenhouse gases and ever tighter environmental regulations.
"With only a small variation in fertility, particularly in the more populous countries, the total could be higher: 10.6 billion people could be living on Earth by 2050 and more than 15 billion in 2100, " says the Population Division of the U.N.
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However, aside from a lack of gravity, Logan says high radiation is the real hurdle for living and procreating in low earth orbit and beyond.
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Living organisms have been found even in apparently inhospitable regions of the Earth, like the driest deserts or Antarctica, or near thermal vents in the black depths of the ocean.
But death visits those in La Chureca and other pockets of hell on Earth daily, even for the living, and the primary source of this pain is financially rooted.
When we talk about the Earth Charter, we're talking about a sustainable way of life and living in a way that promotes sustainable living.
Nitrogen is by far the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere but most of it stays aloof in a form which living things can't use.
If you go out from Earth up into space, you see our entire planet is a living organism - be it in the sea with all the fish, on the land with all the reptiles and mammals and insects, but the way man is behaving at the moment needs attention.
In the living room, two wool-covered dog beds take center stage, flanking the central wooden bench along with earth-toned couches.
We want to keep the Earth in about the same shape we found it, so that most of us can keep living here.
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