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# As Consumerism Spreads, Earth Suffers
- URL: https://www.dashhouse.com/2005125as-consumerism-spreads-earth-suffers-html/
- Published: 2005-01-25T15:46:06.000Z
- Updated: 2022-08-15T15:35:04.000Z
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Blog, Life, #DashHouseCom, #wp

[This article](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/01/0111%5F040112%5Fconsumerism.html?ref=dashhouse.com) is a year old, but it’s still relevant:

> Approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide now belong to the “consumer class”