But the utilization of coal, oil, natural gas and uranium is the conversion and destruction of resources, and causes tragedy effects to the human and environment.

但煤炭、石油、天然气和铀的利用，是对资源的转换和毁灭，给人类和环境带来灾难性的后果。

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Although natural disasters may cause massive loss of human life and destruction of resources, they also present affected populations with a rare opportunity to access external resources.

虽然自然灾害会导致大规模的人员伤亡及财产损失，但也为受灾民众提供了获得外来援助的难得机会。

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But the flip side is the steady exhaustion of resources and destruction of the environment.

但是与所有增长相对立的是资源逐渐耗尽、环境日益恶化。

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If not,the thinking goes, then self-interest will lead to overuse and destruction of shared resources.

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President Daniel arap Moi of Kenya, who has spent 10 years chairing talks between the two sides, called on both parties to build on the breakthrough, urging them to consider the human suffering, destruction of resources and loss of life that would result from a continuation of the conflict.

BBC: Sudan told to seize chance for peace

Environmental groups have long complained that the WTO speeds the destruction of the world's forests and other resources by pressing its member nations to throw open their markets to increased trade.

CNN: Gore adviser proposes global environmental watchdog

In other words, they are a sort of savior-entity attempting to address the issue of scarcity and resource depletion by rescuing Earth (and Mars, as well as many other planets) from self-destruction by pooling our resources with a potentially unlimited number of other planets throughout the universe.

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