In reality, consumption of all three resources has been increasing.

The consumption of cotton increased by 5.7% over the past five years while the economic growth rate was 7%.

Consumption of water should increase with temperature or an individual's physical activity.

Consumption of alcohol increased by 30% from 1995 to 2005.

At the same time, Chinese consumption has increased global demand over the last year.

Consumption of popcorn has increased by more than 50 percent in the past 10 years.

From 2000 to 2005, Africa's consumption of coal increased by about 12%.

Between 1961 and 2002, per capita consumption of rice increased by 40%.

"There are statistics showing that consumption increased by 800 percent between 1970 and 1989."

Consumption of meat in China, for example, is increasing rapidly.