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Jefferson23

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Sun May 4, 2014, 12:31 PM May 2014

(2014) "Noam Chomsky": The Anthropocene Period and its Challenges

For Noam Chomsky the edge is literal and deadly as he looks into the present and predicted future consequences of how humans in industrial society "Anthropocene Period" are impacting our environment and ecosystems which is increasingly having more extensive and rapid effects to our world. We as always have a choice, as a commons to let this continue or we can we can be the forces of change.



video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Axdrh9F3Kqo#t=147

Noam Chomsky who was on of several speakers who spoke at the 10th. Annual Pen World of Voices Festival held April 28, 2014 http://worldvoices.pen.org/event/2014....

Filmed in The Great Hall, The Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003 on April 28, 2014 at the 2014 PEN World Voices Festival. Some of the globe's most prominent thinkers each, in turn, brought their enthusiasm for societal improvement to the stage for a short oration http://worldvoices.pen.org/event/2014...

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(2014) "Noam Chomsky": The Anthropocene Period and its Challenges (Original Post) Jefferson23 May 2014 OP
Look to the Amurikan far right to continue to ignore the voice of reason and promote indepat May 2014 #1
Did Chomsky make a prediction about when the miracle will end? Are we in the last quarter? DhhD May 2014 #2
The planet Earth, transformed by humanity; Water in the Anthropocene. DhhD May 2014 #3
Thank you for the link. n/t Jefferson23 May 2014 #4

indepat

(20,899 posts)
1. Look to the Amurikan far right to continue to ignore the voice of reason and promote
Sun May 4, 2014, 12:40 PM
May 2014

policies and actions which endanger the continuance of human life on this planet, all at the behest of and profit for the plutocrats. :patriot

DhhD

(4,695 posts)
2. Did Chomsky make a prediction about when the miracle will end? Are we in the last quarter?
Sun May 4, 2014, 01:49 PM
May 2014

Seems like scientists are saying that temperature rise is happening a lot faster than was first evaluated.

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