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G_j

(40,367 posts) Mon May 6, 2019, 10:01 AM May 2019

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THIS should be the top story for every news outlet on the planet [View all]

And it might be fair to say, the most important story of our lives..

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/06/human-society-under-urgent-threat-loss-earth-natural-life-un-report

Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural life

Scientists reveal one million species at risk of extinction in damning UN report

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THIS should be the top story for every news outlet on the planet [View all] G_j May 2019 OP

Get thee to the greatest page malaise May 2019 #1

8 billion humans burning, cutting, building, consuming, killing, overfishing riverine May 2019 #2

I disagree. AZ8theist May 2019 #6

It all reminds me of a study Curtis May 2019 #24

+1. John Calhoun's Mouse Utopia Experiment dalton99a May 2019 #43

Ooh, Delphinus May 2019 #45

We are really screwing up donkeypoofed May 2019 #3

BIGLY! ...Also, SkyDaddy7 May 2019 #48

And the main topic every political rally. nt jalan48 May 2019 #4

K&R!!! 2naSalit May 2019 #5

K&R Kurt V. May 2019 #7

Get thee to the Greatest Threads page. This is a critical issue NOW. nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #8

Most of our mass media needs to be pushed to extinction. nt hay rick May 2019 #9

Sent that out to my email list early this morning. Duppers May 2019 #10

And So Many Don't Want a Woman in Charge Because They Might Mess Things Up... dlk May 2019 #11

Well, you're not cheering me up, that's for sure. PatrickforO May 2019 #12

The mass extinction event in progress is associated with global climate change PufPuf23 May 2019 #13

If Planet Earth is lucky... llmart May 2019 #14

Earth deosn't care about any living thing. It's the Honey Badger. Kaleva May 2019 #27

The reality is there is no "moral arc" to the universe misanthrope May 2019 #30

In the grand scheme of things, nothing matters in the long run. Kaleva May 2019 #35

I think Dems need to run on this in 2020. If you want young people to vote, this will do it. KPN May 2019 #15

Yep. What we are doing to our precious planet - so frightening. calimary May 2019 #16

Agreed! G_j May 2019 #18

That's not the way humans operate misanthrope May 2019 #31

Climate is also a social justice issue. klook May 2019 #17

Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural life saidsimplesimon May 2019 #19

Reminds of all those futuristic PatSeg May 2019 #20

Yeah, but they're eggheads misanthrope May 2019 #33

AND besides, PatSeg May 2019 #41

The royal baby will make it all better Bob Loblaw May 2019 #21

I laughed at the absurdity of that quip True Dough May 2019 #38

Shame on us all. debsy May 2019 #22

The article doesn't focus on why Moral Compass May 2019 #23

It includes population as part problem G_j May 2019 #25

i don't think this is accurate. It's over consumption mostly. Kurt V. May 2019 #32

It's more of a distribution problem Kaleva May 2019 #36

thnx for the tip. a quick google search shows food waste is a huge problem Kurt V. May 2019 #40

There wouldn't be starvation or undernourishment anywhere in the world.. Kaleva May 2019 #44

Was covered on M$NBComcast malaise May 2019 #26

Thank you! mtnsnake May 2019 #28

Nothing in the report is revelatory misanthrope May 2019 #29

Earth remakes itself Martin Eden May 2019 #47

Kick and recommend. The collapse of bronxiteforever May 2019 #34

K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 spanone May 2019 #37

this is heartbreaking johannsyah May 2019 #39

"Immigration?" This is nothing misanthrope May 2019 #42

The Rapture and End of Days is coming soon Martin Eden May 2019 #46

Now G_j May 2019 #49

Biodiversity was just fine a mere 12,000 years ago. What happened since then? The_jackalope May 2019 #50

American Goobers... Eyeball_Kid May 2019 #51

The solution is simple. The_jackalope May 2019 #52