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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:03 AM Original message |
Economic growth 'cannot continue' (to prevent global climate change) |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. Well... I guess that just plays right into their hands... Thanks |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. don't know if that's provable |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 12:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Find a way to continue economic growth without expending a lot of energy. |
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tclambert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
3. The truth is we're probably past the point of no return. |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
4. Excellent article - thanks for posting ... sorry that it will go over so many heads ... |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. What can you do when corporations elect and run the imperial government |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. But the APPLE TABLET is being released!!!!!!! |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. ...and it's so ecologically correct. |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
7. LOL |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. A growing economy is only necessary with a growing population |
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Imajika (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yeah, good luck selling that idea... |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I don't see how that has anything to do with it |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 01:48 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. The facts won't change just because you don't like them: |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. And governments and corporations need a growing population |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. While all living things on the planet-including us-need the reverse |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:08 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. We're not going to limit ourselves |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Then we all die. And sooner than we'd like to think |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. They are the right |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
15. Smoking cannot continue (if we want to prevent lung cancer) |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. Such horseshit |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Because that won't cause a whole new set of problems |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 01:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. If that's really how you feel, please consider joining the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Again, another easy answer |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. May be off topic... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. I gave my cats some swordfish the other day |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-26-10 09:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I just heard the repugs want 100 new nukes to power economic growth |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 09:44 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I see no conflict between any particular rate of economic growth and environmental responsibility |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-27-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. If global economic growth were 2% per year, for instance |
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