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Originally Posted by GreenEarthAl
We live in an imaginary fantasy that says eternal growth is sustainable. We live there because wealth concentrationists benefit from us being there. If everyone can close their eyes and plug their ears and sing la la la really loud we can get back to believing that the GDP can grow forever, population can grow forever, resource extraction can grow forever, and "economic development" and industrialization can continue on their merry way. Don't you worry. If you can just hang tight through a little more oceanic acidification and a few million inconsequential species disappearing from the earth, one day it IS ALL GONNA TRICKLE DOWN! OH MAN IS IT GONNA TRICKLE DOWN! (party!)
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I never did give you proper credit for such an astute observation. Consider it given even if it is a half a year late.
Fast forward to 2013......
Climate assessment delivers a grim overview
"Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present," the report says. "Americans are noticing changes all around them. Summers are longer and hotter, and periods of extreme heat last longer than any living American has ever experienced. Winters are generally shorter and warmer."