One area of concern for the next seven years is the environment - especially global warming. Every day, there's a new headline about the rate of global warming. Its effects on our lives will be felt more and more over the next few years. Will we recognize the places we live now?
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Global Warming - Not So Bad?
Fri, November 18, 2005 - 1:00 PMi mean, won't it be cool to see the development of underwater cities?? -
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Re: Global Warming - Not So Bad?
Fri, November 18, 2005 - 2:53 PMUnderground cities you mean. Think "A Boy and his Dog" and "THX 1138". And check out these underground refuges:
www.diefenbunker.ca/
www.timesonline.co.uk/article...,00.html
www.wired.com/wired/archi.../suburb.html
Then there are the luxury accomodations of Coober Pedy!
www.desertcave.com.au/gallery.htm nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3299120
Apparently, when their environment is threatened, human beans burrrow. -
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thank you especially for that wired article
Fri, November 18, 2005 - 8:09 PMi'm totally psyched! :)
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Re: The Environment
Thu, March 30, 2006 - 11:46 AMLast night I went to a lecture about natural disasters and global warming. The speaker was saying that we (the public) are not even getting all of the gloomy news related to global warming. It is actually much worse than what is being reported, and it is happening much faster than scientists predicted. From the projections I saw, it looks like we have roughly 5-15 years, before it really kicks in. We definitely need to prepare. Establishing communities that work without fossil fuels is going to be challenging, but it seems like it is what must be done. The forecast looks very gloomy, so we must find a way to prepare, if we want to survive. It looks like at least 24% of all terrestial species will go extinct. I can't speak for how many aquatic species will as well, but the numbers are bound to be huge with the destruction of coral reefs because of the warming of the oceans. We need to take action, now! -
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Re: The Environment
Thu, March 30, 2006 - 11:59 AMHis name is Tom Athanasiou and he has been reporting on the environment for years.
Here is an interview with him:
www.alternet.org/story/14408/
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