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In reply to the discussion: Honestly, is there hope for the human race? What say you DU? [View all]Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)Europe also has planning and development policies that protect "greenbelt" and arable land (unlike most of the USA).
And we probably deserve our own doom anyway. But have you been paying attention? Did you notice the weather, this past year? Or, right now? Unseasonably warm in most of North America (and record low temperatures on forfucksake SAN DIEGO where it's been below freezing, which is unheard of), record highs and wildfires in Australia, blizzards in the UK, extreme and noticeable changes in weather patterns and climate are observable pretty much everywhere. Somehow the words "too little, too late" come to mind (sure, we can mitigate some of the effects, but we've probably reached a tipping point, and I don't really see a major lifestyle change happening for most people).