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Junkdrawer

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10. Thanks. I've always been a family man.

Reply to Jamastiene (Reply #9)

Thu May 9, 2013, 10:48 PM

May 2013

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As for Leaders and our plight: Seems like every 4 or so years the IPCC scientists work and rework the numbers to give leaders a scenario where, if we concentrate our efforts, we escape by the skin of our teeth. The leaders then ignore the recommendations, move in the OPPOSITE direction and then ask the IPCC to sharpen their pencils and give them another way out.

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