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AikidoSoul

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6. It's much worse than you think. See the recent study funded by the National Science Foundation

Tue May 3, 2016, 11:56 AM

May 2016

The National Science Foundation just released a study saying that we are quickly losing oxygen in the oceans and earth and will see major depletion in 13 or 14 years. That's in our lifetime. See my post with the title:

" The stupid fuckers wouldn't listen -- so let them asphixiate along with their families, pets and ocean and land animals, and eventually the whole world."

I belong to a group called Collaborative for Health and the Environment who say that "inertia" got us where we are. I would add "greed". I wished that those nearly four thousand members were activists, but they insist that they can't be scientists if they are activists. When they start losing the ability to breathe, I wonder if that will change.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/nsf-ept042916.php

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Nothing is as important as climate change [View all] skip fox May 2016 OP

Not to be too contrarian, because you're right about the importance... Wounded Bear May 2016 #1

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I totally agree with you... tex-wyo-dem May 2016 #41

As well as Clinton's. seekthetruth May 2016 #2

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not this shit again. maxsolomon May 2016 #32

Yes, this shit again.... seekthetruth May 2016 #39

i note that you didn't provide the quote, because he didn't say that. maxsolomon May 2016 #42

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Distortions? seekthetruth May 2016 #46

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As posted multiple times elsewhere on DU: maxsolomon May 2016 #57

He said positive things about Hillary. seekthetruth May 2016 #58

FFS maxsolomon May 2016 #59

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As a teacher at a college, I realize how hard it is to get through skip fox May 2016 #4

I ask people that if they were told by 97 doctors that they needed Kelvin Mace May 2016 #28

I generally agree but I would say that US foreign economic policy is more important because bjo59 May 2016 #5

It's much worse than you think. See the recent study funded by the National Science Foundation AikidoSoul May 2016 #6

Chasing Ice CrispyQ May 2016 #15

There was a challenge to the claim of atmospheric oxygen loss by Bernardo de La Paz AikidoSoul May 2016 #17

Hey, you don't have the courtesy to PM me when you mention me Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #47

YOU were the one claiming atmospheric oxygen loss. I called you on your *mistake* Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #49

What other threads have you posted against me and mentioned my name without PMing me? Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #51

Of course that's hyperbole The2ndWheel May 2016 #7

I would say that bluegopher May 2016 #9

Nothing we were doing before 2000 was sustainable either The2ndWheel May 2016 #10

I wouldn't suggest that an election could "fix" the problem, skip fox May 2016 #13

Perhaps you mean the anxiety skip fox May 2016 #11

Unless the administration makes climate change "top priority" NT AikidoSoul May 2016 #18

And now these jokers are even tracking "the environmentalist left"! skip fox May 2016 #8

Curious...when did "Global Warming" change to "Climate Change" and why?nt clarice May 2016 #12

Good question and it deserves a good answer with dates &c. skip fox May 2016 #14

Thank you....good explanation.nt clarice May 2016 #16

More like "20+ years ago" (n/t) Spider Jerusalem May 2016 #37

Because warming doesn't do JUST warming, it has the potential to create huge storms AikidoSoul May 2016 #19

Scary.nt clarice May 2016 #20

A better, more scientific answer than mine. skip fox May 2016 #22

You do not comprehend the paper. It makes NO CLAIM about loss of atmospheric oxygen Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #50

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We did not nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #48

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