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Gregorian

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2. The future is history.

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 01:29 PM

Sep 2012

People have no idea just how large these things we're changing are. What I mean is, the effects of our actions are far far far greater than people realize.

We did what we had to do in the Berlin airlift, BUT just how many tons of CO2 were released into the atmosphere for just that one thing? And that was puny in comparison to the rest of our actions since. Like the Iraq invasion. I estimated over a billion gallons of fuel was used in that counterproductive mess.

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I was scared about global warming before I read this.... CherokeeDem Sep 2012 #1

The future is history. Gregorian Sep 2012 #2

and it continues..the us military uses more fuel than anyone..more than many countries..for what?nt xiamiam Sep 2012 #3

+1 stuntcat Sep 2012 #4

After graduating as a mechanical engineer, I got a subscription to Design News. Gregorian Sep 2012 #5

I like most of what you've said here. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #6

Can you point to his statement GliderGuider Sep 2012 #7

Here's the quote from him. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #11

I have no ability to affect the outcome either (he did say "I", not "we") GliderGuider Sep 2012 #12

I could have misread him, perhaps. AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #13

You'd be surprised. GliderGuider Sep 2012 #16

I'm also a witness. FedUpWithIt All Sep 2012 #17

We can't all be politicians. Ghost Dog Sep 2012 #19

I am trying to find where the best place would be Mojorabbit Sep 2012 #18

"unless we take swift and urgent action" GliderGuider Sep 2012 #8

Ahem: XemaSab Sep 2012 #9

Pretty much. GliderGuider Sep 2012 #10

Aw, shucks, I'm speechless! hatrack Sep 2012 #14

It strikes me in the same way that the final extraordinary NHC warning before Katrina did hatrack Sep 2012 #15