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Gregorian

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15. You are dead wrong about #1.

Reply to wtmusic (Reply #13)

Fri May 3, 2013, 11:31 AM

May 2013

And since that is THE source, it is the most important place to put our efforts. (This, along with the obvious need for renewable energy sources.)

I'm addressing a serious issue that is all but ignored in ALL of these discussions. I will not shut my mouth about it either.

Furthermore, since energy is only a part of the problem that results from having billions of people, even if we do have renewable resources, we still have to address deforestation, depleted fisheries, and all of the rest, which are a result of the massive population. You can't ignore it away by calling it names. And also, there are yet another few billion to arrive soon, unless we get a handle on this.

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Ex-Antinuke Activist: Renewables Have "Not a Hope in Hell" of Solving Warming Problem Alone [View all] wtmusic May 2013 OP

Even if they did, the problem is far bigger than carbon emissions. Gregorian May 2013 #1

No worries, mate pscot May 2013 #2

The warming problem is entirely due to carbon emissions. nt wtmusic May 2013 #9

And carbon emissions are entirely due to billions of people burning fossil fuel. Gregorian May 2013 #12

This Misattributed Source game is always fun. wtmusic May 2013 #13

Or you could say that 1 and 2 are both impossible GliderGuider May 2013 #14

You are dead wrong about #1. Gregorian May 2013 #15

I'm very interested in how you plan to modify wtmusic May 2013 #17

The difference between a market dominated by cprise May 2013 #3

Don't you love how anyone whatsoever can be a "Ex-antinuke activist" and get paid for it? kristopher May 2013 #4

Interesting caraher May 2013 #5

Indeed, we can't even deny the establishment things like cprise May 2013 #6

Renewables don't have investors? wtmusic May 2013 #8

Do you have any class awareness cprise May 2013 #10

Help me differentiate between rich investor-elves wtmusic May 2013 #11

That's because it's not a problem. It's a dilemma - a whole different animal. hatrack May 2013 #7

More than 35% of U.S. Public Transit Buses Use Alternative Fuels or Hybrid Technology CreekDog May 2013 #16