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Environment & Energy

nolabels

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15. Bingo!

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 12:54 PM

Jun 2014

As much as we are born to cooperate, it's probably just same gene on the other side of coin that brings out the selfishness.

I have seen the enemy, and he is us.

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If we've added 4 billion in the last 40 years and it's going to take us 86 years tularetom Jun 2014 #8

The problem is solving itself Fearless Jun 2014 #18

The root cause of our biggest problems. earthside Jun 2014 #9

yep. Well said......and KnR to this whole thread BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #21

Republicans have a solution. Free market, law of the jungle, everyone for themselves! Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #10

People aren't hungry or thirsty because hughee99 Jun 2014 #11

Money issue too. It's very complicated. But let's distribute condoms along with all that food. Auggie Jun 2014 #12

I think of what you describe as somewhat different - the first of two speed bumps, if you will hatrack Jun 2014 #13

The OP suggested we've already gone beyond our resources because so many hughee99 Jun 2014 #14

Carrying capacity is based on sustainability pscot Jun 2014 #20

Fossil feuls? hughee99 Jun 2014 #22

At present, other sources of energy pscot Jun 2014 #25

I think we're defining things differently hughee99 Jun 2014 #27

Other energy sources are less dense, non-portable, and don't provide raw materials. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2014 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Jun 2014 #16

Bingo! nolabels Jun 2014 #15

This, as more and more animals keep taking the brunt of feeding so many more billions of people gtar100 Jun 2014 #19

0ut of control population growth kardonb Jun 2014 #23

Why can't we talk about it? BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #24

But what's the human to non-human ratio history? Humans are replacing other species. valerief Jun 2014 #26

The old Petri dish is filling up ... Nihil Jun 2014 #30