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Honeycombe8

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36. I am not surprised. I hope I can continue to take this growing heat the years I have left to live.nt

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Sun Dec 9, 2012, 10:29 PM

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More climate talks, more inaction [View all] marmar Dec 2012 OP

eat, drink, and be merry... Mel Content Dec 2012 #1

Not exactly helpful, dont'cha think? AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #2

With enough tinkers, crafters, makers, and coffee a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #4

no- we ARE truly fucked. Mel Content Dec 2012 #5

Nice to see you went straight to Malcolm Light's website. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #9

malcolm light...? Mel Content Dec 2012 #12

What? AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #21

The underlying inability to act in the interest of self preservation is a concern TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #11

Well...... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #17

I think the key here, strange though it is to me, is that there are a number of people that just a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #32

Yeah unless we make big changes fast, yes we could be fucked. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #3

and there's no reason to believe that those changes are going to be made in time- or at all. Mel Content Dec 2012 #6

ok so let's now get organized and force government and industry to change. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #7

ahhh...the idealism of youth. Mel Content Dec 2012 #13

? limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #15

you seem to be in group three at the moment. Mel Content Dec 2012 #16

Okay... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #27

Most of the people on here really involved with this..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #18

Another ray of hope... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #28

Wow, Bob, that's awesome! AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #33

My wife found that one, we watched it, and I had to share it! a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #34

Some of us are working on it, Mel Content... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #8

do you drive a car? Mel Content Dec 2012 #14

My carbon footprint is a shade under 2 tons a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #22

Thanks, I REALLY needed that. Mel Content Dec 2012 #23

I'm glad I could make you laugh... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #24

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... Agony Dec 2012 #10

The one thing that makes this REALLY problematic..... AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #19

I can't speak for others... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #25

It is time to start work on how to adapt to climate change FarCenter Dec 2012 #20

I'll agree with you on that bit about not relying on the politicans... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #26

We could start by moving vulnerable infrastructure off barrier islands and out of marshes FarCenter Dec 2012 #30

I'd have gone with a min of 4 meter, but I'm paranoid... a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #31

We Can End Global Warming by Rejecting all Products from Countries w/no Environmental Standards RepublicansRZombies Dec 2012 #29

Good point there. n/t AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #35

I am not surprised. I hope I can continue to take this growing heat the years I have left to live.nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #36