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BlancheSplanchnik

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11. Thank you!!!! I was just going to comment that the article overlooks the crux

Reply to Gregorian (Reply #6)

Tue May 15, 2012, 12:18 PM

May 2012

of the matter.

Why the hell is CONSCIOUS REPRODUCTION such a taboo subject????????

apologists and naysayers claim that it's "the other countries" fault, but that is immaterial. We are so interconnected, everyone on the planet demands RESOURCES. It's individual survival; but in the aggregate, we end up destroying that very earth that allows survival.

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Report: 'Over-Consumption' Threatening Earth [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

du rec. nt xchrom May 2012 #1

They are just now figuring that out? n/t GoCubsGo May 2012 #2

Really! Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2012 #3

People were saying that long before the 1960s cali May 2012 #4

My words exactly. RC May 2012 #5

No; this is just their latest report on it (nt) muriel_volestrangler May 2012 #7

Unfortunately, there is no "they" KurtNYC May 2012 #8

That was both the funniest & saddest post! CrispyQ May 2012 #14

They miss the target. Almost no one can see the real cause. Consumption comes from... Gregorian May 2012 #6

Certain populations have impact which is disproportional to their size. KurtNYC May 2012 #9

Thank you!!!! I was just going to comment that the article overlooks the crux BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #11

RWers don't care, of course. They work very hard to make sure kestrel91316 May 2012 #10

The mass human die-off will eventually come. hifiguy May 2012 #12

If two planets won't be enough, the only solution is to go for THREE slackmaster May 2012 #13

An unwinnable fight mick063 May 2012 #15