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5. The planet is not in peril.

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:53 AM

Jun 2012

I hate when people say this. We as a species are in peril but the planet is just fine.

Good luck getting people not to buy tvs and cars.

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West must cut appetite for cars and TVs, says UN official [View all] FarCenter Jun 2012 OP

Doesn't the West already have cars and TV's? bhikkhu Jun 2012 #1

They don't last forever, and forget about getting new ones. FarCenter Jun 2012 #4

An extremely UN point of view. TheWraith Jun 2012 #2

Yep. pipoman Jun 2012 #3

+1 FLAprogressive Jun 2012 #7

The planet is not in peril. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #5

can't buy them without money. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #12

That is true. MrSlayer Jun 2012 #15

Why doesn't the UN come out about no more bombs and bullets?? Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #6

+100,000! Damn straight. I hate the UN for that reason. Zalatix Jun 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Zalatix Jun 2012 #9

Agreed Sherman A1 Jun 2012 #14

See: muriel_volestrangler Jun 2012 #16

they have and do regularly lunatica Jun 2012 #19

I wonder if Helen Clark owns a car or a TV? Fumesucker Jun 2012 #13

"Oh that's different!" Archae Jun 2012 #17

She said, as she was reading her notes Fla_Democrat Jun 2012 #18

And the poor countries need to stop reproducing at a stupendous rate. Ikonoklast Jun 2012 #20