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In reply to the discussion: Obama’s green team: He really meant it [View all]NoOneMan
(4,795 posts)2. Sandy is mild compared to our future
We won't see shock and awe. We will see the following, for decades, until the will to live is sapped from our dry, famine starved bones:
We have 100 years of that in the pipe with climate change on top. Our crops will die within decades as the soil turns to dust.
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Won't oil and gas lose their power with this? Or will the problem be tackled so that oil and gas
valerief
Jan 2013
#7
People will flee flooded countries like Bangladesh and destabilize* neighboring countries
Kolesar
Jan 2013
#15
Certainly not likely if we want a relatively quick(1-2 century) return to Pre-Industrial climate....
AverageJoe90
Jan 2013
#29
Obama *had* a "green team" during his first four years. It was the called the
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2013
#36
That's a good point. They ran Van Jones out of the White House, and he was the most thoughtful
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jan 2013
#39