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Botany

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10. This is a world wide collapse of our flora and fauna
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:46 AM
Jan 2020

Remember in 1981 Reagan took down the solar panels on the White House.

Local TV headline here in Atlanta Cattledog Jan 2020 #1
This is our not-to-distant future Cetacea Jan 2020 #2
It's over already... Moostache Jan 2020 #3
We have lost 40 pct of ocean phytoplankton since 1950. roamer65 Jan 2020 #20
GETS IT misanthrope Jan 2020 #27
"We have the worst possible leaders at the worst possible time." CousinIT Jan 2020 #9
Shame on ourselves. We have put too much emphasis here on DU to snark like DemocracyMouse Jan 2020 #4
😭😭😭 BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2020 #5
Pay For Sequestration At The Pump DanieRains Jan 2020 #6
It isn't simple. maxsolomon Jan 2020 #18
It's gone from party over country to profits over planet. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #7
This is a world wide collapse of our flora and fauna Botany Jan 2020 #10
Reagan. Horrible person and even worse president. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #11
And he got rid of the fairness doctrine too. Which allowed the rise of a right wing sewer of hate Botany Jan 2020 #13
He also got rid of a lot of innocent people when he did nothing about HIV/AIDS and CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #17
California homeless number in the high numbers of lunatica Jan 2020 #26
To shoot up any heavily populated area for fun is mentally ill. They just weren't diagnosed yet. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #31
You shouldn't lump in the warped and stunted mental growth lunatica Jan 2020 #32
You're right on that first point and I didn't remember the exact timeline CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #33
+1 2naSalit Jan 2020 #30
Just to clarify because it matters... defacto7 Jan 2020 #8
That's weird. Numbers should have precise Ilsa Jan 2020 #14
Excues me, you're right. I meant a thousand million. defacto7 Jan 2020 #15
Heh? When we say a billion we mean a billion! All over the world since 1974 - see link attached Soph0571 Jan 2020 #16
When I was living in Britain in the 90's defacto7 Jan 2020 #21
And the climate deniers are out in force Farmer-Rick Jan 2020 #12
Too bad the animals couldn't fight back and eliminate the problem. roamer65 Jan 2020 #19
We've already triggered a mass extinction event NickB79 Jan 2020 #22
I'm glad I have no children. roamer65 Jan 2020 #23
I've held that thought for two decades now misanthrope Jan 2020 #28
I fear you are right. StarryNite Jan 2020 #25
I am so heartsick over this. StarryNite Jan 2020 #24
Am I a bad person if... Crunchy Frog Jan 2020 #29
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