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BlancheSplanchnik

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61. I saw this too. My greatest fear is the cascading effect of human caused stresses on th environment
Wed Dec 14, 2011, 01:10 PM
Dec 2011

global overpopulation is destroying everything; habitats are degrading and biodiversity disappearing at fastest rates in geohistory.

Read this and everything else seems... less important. Whisp Dec 2011 #1
Holy Crap !!! WillyT Dec 2011 #4
oh ok, methane trapped under the arctic ice being released causing much faster global warming... limpyhobbler Dec 2011 #6
Most the Methane is now trapped under the ice...so when the sea ice is melted... Auntie Bush Dec 2011 #128
That was my first thought Auntie Bush sasha031 Dec 2011 #145
I remember reading about this as a dangerous potential scenario, over 12 years ago. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #8
*nod* Interestingly I'd posted that same Spiegel article in E&E earlier. joshcryer Dec 2011 #18
ahhhhh..THERE you are.....good to see ya. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #39
In 1982 I had a class given by scientists that warned this IS the worse case scenario to avoid. glinda Dec 2011 #54
der spiegel article is from 2008 librechik Dec 2011 #88
Some are happy................ Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #13
angry dragon on a crazy train leftyohiolib Dec 2011 #47
That is just a comment I found Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #104
my apologies angry dragon leftyohiolib Dec 2011 #146
I have gone bonkers however I did not write that Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #152
Durn! chervilant Dec 2011 #126
You don't like the idea of a loving and forgiving God? Cal33 Dec 2011 #169
I will answer anyway....... Angry Dragon Dec 2011 #170
That's not good. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #25
So in essence, eilen Dec 2011 #37
AND "we" have done NOTHING to address the problem for decades, even knowing it was so. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #40
And we'll go out.....like a fart Maraya1969 Dec 2011 #56
This is not a threat that one can easily blow off. Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #75
Yep. Don't light a match! loudsue Dec 2011 #76
They've found something that Turbineguy Dec 2011 #107
That does pale everyting by comparison BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #44
I saw this too. My greatest fear is the cascading effect of human caused stresses on th environment BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2011 #61
Paraguay. Octafish Dec 2011 #62
Is that were George Bush bought thousands of acres of land over the largest Aquafer Auntie Bush Dec 2011 #130
Paraguay. Right next door to Rev Moon's spread. Octafish Dec 2011 #141
This too shall pass. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #73
Eh... kenfrequed Dec 2011 #95
Life may thrive on other planets, for a while. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #113
Scientists say the sun will burn out in 5 billion years...so we have plenty of time Auntie Bush Dec 2011 #132
Well... kenfrequed Dec 2011 #156
Our bodies are made up of atoms and particles that came from exploding stars and galaxies of Cal33 Dec 2011 #171
Nobody light a match!! Fair Witness Dec 2011 #103
It's as if mankind has given the earth a giant bellyache GoddessOfGuinness Dec 2011 #108
I'll bet corporations will say "It's not true," if they could make money from denying it. Somehow Cal33 Dec 2011 #173
Yep. DirkGently Dec 2011 #2
Corporatocracy rules. lpbk2713 Dec 2011 #3
It's not just corporations, it's anyone who controls massive amounts of capital (like the Koch bros) Capitalocracy Dec 2011 #24
it appears that politics is no longer an idea business spanone Dec 2011 #5
Yes. I read some posts and get a knot in the pit of my stomach. nt Mojorabbit Dec 2011 #7
Definitely txlibdem Dec 2011 #9
Clathrates we already know, they are for tomorrow. The Death of Democracy, Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #10
What is the "clathrate" you refer to in your header? truedelphi Dec 2011 #119
Clathrates are a form of methane that is locked up in ice, usually deep under ocean sediment . . . hatrack Dec 2011 #139
I had never heard of this expression before. truedelphi Dec 2011 #167
Yes, not just the country. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #11
nadin... It's Like Everybody In Power, Is In On Some Sort Of Giant Secret... WillyT Dec 2011 #16
Why the American Elite Media nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #20
Absolutely....whether it is talks with my 83 year old mom, or during dog walks with my wife - NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #12
Stepping off a cliff pscot Dec 2011 #79
I've been pushed-I didn't step off a cliff. Maccagirl Dec 2011 #138
Not foreboding. I think things need to change. The real crossroads is Dover Dec 2011 #14
Recommended, I feel this "1984" Orwellian feeling is growing stronger quinnox Dec 2011 #15
ANIMAL FARM seems more appropriate. We overthrew the farmer, but now the pigs are walking on their yurbud Dec 2011 #99
Yeah but... Johnny Noshoes Dec 2011 #116
No, the environment has me more concerned. joshcryer Dec 2011 #17
When you look back and see what happened in Texas this year, nothing that was planted was harvested, Aaria Dec 2011 #53
Yah. People here don't imagine that famine could happen to us but we haven't planned at all. aquart Dec 2011 #91
The myth and fable of King Midas has never been more pertinent. truedelphi Dec 2011 #115
We supply so much of the worlds food... that if we ever have a famine... Auntie Bush Dec 2011 #136
My estimate was just based on my potential life cycle. joshcryer Dec 2011 #135
On Thom Hartmann yesterday, I heard the 2 words, "claw back," w/ref to bank accounts. mojowork_n Dec 2011 #19
Apparently not many have heard of this little clause in the law. I thought Aaria Dec 2011 #50
Propaganda.... "on both sides." That's one of the key elements of the self-sustaining frame. mojowork_n Dec 2011 #114
So then, you are saying? truedelphi Dec 2011 #117
Honestly, I wasn't trying to address any of that. mojowork_n Dec 2011 #121
My God, they thought of everything, didn't they -- Remember Me Dec 2011 #64
Yes. First they made theft legal and they stole everything. aquart Dec 2011 #93
Allow me to frame an answer this way... brooklynite Dec 2011 #21
Yes I think this deck chair really looks much better over here a simple pattern Dec 2011 #29
LOL! Good one...n/t BeHereNow Dec 2011 #49
I think the view is better from the poop deck. Aaria Dec 2011 #51
Wish I could rec a response! freefall Dec 2011 #58
+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2011 #84
Yes, EC Dec 2011 #22
Actually, I'm feeling much better about things. MannyGoldstein Dec 2011 #23
But Manny, I just got a letter Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #147
What about a nauseous foreboding about climate change? Stargleamer Dec 2011 #26
Agreed... But Who Are The Gatekeepers To Fixing That ??? WillyT Dec 2011 #30
Nope. Our system is a good one. treestar Dec 2011 #27
Ha-ha-ha-ha. Please pass the rest of us some of what you are smoking! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #52
Oh, hell. I don't know how you can say that. Remember Me Dec 2011 #65
You forgot the sarcasm thingy pscot Dec 2011 #82
It has worked and will keep working though thick and thin. AlbertCat Dec 2011 #86
In a way the U$A is more corrupt burrowowl Dec 2011 #28
You're not alone, Willy. Lugnut Dec 2011 #31
Just wait until we wake up and find Newt Gingrich is our new president! Kablooie Dec 2011 #32
If Newt's the nominee, hopefully that is enough to make the people stop complaining about Obama Pachamama Dec 2011 #34
Just like Bush/Cheney made Reagan's regime seem like the good old days. Kablooie Dec 2011 #69
There goes my breakfast..... dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #41
Actually I'm feeling more hopeful these days hootinholler Dec 2011 #33
I don't know... are you worried about the seaworthiness of the titanic? harmonicon Dec 2011 #35
Yes- I have the same feeling Marrah_G Dec 2011 #36
I have felt that way since the Bush jr. admin. deacon_sephiroth Dec 2011 #38
I have felt that way since the Bush jr. admin. AlbertCat Dec 2011 #87
Yes. A major crisis has been building for years, BlueIris Dec 2011 #42
I have been bouncing back and forth between BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #43
Bravo WillyT. You are absolutely right. Get the money out of politics and there's hope. Go 99% judesedit Dec 2011 #45
That's why people are taking it to the streets. Quantess Dec 2011 #46
You are exactly correct. SpankMe Dec 2011 #48
Wow! Just yesterday I was feeling freefall Dec 2011 #60
Is there anyone who isn't? LongTomH Dec 2011 #55
I've had this feeling since 2000 MoonRiver Dec 2011 #57
+1000 Little Star Dec 2011 #66
+1000 MadrasT Dec 2011 #68
+a gazillion n/t chervilant Dec 2011 #127
Nope frazzled Dec 2011 #59
Yes MadrasT Dec 2011 #70
"But as one that used to love politics" mmonk Dec 2011 #63
A two-party system is inherently flawed, imho. mistertrickster Dec 2011 #67
Yes RobinA Dec 2011 #71
"WE THE PEOPLE... need to stand the hell UP!!! " Hotler Dec 2011 #72
As if not enough suffering has been happening to people these past few years... AZ Progressive Dec 2011 #174
I have been feeling that way for most of my life. DCBob Dec 2011 #74
Heard on NPR today ...gov can activate your webcam and mic without you knowing. L0oniX Dec 2011 #77
My highly computer literate honey believes that to be true. Kaleko Dec 2011 #118
Anyone who isn't nauseous, drinking more than usual, and figuring out how to transfer their assets BeHereNow Dec 2011 #78
Doing it all again Roy Rolling Dec 2011 #80
As a Canadian I hope I'm not being presumptuous, but every time I see an American on TV or read glarius Dec 2011 #81
The Repug lineup for Prez says it all.... AlbertCat Dec 2011 #83
It's hard NOT to feel a nauseous forboding when our police are armed for war against us, RueVoltaire Dec 2011 #85
Wanna share a bunk in the gulag? BeHereNow Dec 2011 #92
Cheers BHN! RueVoltaire Dec 2011 #112
I think we should be HOPING for a collapse Doctor_J Dec 2011 #89
I don't know why people cheer for this nobodyspecial Dec 2011 #124
Millions are already suffering, more every day Doctor_J Dec 2011 #149
Proud to be the 100th REC! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #90
I think of the challenges to the Voting Rights Act pending at the US Supreme Court as the Texas Lawyer Dec 2011 #94
"Banana Republic Without the Bananas" is one term to consider. truedelphi Dec 2011 #166
Yes, I am Jack Rabbit Dec 2011 #96
shortly after the election, when Obama chose Rahm Emanuel to be his chief of staff... yurbud Dec 2011 #97
Well, ProSense Dec 2011 #98
I'd be willing to say the 'Representatives' of both political parties are at fault. Beavker Dec 2011 #102
"one political party is trying to beat down the poor and create and Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #134
yes JitterbugPerfume Dec 2011 #100
I think this everyday Beavker Dec 2011 #101
Not at all. Swede Dec 2011 #105
Forty years doesn't seem to be enough. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #106
Since when is the Party of Elizabeth Warren as at fault as the Party of Michele Bachmann? (nt) UrbScotty Dec 2011 #109
Or at least, can anyone prove the fault of the Party of Elizabeth Warren? UrbScotty Dec 2011 #110
This is the problem of the party fanatic. Jakes Progress Dec 2011 #143
The Party of elizabeth Warren is also the party of Max Baucus and Rahm Emanuel Doctor_J Dec 2011 #148
its time for some of the old ways whathappened Dec 2011 #111
Its called living in a fascist state. nineteen50 Dec 2011 #120
I'm waiting for my retirement fund to be stolen and my house taken away. Too many evildoers at the valerief Dec 2011 #122
We are in a repeat of the Long Depression, which led up to recovery in the late 1890s and WW I FarCenter Dec 2011 #123
I think things are getting better because people are standing up TNLib Dec 2011 #125
Best remedy for malaise, anxiety and hopelessness: Get out and do something! nt SteveW Dec 2011 #168
yes we do proud patriot Dec 2011 #129
Sure do. I have been feeling the nausea and foreboding for 30 fucking years NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #131
It is just a phase you go through in life. I started feeling that way around 1966-67 Warren Stupidity Dec 2011 #133
Yes, but we have to keep LIVING, thinking, acting... Mimosa Dec 2011 #137
I think this has been coming for awhile but no jimlup Dec 2011 #140
Yes. Vanje Dec 2011 #142
I look forward to the future with much trepidation and forbidding thoughts. I just do not RKP5637 Dec 2011 #144
Yup, it is why I packed up my family and possessions and fled. Bonobo Dec 2011 #150
Most Americans, I think, are in denial. That, is one root cause as to why these RKP5637 Dec 2011 #153
Bonobo, if you have not yet seen this, Census data: Half of U.S. poor or low income RKP5637 Dec 2011 #154
I saw that. Shocking but not surprising. Bonobo Dec 2011 #158
A sign of the times - Not only did my truedelphi Dec 2011 #161
It is, everything seems surreal anymore. Sometimes I feel like we're living in a RKP5637 Dec 2011 #165
Yes, yes, and... ananda Dec 2011 #151
Americans are in denial IMO. Census data: Half of U.S. poor or low income RKP5637 Dec 2011 #155
Are you asking if we feel the country and the world are going to hell in a handbasket? Jamastiene Dec 2011 #157
Nauseous? No. What I'm feeling is bordering on flat-out RAGE. Edweird Dec 2011 #159
Post removed Post removed Dec 2011 #160
How Would You Know... You Just Got Here... WillyT Dec 2011 #162
Thanks for the welcome! Dewey Finn Dec 2011 #163
So... Tell Me About Your Avatar... WillyT Dec 2011 #164
Yes libtodeath Dec 2011 #172
people ARE standing up - OWS, Minnesota and such Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #175
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