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In reply to the discussion: If you really think the environment is less important than the economy ... [View all]pampango
(24,692 posts)26. I'm all for perserving the environment, as long as that does not affect my job.
Those other guys, well they should bite the bullet and sacrifice for the sake of the environment.
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Scuba
Jan 2013
OP
I agree that it is humanocentric to "think we have to create something to be here in our name when
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#11
Nah, we won't be going 'extinct', that's for sure....or at least not due to climate change alone.
AverageJoe90
Jan 2013
#25
A capitalist economy, by its very nature, is at odds with preserving our biosphere.
ronnie624
Jan 2013
#23
I could pretty easily hold my breath while counting what little money I have
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#16
A bad economy is like a house fire. Its significance is directly proportional to it's proximity.
JVS
Jan 2013
#19
Yes, Yosemite. Ansel Adams took the same famous shot years ago, Pirkle Jones printed it
Brother Buzz
Jan 2013
#35
I'm all for perserving the environment, as long as that does not affect my job.
pampango
Jan 2013
#26
The economy is not about counting money. It is about procuring one's next meal.
cthulu2016
Jan 2013
#33