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Environment & Energy

longship

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1. If humankind doesn't do something about this, we're screwn

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 05:08 AM

Jul 2012

Climate change denial is one of the most insidious Republican planks. It has profound repercussions not just for women, not just for poor people, not just for the middle class, not just for US citizens, but for everybody.

Greenland is a bellwether for what's happening globally. We can see here what doing nothing will get us.

PBS Nova had an episode that featured James Balog where he showed what is happening there. Extreme Ice. Every time I have watched this it gives me the willies. It's simultaneously beautiful and, dare I say, chilling.

Highly recommended.

Also, check out Balog's TED talk at Ted.com.

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If humankind doesn't do something about this, we're screwn longship Jul 2012 #1